SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ KS
Rating
1489
peak 1529
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#875
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.53 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 622.06 (+30.47)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.34 · weakest Brisket (158.66)
Road miles
2288
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 569 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 39% across 4 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 468 at their very first tracked contest, 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 153.6800 | 163.25 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 156.5488 | 166.34 | top 55% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 151.4056 | 161.83 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.3256 | 158.66 | top 75% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 622.06
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 664.4572 | 654.99 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 661.0060 | 655.87 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 640.9484 | 640.95 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 655.3256 | 655.33 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 501.6568 | 501.66 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 518.2628 | 518.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 274 / 401 (664.4572) | 248 (167.9772) | 159 (170.8800) | 257 (167.3712) | 344 (158.2288) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 51 / 56 (645.5316) | 32 (170.2744) | 50 (161.0972) | 51 (161.0856) | 53 (153.0744) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 346 / 444 (650.7316) | 360 (161.6688) | 264 (167.4400) | 305 (164.5256) | 363 (157.0972) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 46 / 62 (661.0060) | 53 (160.5260) | 26 (169.1316) | 51 (162.8228) | 38 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 398 / 487 (640.9484) | 445 (154.2284) | 371 (162.2400) | 405 (158.2400) | 260 (166.2400) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 334 / 505 (655.3256) | 232 (168.0000) | 30 (176.5600) | 328 (163.4400) | 467 (147.3256) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 38 / 467 (501.6568) | 404 (153.6800) | 219 (166.8456) | 218 (165.7256) | 212 (165.6800) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 5 / 468 (518.2628) | 141 (169.6800) | 371 (156.5488) | 414 (151.4056) | 384 (153.1200) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #876 (377 pts) | #889 (402 pts) | #971 (357 pts) | #865 (422 pts) | #823 (437 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1098 (255 pts) | #1044 (295 pts) | #1011 (305 pts) | #1369 (190 pts) | #1202 (235 pts) |