LAZY BACON BBQ KS
Rating
1540
peak 1555
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#525
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
671.81 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 672.89 (-1.08)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.50
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.68)
Road miles
824
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RED OAK BBQ has finished one call ahead of LAZY BACON BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9656 | 168.60 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 151.4400 | 166.68 | top 47% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.06 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1084 | 161.0972 | 167.56 | top 43% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (15 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 672.89
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 663.3716 | 663.37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 645.0056 | 645.01 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 691.9884 | 685.07 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 680.5368 | 677.33 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 684.4796 | 667.71 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 700.5028 | 682.76 |
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 | 278 / 401 (663.3716) | 277 (166.2744) | 351 (159.3600) | 217 (168.5828) | 165 (169.1544) |
| 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 | 365 / 444 (645.0056) | 375 (160.5140) | 342 (163.3944) | 376 (158.8000) | 319 (162.2972) |
| 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 | 50 / 487 (691.9884) | 1 (180.0000) | 43 (176.0000) | 149 (171.4400) | 299 (164.5484) |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 12 / 28 (678.1600) | 14 (171.9656) | 6 (171.9888) | 8 (171.9772) | 19 (162.2284) |
| 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 | 135 / 505 (680.5368) | 170 (170.2856) | 96 (173.1544) | 292 (165.6684) | 105 (171.4284) |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 9 / 25 (674.1140) | 17 (162.7884) | 5 (173.1200) | 2 (173.1200) | 16 (165.0856) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 322 / 467 (646.1712) | 209 (167.4056) | 423 (151.4400) | 216 (166.2284) | 288 (161.0972) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 11 / 46 (684.4796) | 8 (173.1428) | 17 (167.4056) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 13 / 28 (672.4800) | 27 (162.2284) | 16 (168.0116) | 4 (171.4172) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 3 / 468 (700.5028) | 4 (180.0000) | 130 (169.6800) | 2 (180.0000) | 111 (170.8228) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 12 / 29 (665.0168) | 21 (159.9656) | 22 (159.9312) | 5 (172.5600) | 3 (172.5600) |
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 | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #788 (178 pts) | #513 (393 pts) | #810 (228 pts) | #744 (208 pts) | #932 (143 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #781 (195 pts) | #947 (150 pts) | #800 (235 pts) | #635 (310 pts) | #916 (155 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #554 (303 pts) | #627 (268 pts) | #664 (258 pts) | #505 (368 pts) | #546 (343 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #829 (354 pts) | #999 (284 pts) | #1537 (129 pts) | #743 (439 pts) | #1008 (289 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #915 (382 pts) | #801 (492 pts) | #807 (497 pts) | #1073 (332 pts) | #880 (437 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #570 (692 pts) | #423 (927 pts) | #463 (877 pts) | #748 (527 pts) | #609 (657 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #694 (519 pts) | #673 (569 pts) | #739 (514 pts) | #951 (374 pts) | #550 (684 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #525 (729 pts) | #512 (749 pts) | #938 (384 pts) | #756 (494 pts) | #440 (864 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #578 (536 pts) | #582 (561 pts) | #769 (431 pts) | #695 (481 pts) | #691 (471 pts) |