LAZY BACON BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#772

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1630

peak 1652 · rated over 39 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#525

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5028 / 720

Master · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

671.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.86 (+2.95)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±16.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.42 · weakest Pork (166.07)

Road miles

3,410

mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$413K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.86 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (16 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 16%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Big Blue BBQ Championship (2015-06-05).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5028 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5028 at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-12

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RED OAK BBQ has finished one call ahead of LAZY BACON BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 17%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 17%

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 95% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK RADIO 810 in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (2021-06-04).

last seen 2019-09-12
back 2021-06-04

Chicken nemesis

14 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

UNFAMOUS DAVE'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 19% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,410 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,410 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 127 miles to When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In.

43 mapped stops
furthest 127 mi

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
43 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Big Blue BBQ Championship every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 4th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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WICHITA SWINEMEN

#775 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1665

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to LAZY BACON BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LAZY BACON BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE BUCKET BBQ

#770 of the rated field

1630 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1656

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to LAZY BACON BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before LAZY BACON BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 51 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Hot J's

#773 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1672

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LAZY BACON BBQ)

They've been 1672 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 53 contests
last seen 2019-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK

#774 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1688

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to LAZY BACON BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 100 contests to 43.

rated over 95 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

It's spice that meats you

#769 of the rated field

1631 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1631

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 50 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-08-29
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES

#771 of the rated field

1630 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1681

No shared contest yet.

Level with LAZY BACON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 81 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKING HILLS	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	17	3	5	180.0000 🔥	145.1428	168.42	top 40%
Pork Ribs	39	11	0	4	176.0000	151.3600	166.41	top 43%
Pork	39	9	0	3	180.0000 🔥	147.3712	166.07	top 47%
Brisket	39	18	2	3	177.1428	154.2284	167.96	top 36%

“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	34	0	top 39%
MO	5	0	top 32%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 36%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue BBQ Championship	9	4	top 39%	2023-06-02
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	50	top 35%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	278	top 76%	2025-11-05
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	13	top 64%	2018-07-27
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	10	top 21%	2015-05-08
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	4	top 16%	2014-08-22

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.5 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 38 of 43 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 39 entries · 3 wins · 17 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.42 · weakest Pork (166.07)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 30 of 43 contests

Overall top-10 rate 28% 12 of 43 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 668.86 out of 720 · 39 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 3 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,227 3,171–2,229 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,410 43 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $413,120 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 11 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-09-12 → 2021-06-04

Power rating 1630 peak 1652 · #772 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Smokin 'n' the Ville
2014
May 2 First category win (Brisket) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 First overall podium Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
Jun 5 First multi-meat day Big Blue BBQ Championship
2018
Apr 20 25th tracked contest 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
2019
Sep 12 First perfect 180 (Chicken) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Sep 12 Career-best overall score700.5028 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
2023
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1652) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2025
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2013-08-23
+13.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
+13.3	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2014-06-20
+12.5	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2014-05-02
+12.3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
-13	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30
-12.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-9.7	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2016-07-29
-8.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0%	top 69%	92.1%	92.1%
2024	2	0	0	0%	top 82%	89.6%	89.6%
2023	3	0	1	67%	top 27%	96.1%	95.1%
2022	3	1	0	33%	top 31%	94.5%	94.1%
2021	3	0	0	67%	top 46%	95.1%	92.7%
2019	2	1	0	100%	top 21%	97.3%	94.8%
2018	4	0	0	100%	top 36%	95.5%	93%
2017	4	0	0	100%	top 44%	94.8%	93%
2016	7	2	1	71%	top 49%	95.2%	92.1%
2015	4	3	2	75%	top 34%	93.6%	92.8%
2014	5	3	1	80%	top 17%	95.2%	94%
2013	4	2	0	75%	top 35%	93.1%	91.3%

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)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	38 / 467 (687.8852)	8 (178.8572)	149 (169.6684)	157 (168.5484)	98 (170.8112)
2018-07-27	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	13 / 27 (670.1940)	22 (161.6800)	3 (176.0000)	12 (170.2512)	18 (162.2628)
2018-06-01	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	22 / 42 (652.4228)	21 (165.0972)	7 (170.2628)	34 (154.2284)	23 (162.8344)
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	17 / 46 (669.0284)	11 (172.0000)	26 (165.0856)	36 (157.0856)	5 (174.8572)
2017-10-27	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	19 / 46 (682.2288)	11 (174.2628)	3 (175.4288)	33 (162.8456)	20 (169.6916)
2017-06-02	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	17 / 35 (653.6116)	25 (161.7028)	16 (166.2744)	24 (158.2400)	7 (167.3944)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	18 / 64 (674.7312)	5 (176.0000)	41 (159.3600)	25 (169.1084)	16 (170.2628)
2017-03-24	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS	16 / 27 (668.4688)	12 (168.5256)	16 (165.6916)	8 (170.2972)	19 (163.9544)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	512 / 557 (607.3140)	528 (145.1428)	362 (160.5716)	528 (147.3712)	413 (154.2284)
2016-09-02	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	11 / 23 (679.9544)	7 (174.2628)	17 (162.8572)	9 (170.2628)	5 (172.5716)
2016-07-29	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	29 / 36 (643.8512)	29 (159.3828)	3 (171.4056)	33 (155.9656)	24 (157.0972)
2016-06-11	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	14 / 29 (672.4112)	1 (178.2972)	14 (167.3944)	17 (167.3712)	22 (159.3484)
2016-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	4 / 30 (677.0740)	4 (174.8572)	2 (173.1084)	20 (159.9884)	8 (169.1200)
2016-05-13	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	9 / 30 (685.1084)	6 (173.1084)	10 (170.2972)	16 (170.2628)	9 (171.4400)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	16 / 53 (673.6916)	26 (165.1200)	13 (168.5944)	18 (169.7144)	13 (170.2628)
2015-09-04	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	10 / 31 (673.6116)	19 (162.2744)	6 (169.6916)	11 (168.5256)	8 (173.1200)
2015-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	6 / 30 (668.4684)	1 (175.4056)	26 (152.5144)	13 (164.5484)	1 (176.0000)
2015-05-08	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	10 / 45 (670.1716)	9 (171.4172)	7 (171.9772)	35 (157.6572)	10 (169.1200)
2015-05-01	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	20 / 33 (660.4340)	27 (158.8112)	12 (170.8228)	22 (162.8228)	13 (167.9772)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	113 / 552 (671.9656)	327 (162.8572)	165 (168.5600)	148 (169.1312)	79 (171.4172)
2014-08-22	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	7 / 36 (685.6112)	8 (171.9772)	18 (167.3712)	12 (171.4056)	4 (174.8572)
2014-06-20	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	5 / 42 (685.6456)	9 (170.8572)	11 (174.2628)	15 (169.7028)	9 (170.8228)
2014-05-09	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	11 / 54 (666.1712)	6 (172.5600)	39 (158.7884)	28 (161.6912)	4 (173.1316)
2014-05-02	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	3 / 26 (674.1712)	2 (173.7028)	20 (151.3600)	5 (171.9656)	1 (177.1428)
2013-08-23	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	4 / 30 (670.2516)	9 (167.4172)	11 (163.9772)	3 (174.2856)	10 (164.5716)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	32 / 69 (649.7140)	33 (161.7142)	42 (159.4286)	30 (164.5714)	28 (163.9998)
2013-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	16 / 30 (646.8568)	12 (164.5714)	23 (156.0000)	14 (163.4284)	10 (162.8570)
2013-04-26	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	7 / 26 (662.8570)	3 (172.0000)	6 (169.7142)	22 (154.8570)	9 (166.2858)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#822 (354 pts)	#995 (284 pts)	#1532 (129 pts)	#739 (439 pts)	#999 (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)