High-water mark
687.9200
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9200 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
TORNADO ALLEY
TORNADO ALLEY is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 19 at the Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show (2023). They are ranked #2522 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1520 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2018
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.74 (+3.50)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.64 · weakest Pork (165.90)
Road miles
740
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$220K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.74 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) | #897 (135 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TORNADO ALLEY, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1519
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TORNADO ALLEY)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TORNADO ALLEY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,536 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TORNADO ALLEY)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1534
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TORNADO ALLEY)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before TORNADO ALLEY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1533
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TORNADO ALLEY)
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 115
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1698
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TORNADO ALLEY)
They've been 1698 at their best, 178 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before TORNADO ALLEY's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Famous BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow & Easy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Porkscrews | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Riggin BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 160.5372 | 168.64 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 164.5828 | 168.57 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 153.0968 | 165.90 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 164.5600 | 168.64 | top 42% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 112 | 0 | top 45% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 94 | 0 | top 42% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,150
finished ahead 1,234 times, behind 1,082
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.9200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1520) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20231 milestone
- First call Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2396 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +10.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| +0.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.9 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show | Aug 25, 2023 |
| -1.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -0.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 93.8% | 92.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 19% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 112 / 401 (687.9200) | 84 (174.2744) | 208 (169.1200) | 10 (178.8572) | 246 (165.6684) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 277 / 444 (666.8116) | 285 (166.2516) | 286 (166.2972) | 198 (169.7028) | 276 (164.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 317 / 487 (661.0624) | 97 (174.2628) | 324 (164.5828) | 452 (153.0968) | 183 (169.1200) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS | 12 / 19 (675.3596) | 15 (164.5600) | 7 (173.7028) | 14 (167.4284) | 10 (169.6684) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 94 / 505 (685.0740) | 134 (171.9656) | 113 (172.5600) | 180 (169.7028) | 120 (170.8456) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 276 / 467 (654.2396) | 347 (160.5372) | 252 (165.1312) | 374 (156.5828) | 76 (171.9884) |