Paw Paw's Chuckwagon KS
Rating
1472
peak 1472
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.44 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 601.99 (-2.55)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork (156.06)
Road miles
12
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 152.5256 | 160.55 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 154.2972 | 159.30 | top 80% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 150.7656 | 156.06 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 143.3144 | 157.33 | top 74% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 601.99
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.0968 | 661.10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.1596 | 642.16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.1484 | 638.15 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 445.7484 | 445.75 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 614.7200 | 614.72 |
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 - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 292 / 401 (661.0968) | 353 (158.8684) | 262 (166.2856) | 219 (168.5600) | 211 (167.3828) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 369 / 444 (642.1596) | 257 (167.9656) | 376 (159.9884) | 424 (150.7656) | 296 (163.4400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 407 / 487 (638.1484) | 306 (165.7028) | 425 (157.1084) | 444 (154.8000) | 353 (160.5372) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 128 / 467 (445.7484) | 414 (152.5256) | 357 (158.8228) | 387 (155.3944) | 441 (143.3144) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 417 / 468 (614.7200) | 374 (157.7028) | 401 (154.2972) | 422 (150.7656) | 394 (151.9544) |