High-water mark
664.4340
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4340 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2013
Half Sauced BBQ
Half Sauced BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 74th of 535 at the 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.53 · weakest Chicken (162.25)
Road miles
14
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
653.59 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 156.5144 | 162.25 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 160.5256 | 163.99 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 157.1428 | 162.83 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 160.5144 | 164.53 | top 38% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,217
finished ahead 1,240 times, behind 1,003
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1514) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4340 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score664.4340 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +3.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +0.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 14% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 312 / 557 (650.6856) | 438 (156.5144) | 364 (160.5256) | 408 (159.3828) | 41 (174.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 265 / 606 (656.5032) | 297 (164) | 278 (164.5944) | 204 (167.3944) | 337 (160.5144) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 356 / 552 (642.7196) | 360 (161.6572) | 304 (162.8456) | 419 (157.1428) | 307 (161.0740) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 74 / 535 (664.4340) | 149 (166.8112) | 81 (167.9772) | 124 (167.3828) | 188 (162.2628) |