In Deep Sauce BBQ Team KS
Rating
1485
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-07-01
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#706
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.15 (-3.78)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.91 · weakest Pork (166.06)
Road miles
1065
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.15 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
TORNADO BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 59% across 4 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smoke on the River (2024-08-31).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 156.5144 | 166.64 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 162.8000 | 168.54 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 159.9312 | 166.06 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 162.7884 | 168.91 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 75% | 2026-07-10 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (2 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.15 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-07-01 — First tracked contest · Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge
- 📣 2022-07-01 — First call · Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge
- ⭐ 2022-07-01 — Career-best overall score (689.0628) · Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge
- 📈 2022-07-22 — Peak power rating (1514) · EffingHAM-JAM
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | EffingHAM-JAM | 2022-07-22 |
| +4.8 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge | 2022-07-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smoke on the River | 2024-08-31 |
| -8.3 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2026-07-10 |
| -5.1 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-07-11 |
| -4.2 | Smoke on the Water | 2025-10-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 93.5% | 92.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 95.7% | 95% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 30 / 37 (673.5656) | 27 (168.5256) | 7 (177.7144) | 34 (164.5372) | 31 (162.7884) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 23 / 30 (660.4228) | 22 (167.9772) | 25 (163.3828) | 22 (165.1200) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 25 / 36 (673.5540) | 21 (169.6800) | 7 (176.5600) | 33 (159.9312) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS | 28 / 28 (646.0688) | 27 (156.5144) | 25 (162.8000) | 28 (160.5144) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL | 9 / 25 (678.2284) | 15 (166.8800) | 19 (165.6800) | 8 (170.2628) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-07-01 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR | 15 / 30 (689.0628) | 19 (170.2744) | 23 (165.0856) | 9 (176.0000) | 3 (177.7028) |
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 | #856 (125 pts) | #879 (150 pts) | #782 (220 pts) | #907 (130 pts) | #830 (155 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1531 (53 pts) | #1570 (53 pts) | #1612 (53 pts) | #1536 (53 pts) | #1175 (68 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #706 (240 pts) | #858 (185 pts) | #1022 (145 pts) | #668 (285 pts) | #510 (430 pts) |