In Deep Sauce BBQ Team KS
Rating
1493
peak 1514
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2022-07-01
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#706
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.47
last 5 vs career avg 669.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.88
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.13 · weakest Chicken (166.27)
Road miles
977
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
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 | 170.2744 | 156.5144 | 166.27 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 162.8000 | 166.70 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 159.9312 | 166.37 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9428 | 170.13 | top 47% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.47
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 673.5540 | 666.99 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646.0688 | 646.07 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 683.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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) |