Charcoal Gladiators KS
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-07-25
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 176.29 · weakest Brisket (163.94)
Road miles
152
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
341.40 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) (2025-07-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 176.29 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.6688 | 165.11 | top 29% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163.9428 | 163.9428 | 163.94 | top 11% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 341.40 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-07-25 — First tracked contest · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)
- 📣 2025-07-25 — First call · Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2026-06-12 — Career-best overall score (347.4172) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
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)
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 8 / 36 (347.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 11 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 3 / 18 (335.3832) | 2 (173.7144) | 5 (161.6688) | — | 2 (163.9428) |