High-water mark
671.9772
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9772 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2015
ABS
ABS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 44th of 70 at the Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2 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 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.43 · weakest Brisket (161.15)
Road miles
43
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
650.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 155.3600 | 162.69 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 149.7144 | 163.43 | top 42% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 159.9428 | 162.83 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 148.0004 | 161.15 | top 48% |
“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
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 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
1,048
finished ahead 996 times, behind 762
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 3, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.9772 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1509) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20143 milestones
- First call Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4056 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +2.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2.5 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 91% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 122 / 606 (671.9772) | 78 (172.5828) | 126 (170.2628) | 337 (162.8344) | 201 (166.2972) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 268 / 552 (655.4056) | 395 (159.4284) | 301 (162.8572) | 366 (159.9772) | 48 (173.1428) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 44 / 70 (643.3372) | 61 (155.3600) | 8 (170.8800) | 50 (159.9428) | 48 (157.1544) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 332 / 535 (629.6688) | 218 (163.3940) | 432 (149.7144) | 93 (168.5600) | 428 (148.0004) |