913 BBQ KS
Rating
1786
peak 1786
Contests
78
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#15
Master 2016
Grand champs
1
6 reserve
Category wins
12
39 podiums
Overall top-10s
42
of 78 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Current form
689.99 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.12 (+6.87)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±33.02
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.85 · weakest Pork (171.10)
Road miles
13870
mi across 78 mapped stops · furthest 1227 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAD MUTT'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of 913 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MAD MUTT'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 39 of their 55 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 (2021-08-20).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 87-team field at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 13% across 6 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022-09-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 64 at their very first tracked contest, Qlathe BBQ Championship (2019-03-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 75 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 173.85 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 76 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 171.62 | top 32% |
| Pork | 75 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2284 | 171.10 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 75 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 171.66 | top 28% |
“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 | 51 | 1 | top 21% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 21% |
| OK | 8 | 0 | top 32% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 12% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 60 | 1 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (53 of 78 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (76 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022-09-23)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.12
- 11 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 688.5256 | 688.53 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 697.1316 | 691.73 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 705.0856 | 692.97 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 699.3828 | 689.24 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 709.7256 | 687.84 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 709.1084 | 680.11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 695.9428 | 678.81 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 705.6800 | 675.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 20 / 157 (688.5256) | 31 (172.0000) | 32 (172.0000) | 21 (174.2628) | 39 (170.2628) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 83 / 401 (690.7424) | 7 (179.4400) | 249 (167.3712) | 79 (175.4056) | 191 (168.5256) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 8 / 159 (697.1316) | 19 (175.4172) | 14 (176.0116) | 18 (175.4400) | 38 (170.2628) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 9 / 30 (687.3140) | 10 (174.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | 24 (165.0856) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 3 / 169 (705.0856) | 63 (174.2628) | 60 (173.1200) | 14 (177.7028) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 111 / 444 (686.2172) | 71 (176.0000) | 147 (171.9772) | 246 (167.4172) | 134 (170.8228) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 4 / 73 (701.0856) | 10 (175.4056) | 8 (174.8572) | 18 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 22 / 172 (678.2400) | 51 (168.5372) | 8 (173.1428) | 69 (165.7372) | 26 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 8 / 31 (694.2284) | 5 (177.7028) | 16 (170.8344) | 20 (169.6684) | 5 (176.0228) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 16 / 81 (689.0972) | 45 (167.9772) | 40 (172.0000) | 16 (174.2744) | 17 (174.8456) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 113 / 487 (685.6112) | 153 (171.9656) | 191 (170.8228) | 202 (169.7028) | 80 (173.1200) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 24 / 211 (694.8116) | 51 (175.4172) | 12 (177.7144) | 155 (167.3828) | 38 (174.2972) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 6 / 73 (699.3828) | 7 (177.7028) | 11 (173.7028) | 23 (170.8344) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 16 / 57 (689.6228) | 27 (170.2628) | 23 (171.9772) | 20 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 5 / 25 (690.2516) | 6 (173.1544) | 2 (176.0000) | 11 (169.1200) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 9 / 167 (688.4796) | 96 (161.6684) | 17 (173.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 21 (173.1084) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 3 / 42 (695.3600) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (173.7028) | 19 (167.3944) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 57 / 103 (677.0172) | 70 (167.3828) | 56 (169.1316) | 60 (168.5256) | 29 (171.9772) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 23 / 68 (682.8000) | 10 (176.5600) | 41 (167.3828) | 50 (165.7372) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 9 / 30 (687.8856) | 9 (173.1200) | 22 (165.0972) | 9 (173.1084) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 129 / 249 (680.4912) | 56 (174.8456) | 90 (172.0000) | 221 (163.3828) | 110 (170.2628) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 294 / 505 (662.1368) | 123 (172.0000) | 439 (157.0856) | 325 (163.9428) | 162 (169.1084) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 1 / 87 (709.7256) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (178.8800) | 15 (173.7028) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 19 / 48 (681.5884) | 8 (174.2628) | 30 (163.3828) | 15 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2022-07-29 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 6 / 16 (691.9428) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (172.5600) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 9 / 164 (685.0624) | 17 (173.1084) | 24 (170.8456) | 73 (166.2628) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 6 / 37 (693.6340) | 15 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (173.1084) | 4 (174.2856) |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 8 / 41 (689.6572) | 3 (174.8572) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (167.4056) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 6 / 28 (686.7772) | 4 (175.4056) | 16 (166.2744) | 3 (177.7144) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 16 / 77 (689.6344) | 19 (173.7144) | 26 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | 34 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-22 | 17th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 8 / 26 (690.7772) | 14 (169.6800) | 5 (176.0116) | 13 (169.6800) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 9 / 94 (691.9428) | 68 (166.2284) | 19 (173.7144) | 8 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 4 / 59 (688.4684) | 1 (176.5600) | 19 (169.1200) | 15 (171.9772) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 54 / 92 (686.8000) | 28 (175.4400) | 60 (171.4172) | 53 (170.8344) | 61 (169.1084) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 4 / 111 (698.2284) | 6 (177.7144) | 8 (176.0000) | 27 (173.7028) | 44 (170.8112) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 4 / 30 (692.5260) | 7 (172.5716) | 8 (172.5716) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Shawnee, KS | 2 / 86 (709.1084) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (174.8456) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 58 / 467 (497.1424) | 27 (175.4172) | 17 (177.7028) | 86 (171.4284) | 38 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 29 / 185 (693.0740) | 63 (173.1084) | 51 (174.2628) | 47 (173.7028) | 62 (172.0000) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 7 / 30 (696.5028) | 2 (180.0000) | 18 (169.6800) | 15 (169.1084) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 40 (702.8000) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 2 / 28 (692.5028) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (169.6684) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 3 / 145 (691.9656) | 7 (174.2972) | 5 (176.5828) | 21 (171.9656) | 30 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 5 / 55 (696.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5944) | 23 (167.4056) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 18 / 46 (678.7540) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (173.7028) | 41 (158.2284) | 30 (166.8228) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 22 / 105 (691.3596) | 51 (169.7256) | 5 (177.7028) | 35 (171.9656) | 33 (171.9656) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 5 / 70 (694.2284) | 20 (171.9772) | 10 (175.4172) | 21 (173.1084) | 10 (173.7256) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 45 / 94 (685.6228) | 40 (171.9888) | 51 (170.2628) | 35 (173.7028) | 60 (169.6684) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 32 / 93 (679.9428) | 49 (169.1200) | 34 (169.7144) | 54 (166.8456) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 45 / 56 (669.0284) | 28 (172.5600) | 48 (162.8456) | 32 (170.8228) | 46 (162.8000) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 14 / 56 (685.0512) | 20 (171.4056) | 23 (170.8228) | 29 (170.2628) | 17 (172.5600) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 30 / 55 (677.6112) | 8 (176.5600) | 18 (172.0000) | 48 (162.8000) | 32 (166.2512) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 29 / 61 (678.7084) | 13 (174.2628) | 21 (171.9772) | 47 (161.6456) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2020-07-05 | Front Porch Rib Fest Kansas City, MO | — | — | 5 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2020-06-26 | Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO | 10 / 34 (685.0284) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (176.5716) | 31 (164.5256) | 25 (165.0740) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 18 / 55 (678.7768) | 19 (171.4056) | 13 (172.5600) | 34 (167.4056) | 32 (167.4056) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 4 / 68 (695.9428) | 13 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 40 / 50 (652.4344) | 42 (161.0972) | 47 (157.0972) | 24 (167.3828) | 19 (166.8572) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 7 / 51 (690.8000) | 1 (178.2972) | 19 (170.2628) | 17 (169.6800) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 2 / 102 (705.6800) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 91 / 468 (483.3256) | 3 (180.0000) | 195 (166.8344) | 95 (171.4056) | 164 (167.9656) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 59 / 135 (685.0396) | 84 (170.2628) | 91 (167.9656) | 13 (176.5600) | 77 (170.2512) |
| 2019-08-31 | Crimson & Blue BBQ Lawrence, KS | 2 / 15 (692.5028) | 3 (171.9772) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (174.8456) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 2 / 68 (701.0856) | 20 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (174.2628) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 36 / 59 (661.5656) | 17 (171.4172) | 53 (158.8000) | 34 (167.3828) | 32 (163.9656) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 4 / 183 (686.8800) | 21 (170.2972) | 57 (165.7372) | 22 (171.4056) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 7 / 55 (683.9544) | 2 (176.5600) | 16 (167.4400) | 13 (169.6916) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 18 / 46 (671.2800) | 18 (168.5372) | 18 (171.4172) | 22 (167.3828) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 5 / 39 (685.6000) | 19 (167.3944) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (169.6684) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 11 / 53 (689.6456) | 13 (175.4172) | 23 (169.7028) | 28 (170.8228) | 12 (173.7028) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 3 / 38 (687.3140) | 3 (176.0000) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (167.3828) | 7 (170.8112) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 35 / 104 (675.8856) | 6 (177.7028) | 53 (165.7144) | 9 (175.4056) | 78 (157.0628) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 10 / 53 (681.5768) | 15 (171.9656) | 6 (173.1084) | 18 (167.9772) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 11 / 62 (692.5144) | 7 (177.1544) | 29 (169.6800) | 24 (170.8228) | 12 (174.8572) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 5 / 74 (692.4568) | 5 (175.4056) | 22 (169.6800) | 28 (169.6684) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 5 / 64 (687.3484) | 6 (176.0000) | 32 (162.7884) | 3 (176.5716) | 8 (171.9884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #731 (85 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #776 (80 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #514 (355 pts) | #535 (385 pts) | #560 (380 pts) | #716 (215 pts) | #627 (260 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #306 (731 pts) | #442 (496 pts) | #449 (531 pts) | #491 (411 pts) | #297 (771 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #184 (1090 pts) | #190 (1050 pts) | #222 (1040 pts) | #252 (865 pts) | #168 (1145 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #65 (1795 pts) | #49 (1830 pts) | #102 (1470 pts) | #68 (1660 pts) | #69 (1700 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #38 (2048 pts) | #36 (1973 pts) | #75 (1603 pts) | #119 (1323 pts) | #123 (1308 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #140 (794 pts) | #104 (949 pts) | #90 (1095 pts) | #194 (629 pts) | #189 (604 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #62 (2090 pts) | #33 (2115 pts) | #121 (1625 pts) | #149 (1485 pts) | #78 (1825 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #36 (2388 pts) | #2 (2742 pts) | #60 (1966 pts) | #83 (1853 pts) | #157 (1552 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #20 (2550 pts) | #33 (2252 pts) | #25 (2231 pts) | #69 (1935 pts) | #34 (2288 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #15 (2651 pts) | #8 (2545 pts) | #32 (2247 pts) | #16 (2390 pts) | #24 (2396 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #123 (1914 pts) | #145 (1613 pts) | #28 (2327 pts) | #55 (2030 pts) | #129 (1753 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #335 (1082 pts) | #263 (1222 pts) | #306 (1147 pts) | #391 (947 pts) | #297 (1177 pts) |