Lost In The Sauce is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 36th of 47 at the ND BBQ Championship (2024). They are ranked #4653 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1064 (100 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Lost In The Sauce, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 8 years after Lost In The Sauce did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Lost In The Sauce's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Lost In The Sauce on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Lost In The Sauce's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Lost In The Sauce's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 153.0860 | 158.82 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 141.6228 | 157.96 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 142.8572 | 154.51 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 146.8116 | 153.92 | top 72% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND BBQ Championship | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 81% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig | Jul 14, 2017 |
| -9.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -6.5 | ND BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -4.7 | ND BBQ Championship | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87.6% | 86.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 39 / 46 (637.6800) | 44 (154.8000) | 37 (160.5828) | 28 (166.2856) | 39 (156.0116) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 15 (161.6684) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 36 / 47 (644.4804) | 42 (159.3944) | 27 (164) | 17 (168.5716) | 41 (152.5144) |
| Jul 14, 2017 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 39 / 41 (596.3776) | 40 (153.0860) | 36 (153.6228) | 41 (142.8572) | 38 (146.8116) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 90 / 114 (612.9712) | 40 (164.5484) | 110 (141.6228) | 102 (147.9656) | 47 (158.8344) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 88 / 183 (630.8564) | 65 (162.2856) | 30 (166.2856) | 153 (146.8568) | 103 (155.4284) |