Beer Belly BBQ KS
Rating
1533
peak 1573 · rated over 32 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-02-15
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#168
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
2
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.74 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.09 (-15.35)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±22.06
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.61)
Road miles
14671
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 1236 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$384K
listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.09 / 720
32 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Beer Belly BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMELLAQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RICHIE Z's in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Montana Pitmaster Classic is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Montana Pitmaster Classic.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared chicken entries.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 21% across 5 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Montana Pitmaster Classic (2022-08-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Piggin' Whiskey.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 49 at their very first tracked contest, The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RICHIE Z's | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| LaTa-Que | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 150.2628 | 168.47 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 177.1428 | 147.3828 | 165.61 | top 53% |
| Pork | 32 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 156.5028 | 168.43 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 144.4572 | 166.59 | top 44% |
“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 | 12 | 0 | top 69% |
| MT | 9 | 2 | top 24% |
| WY | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 2 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 51 | 0 | top 85% | 2025-09-26 |
| Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2022-08-26 |
| Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 24% | 2021-06-25 |
| Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 31% | 2023-06-16 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 58 | 0 | top 76% | 2022-09-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (12 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Miles City Cowtown Cook Off (2019-06-14)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 669.09 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-15 — First tracked contest · The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- 📣 2019-02-15 — First call · The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- 🏆 2019-06-14 — First Grand Championship · Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
- 🎖️ 2022-08-26 — 25th tracked contest · Montana Pitmaster Classic
- ⭐ 2022-08-26 — Career-best overall score (706.8688) · Montana Pitmaster Classic
- 📈 2022-09-10 — Peak power rating (1573) · Smoke 'N the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off | 2019-06-14 |
| +14.8 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2019-02-15 |
| +14.4 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2022-08-26 |
| +14.2 | Montana Pitmaster Classic | 2021-08-27 |
| +13.5 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff | 2022-06-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2024-09-27 |
| -14.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2025-09-26 |
| -13.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
| -11.7 | Border War Barbeque | 2019-10-25 |
| -8.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2023-09-22 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 95.4% | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 80% | top 29% | 98.2% | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 45% | 97.3% | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 55% | top 42% | 97.1% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 61 / 67 (633.0860) | 49 (162.8344) | 61 (150.8572) | 56 (158.8344) | 44 (160.5600) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 69 / 73 (621.0060) | 71 (150.2628) | 53 (158.8572) | 37 (166.8344) | 70 (145.0516) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 32 / 81 (682.7884) | 38 (168.5484) | 55 (169.1316) | 19 (173.7028) | 32 (171.4056) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 51 / 73 (645.0396) | 47 (163.9656) | 61 (157.0856) | 34 (168.0000) | 54 (155.9884) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 11 / 22 (686.7656) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 58 / 87 (644.5372) | 36 (168.0344) | 83 (147.3828) | 46 (163.4172) | 30 (165.7028) |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 5 / 18 (668.4916) | 2 (170.2744) | 5 (167.4172) | 9 (164.5372) | 7 (166.2628) |
| 2022-08-26 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 1 / 37 (706.8688) | 1 (177.1428) | 10 (173.1544) | 3 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2022-06-24 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT | 3 / 26 (691.9544) | 10 (172.0000) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2022-06-10 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 10 / 27 (681.6456) | 15 (157.6800) | 3 (177.1428) | 6 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 13 / 26 (677.6456) | 17 (166.8228) | 18 (165.7028) | 13 (167.9656) | 2 (177.1544) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 12 / 27 (677.5768) | 3 (175.4056) | 2 (176.0000) | 25 (156.5028) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 167 / 467 (669.6340) | 181 (168.0000) | 226 (166.8228) | 115 (169.6800) | 218 (165.1312) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 148 / 185 (668.5028) | 72 (171.9884) | 142 (165.7028) | 170 (161.6688) | 99 (169.1428) |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 2 / 31 (700.6292) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (174.2744) | 5 (172.6060) | 3 (174.8916) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 5 / 30 (683.3372) | 4 (175.4172) | 16 (162.2400) | 7 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 25 / 33 (665.1312) | 22 (166.8456) | 29 (161.7144) | 12 (171.4056) | 18 (165.1656) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 11 / 25 (683.3944) | 7 (176.5600) | 10 (168.5944) | 11 (169.7028) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 45 (662.1712) | 18 (168.0116) | 41 (158.2284) | 19 (165.1084) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 52 (662.1596) | 40 (162.7884) | 37 (159.4056) | 26 (167.4172) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 56 / 94 (682.8228) | 16 (176.0344) | 75 (166.2628) | 40 (172.5484) | 67 (167.9772) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 39 / 44 (635.9200) | 43 (154.8228) | 39 (158.8000) | 38 (158.2972) | 33 (164.0000) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 11 / 25 (655.8968) | 9 (165.6684) | 6 (167.4172) | 8 (167.4056) | 17 (155.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 88 / 102 (615.7600) | 72 (159.3828) | 90 (151.3944) | 67 (160.5256) | 96 (144.4572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 67 / 135 (683.3600) | 101 (167.9656) | 55 (170.8572) | 73 (169.6800) | 26 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 175 / 468 (668.4340) | 110 (170.8228) | 49 (174.2628) | 103 (170.8572) | 390 (152.4912) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 44 / 66 (643.9200) | 55 (157.7028) | 44 (161.6800) | 45 (161.6800) | 32 (162.8572) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 4 / 29 (679.3368) | 5 (170.8456) | 7 (167.9772) | 4 (172.5484) | 6 (167.9656) |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD | 18 / 40 (669.6344) | 9 (172.0000) | 34 (161.1200) | 23 (163.9544) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT | 1 / 28 (698.8112) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (167.9884) |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 9 / 37 (678.2972) | 7 (172.5484) | 20 (165.7260) | 8 (172.5828) | 11 (167.4400) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 3 / 49 (686.2056) | 12 (171.4172) | 10 (172.5716) | 13 (171.4056) | 16 (170.8112) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1022 (117 pts) | #952 (142 pts) | #1079 (132 pts) | #912 (142 pts) | #1175 (92 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #284 (806 pts) | #318 (756 pts) | #383 (666 pts) | #307 (781 pts) | #339 (711 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #168 (1102 pts) | #125 (1282 pts) | #194 (1032 pts) | #180 (1017 pts) | #101 (1432 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #230 (1197 pts) | #281 (1072 pts) | #333 (952 pts) | #283 (1067 pts) | #345 (952 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1323 (176 pts) | #1592 (121 pts) | #1133 (251 pts) | #1207 (226 pts) | #1560 (126 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #493 (763 pts) | #548 (728 pts) | #445 (878 pts) | #440 (883 pts) | #555 (708 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #843 (420 pts) | #1183 (280 pts) | #833 (470 pts) | #689 (585 pts) | #690 (580 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #682 (531 pts) | #786 (466 pts) | #620 (631 pts) | #727 (516 pts) | #654 (571 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1510 (165 pts) | #1978 (110 pts) | #1814 (135 pts) | #1748 (145 pts) | #1599 (165 pts) |