Sassy Sow BBQ OK
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 7 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2024-04-05
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#116
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
341.68 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 340.62 (+1.05)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±7.21
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.92 · weakest Brisket (163.97)
Road miles
723
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.03 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.62 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RAZORRACKS has finished one call ahead of Sassy Sow BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BUTCHER BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8800 points of the Grand Championship at Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival (2024-09-13).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPER SWINE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL IN THE RING | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLLOW Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CEO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 170.92 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 173.1200 | 163.3828 | 169.53 | top 35% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 169.6684 | 169.67 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 163.9656 | 163.97 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 31% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Route | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-09-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.03 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.62 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-04-05 — First tracked contest · Lake Views & BBQ
- 📣 2024-04-05 — First call · Lake Views & BBQ
- ⭐ 2024-08-16 — Career-best overall score (673.0284) · Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition
- 🔥 2024-10-04 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2025-09-26 — Peak power rating (1555) · Smokin on the Route
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival | 2024-09-13 |
| +13.3 | Smokin on the Route | 2025-09-26 |
| +11.9 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-04 |
| +7.1 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| +7.1 | Smokin on the Route | 2024-07-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition | 2024-08-16 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 20% | 95.7% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 35% | 97.6% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 3 / 20 (344.5372) | 4 (171.4172) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 9 / 36 (334.7656) | 12 (168.5372) | 11 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) Henryetta, OK | 2 / 9 (351.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 2 / 19 (346.2628) | 2 (173.1428) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition 🏅 Hinton, OK | 19 / 25 (673.0284) | 18 (169.6800) | 20 (169.7144) | 16 (169.6684) | 21 (163.9656) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 7 / 27 (331.3712) | 7 (161.6800) | 6 (169.6912) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 8 / 21 (335.3600) | 5 (171.9772) | 11 (163.3828) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #158 (340 pts) | #171 (295 pts) | #163 (350 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #116 (509 pts) | #109 (564 pts) | #124 (469 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1095 (80 pts) | #1152 (85 pts) | #1259 (75 pts) | #1089 (95 pts) | #1163 (70 pts) |