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Cities Edge BBQ KS

Power ranking

#419
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1612
peak 1623

Contests

54
in the data

First seen

2020-06-19
latest 2026-06-12

Best ToY finish

#167
Master 2024

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

3
16 podiums

Overall top-10s

16
of 54 contests

Avg finish

top 45%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

689.29 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 679.89 (+9.40)

Walk rate

74%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

3
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±26.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 172.66 · weakest Brisket (168.94)

Road miles

5867
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has finished one call ahead of Cities Edge BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

SCORE ONE SMOKIN' has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 30 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

📅 A March team

Something about March: average finish in the top 19% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 53 16 1 5 179.4400 162.8000 171.54 top 47%
Pork Ribs 54 26 1 5 178.8572 155.3944 172.66 top 33%
Pork 55 17 0 4 178.8572 158.3200 169.86 top 49%
Brisket 52 15 1 2 180.0000 🔥 150.8456 168.94 top 46%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS420top 44%
MO90top 49%
IA20top 40%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)300top 46%
Large (40+)230top 43%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2026300 703.9660 692.67
20251001 702.2516 669.98
20241400 698.2284 682.41
2023801 701.1200 683.79
2022800 696.5604 684.43
2021801 702.2284 679.62
2020300 680.4916 667.38

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-06-12 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS 26 / 36 (677.5540) 17 (173.1200) 25 (168.5140) 18 (169.6916) 28 (166.2284)
2026-04-10 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS 16 / 101 (696.5028) 85 (166.8228) 4 (178.8572) 15 (175.4172) 14 (175.4056)
2026-03-27 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO 4 / 26 (703.9660) 3 (177.7028) 8 (173.1316) 9 (175.4288) 6 (177.7028)
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 210 / 401 (676.5028) 251 (167.4400) 166 (170.8228) 141 (171.9772) 233 (166.2628)
2025-10-10 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 4 / 30 (691.9084) 11 (174.2744) 7 (172.5484) 5 (174.2744) 14 (170.8112)
2025-09-19 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 7 / 30 (688.5144) 3 (176.5600) 12 (170.2744) 9 (162.8000) 16 (167.3944)
2025-08-30 Smoke on the River (Day 2) Burlington, KS 7 / 24 (702.2516) 10 (176.5716) 11 (175.4172) 8 (175.4172) 10 (174.8456)
2025-08-29 Smoke on the River (Day 1) Burlington, KS 14 / 25 (693.6916) 1 (179.4400) 19 (170.2744) 19 (168.5600) 6 (175.4172)
2025-08-08 Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS 38 / 53 (670.1256) 20 (174.2628) 35 (167.3944) 41 (165.6800) 40 (162.7884)
2025-07-18 Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA 6 / 30 (695.9656) 10 (173.7256) 13 (173.1200) 2 (178.2972) 10 (170.8228)
2025-06-13 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS 11 / 36 (686.7540) 20 (168.5256) 4 (174.2628) 19 (171.4056) 11 (172.5600)
2025-04-11 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 91 / 92 (510.7884) 51 (171.4056) 7 (176.5828) 78 (162.8000)
2025-03-21 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS 32 / 70 (683.3256) 44 (169.1200) 3 (178.8572) 57 (166.2400) 38 (169.1084)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 186 / 444 (679.3488) 242 (168.5372) 99 (173.7144) 330 (162.8344) 53 (174.2628)
2024-10-26 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO 52 / 56 (663.2688) 45 (167.9772) 7 (175.4172) 56 (159.3716) 51 (160.5028)
2024-10-25 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO 15 / 53 (690.8000) 50 (163.3828) 5 (176.5944) 14 (174.2628) 4 (176.5600)
2024-10-11 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 12 / 31 (687.9084) 23 (168.5372) 6 (175.4172) 16 (171.9656) 11 (171.9884)
2024-09-13 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO 25 / 38 (673.5884) 35 (164.5256) 20 (170.2744) 4 (174.8456) 25 (163.9428)
2024-08-31 Smoke on the River Burlington, KS 19 / 28 (671.3028) 24 (165.6684) 5 (175.4172) 23 (166.8344) 25 (163.3828)
2024-08-31 Smoke on the River (ONE MEAT RIBS) Burlington, KS 7 (170.8572)
2024-08-09 Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS 5 / 46 (694.2056) 7 (175.4056) 6 (176.5600) 12 (174.2628) 19 (167.9772)
2024-07-27 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS 12 / 20 (689.0744) 18 (167.3828) 6 (176.5716) 16 (168.5600) 7 (176.5600)
2024-07-26 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS 13 / 20 (684.5032) 13 (171.9772) 3 (177.7144) 13 (173.1316) 16 (161.6800)
2024-06-07 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS 21 / 43 (682.7312) 32 (165.6800) 5 (176.5600) 32 (167.3828) 11 (173.1084)
2024-05-31 Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS 14 / 25 (676.4456) 16 (166.8228) 12 (169.6800) 7 (171.9772) 12 (167.9656)
2024-04-05 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 55 / 97 (679.8972) 41 (172.5716) 29 (174.2628) 45 (170.8228) 81 (162.2400)
2024-03-15 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS 6 / 58 (698.2284) 34 (169.6684) 4 (177.7028) 10 (177.1544) 6 (173.7028)
2023-10-13 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 7 / 39 (691.3372) 7 (176.5600) 11 (173.1316) 2 (178.8572) 26 (162.7884)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS 268 / 487 (669.7372) 172 (170.8916) 111 (173.1200) 403 (158.3200) 227 (167.4056)
2023-09-01 Smoke on the River Burlington, KS 14 / 20 (671.9088) 2 (177.7144) 20 (155.3944) 6 (173.1316) 16 (165.6684)
2023-07-29 The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dodge City, KS 14 / 27 (689.0512) 16 (174.2628) 8 (174.2628) 23 (164.5256) 5 (176.0000)
2023-07-28 The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS 7 / 25 (696.5488) 11 (173.1544) 8 (173.7144) 8 (175.4172) 6 (174.2628)
2023-05-19 King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA 27 / 45 (674.1712) 33 (167.3828) 20 (168.5600) 24 (170.2628) 23 (167.9656)
2023-04-07 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 59 / 103 (676.4572) 57 (169.1200) 9 (176.5600) 34 (171.9772) 90 (158.8000)
2023-03-17 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS 3 / 68 (701.1200) 13 (176.5600) 1 (178.2972) 3 (178.2972) 43 (167.9656)
2022-10-14 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 13 / 28 (680.4800) 10 (171.9772) 3 (176.0000) 17 (166.2628) 14 (166.2400)
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS 39 / 505 (693.1428) 33 (177.1772) 135 (171.9656) 259 (166.8572) 23 (177.1428)
2022-08-26 Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS 9 / 48 (689.0972) 12 (173.1428) 4 (173.1544) 27 (166.2400) 5 (176.5600)
2022-07-30 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) Dodge City, KS 8 / 25 (696.5604) 6 (176.0116) 4 (176.0116) 12 (172.5600) 12 (171.9772)
2022-07-29 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) Dodge City, KS 14 / 26 (676.4572) 7 (175.4172) 16 (167.3944) 17 (165.6800) 13 (167.9656)
2022-06-10 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS 13 / 29 (668.4572) 25 (162.8000) 19 (165.1316) 5 (173.1200) 10 (167.4056)
2022-05-06 Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO 7 / 25 (687.3256) 6 (176.5600) 11 (173.7028) 5 (173.1200) 19 (163.9428)
2022-04-08 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 28 / 94 (683.8968) 64 (166.8228) 34 (171.4056) 41 (170.8228) 12 (174.8456)
2021-10-15 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 9 / 25 (686.7308) 2 (175.4056) 3 (175.4056) 16 (165.6684) 7 (170.2512)
2021-08-01 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 Dodge City, KS 5 / 26 (698.2056) 5 (175.4172) 12 (171.9656) 16 (170.8228) 1 (180.0000)
2021-07-30 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 Dodge City, KS 23 / 27 (671.2912) 18 (170.8228) 21 (166.2400) 15 (170.2628) 20 (163.9656)
2021-07-09 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 4 / 43 (702.2284) 11 (176.5600) 10 (172.5600) 3 (177.7028) 6 (175.4056)
2021-06-18 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS 21 / 37 (675.9200) 9 (174.2972) 16 (173.1200) 25 (165.1200) 23 (163.3828)
2021-06-04 Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS 18 / 42 (671.3712) 25 (166.8340) 14 (171.4172) 23 (167.4172) 16 (165.7028)
2021-05-01 Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO 19 / 39 (677.6460) 7 (176.5716) 25 (165.1200) 29 (166.2400) 18 (169.7144)
2021-04-09 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 81 / 105 (653.5540) 78 (165.1428) 55 (168.5256) 78 (163.3828) 89 (156.5028)
2020-09-26 West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO 17 / 36 (680.4916) 16 (171.4172) 10 (174.2744) 33 (159.9428) 3 (174.8572)
2020-07-10 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 36 / 61 (670.2396) 30 (169.1084) 25 (170.8456) 39 (166.3200) 43 (163.9656)
2020-06-19 Black Silo Winery Trenton, MO 28 / 31 (651.4056) 22 (167.4516) 14 (169.6800) 28 (163.4284) 31 (150.8456)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #312 (366 pts) #333 (386 pts) #333 (416 pts) #345 (341 pts) #343 (341 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #185 (1164 pts) #174 (1234 pts) #161 (1324 pts) #188 (1139 pts) #245 (939 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #167 (1134 pts) #283 (811 pts) #51 (1792 pts) #207 (1009 pts) #152 (1206 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #221 (942 pts) #232 (927 pts) #212 (1067 pts) #187 (1047 pts) #301 (742 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #253 (898 pts) #249 (913 pts) #222 (1058 pts) #292 (833 pts) #249 (923 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #210 (908 pts) #169 (1073 pts) #233 (888 pts) #252 (778 pts) #181 (1013 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #476 (216 pts) #482 (236 pts) #396 (306 pts) #577 (176 pts) #353 (351 pts)

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