A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
On The Sauce BBQ
On The Sauce BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Bricks, Brons & BBQ (2013). They are ranked #3216 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Jul 25, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.74)
Road miles
476
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
643.80 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Master (5-meat) avg
812.41 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to On The Sauce BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to On The Sauce BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team On The Sauce BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1512
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with On The Sauce BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 152.5256 | 162.93 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 146.2288 | 158.74 | top 58% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 149.0968 | 161.98 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 156.5144 | 161.12 | top 51% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 48% | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 61% | Jul 18, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 90 times, behind 103
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- First call Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score812.4116 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Career-best overall score812.4116 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1502) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Bricks, Brons & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +2.6 | Bricks, Brons & BBQ | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +0.3 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 18, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -3 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -1.5 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.3% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 18 / 30 (657.7032) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (165.7372) | 16 (165.1428) | 22 (158.8460) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 18 / 33 (651.8628) | 18 (165.1200) | 22 (160.5372) | 21 (164.5484) | 16 (161.6572) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bricks, Brons & BBQ Russell, KS | 7 / 14 (643.3028) | 9 (159.9884) | 4 (163.9772) | 9 (162.8228) | 8 (156.5144) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 22 / 35 (638.8000) | 15 (163.9656) | 32 (148.5372) | 15 (164) | 16 (162.2972) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 17 / 47 (812.4116) | 7 (167.9772) | 10 (167.4288) | 42 (149.0968) | 17 (165.1088) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 28 / 42 (627.3256) | 34 (152.5256) | 36 (146.2288) | 13 (166.2856) | 18 (162.2856) |