High-water mark
674.7772
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7772 at La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2026
Never Easy
Never Easy is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 33 at the La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2026
their only contest in the data
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 176.57 · weakest Pork (158.82)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 168.5256 | 168.53 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 176.5716 | 176.57 | top 6% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.8228 | 158.82 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 170.8572 | 170.86 | top 36% |
“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 history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 23 / 33 (674.7772) | 24 (168.5256) | 2 (176.5716) | 31 (158.8228) | 12 (170.8572) |