SAUCED N SMOKED

SAUCED N SMOKED is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Blues,Brews & Barbecue (2019). They are ranked #6452 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Sauced-N-Smoked”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,452

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1371

peak 1371 · rated over 24 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jun 27, 2025 · 11.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#751

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9888 / 720

Master · Up In smoke on the Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.37 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 629.72 (-5.34)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Chicken · Up In smoke on the Square

Consistency

±17.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.46)

Road miles

769

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.72 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.9888 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9888 at Up In smoke on the Square — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

IlliDueQue has finished one call ahead of SAUCED N SMOKED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 64%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 64%

A tough matchup

13–3 behind in the head-to-head

SmokinGhost BBQ ahead in 81% of their meetings

SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.69 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 12%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.46
Chicken avg 161.16
1 call in 26 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Skeleton Crew BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Jun 27, 2025).

last seen Jul 14, 2023
back Jun 27, 2025

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Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

SmokinGhost BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SmokinGhost BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.6% of a perfect score
26 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In Smoke on the Square every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 15th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1423 (56 pts)	#1215 (61 pts)	#1077 (116 pts)	#1184 (61 pts)	#1487 (51 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1617 (55 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1589 (55 pts)	#1594 (55 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1246 (85 pts)	#1346 (75 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)	#1695 (50 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#880 (134 pts)	#971 (124 pts)	#698 (237 pts)	#844 (159 pts)	#922 (129 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#751 (105 pts)	#782 (105 pts)	#792 (105 pts)	#757 (115 pts)	#762 (110 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1208 (205 pts)	#914 (335 pts)	#993 (290 pts)	#1053 (265 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1009 (277 pts)	#1085 (267 pts)	#1077 (277 pts)	#1047 (287 pts)	#1023 (292 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1199 (241 pts)	#851 (461 pts)	#1325 (231 pts)	#1106 (316 pts)	#1088 (311 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1440 (190 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1207 (239 pts)	#1090 (304 pts)	#1544 (174 pts)	#1317 (234 pts)	#1194 (259 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,453 of the rated field

1371 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1371

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
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#6,451 of the rated field

1371 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1371

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#6,454 of the rated field

1369 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS

#6,450 of the rated field

1372 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1372

Rated 2 points above SAUCED N SMOKED.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2023

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#6,455 of the rated field

1368 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

#6,456 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before SAUCED N SMOKED's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SmokinGhost BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Monsters of the Ribway	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
QUAU	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
MOON KING BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	3	174.8800	149.0284	161.16	top 68%
Pork Ribs	26	1	170.2856	127.9428	154.46	top 77%
Pork	24	1	171.4172	145.0856	158.18	top 72%
Brisket	24	2	167.4744	139.3488	155.44	top 76%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 80%
Large (40+)	10	top 77%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In Smoke on the Square	5	15	top 75%	May 31, 2019
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	3	23	top 92%	Jun 27, 2025
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	3	29	top 80%	Jul 19, 2019
Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue	2	14	top 83%	Jun 8, 2018
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	12	top 56%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 26 of 26 contests

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 26 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 190 times, behind 741

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 14, 2023 → Jun 27, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jun 27 Most recent contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown

20231 milestone

Jul 14 25th tracked contest Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown

20173 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best overall score667.9888 Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 9 10th tracked contest Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue

20142 milestones

Jul 25 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1500) Morton BBQ Throwdown

—2 milestones

First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score487.8856 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.4	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
+6.2	Up In smoke on the Square	Jun 2, 2017
+2.1	Blues,Brews & Barbecue	Jun 7, 2019
+0.2	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 21, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)	Jul 26, 2013
-10.2	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	Jun 1, 2018
-10	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 20, 2018
-9.3	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1	Jul 16, 2021
-9.3	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1	Jul 17, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0%	top 42%	90.3%	90.3%
2025	1	0%	top 92%	90.8%	90.8%
2023	1	0%	top 92%	83.8%	83.8%
2022	1	0%	top 92%	88.6%	88.6%
2021	3	0%	top 95%	85.4%	85.2%
2020	2	0%	top 100%	87.2%	85.7%
2019	3	33%	top 73%	91%	88.9%
2018	4	0%	top 92%	88%	85.9%
2017	3	100%	top 64%	92.8%	89.8%
2016	2	0%	top 75%	88.4%	87.7%
2015	2	0%	top 78%	87.7%	87%
2014	2	100%	top 53%	91.7%	90.3%
2013	1	0%	top 87%	84.3%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 27, 2025	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	24 / 26 (653.5768)	23 (164.5372)	12 (170.2856)	23 (165.1200)	25 (153.6340)
Jul 14, 2023	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	23 / 25 (603.6680)	24 (157.0740)	23 (147.8972)	24 (153.0512)	24 (145.6456)
Jul 15, 2022	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	23 / 25 (637.6112)	18 (167.9772)	20 (163.9656)	24 (151.4056)	25 (154.2628)
Jul 17, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	17 / 19 (614.6516)	19 (154.2172)	13 (164.5372)	17 (149.0972)	19 (146.8000)
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	25 / 25 (612.3540)	25 (153.0512)	24 (153.0972)	20 (162.8456)	24 (143.3600)
Jul 16, 2021	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Rib Contest Eureka, IL	—	—	18 (145.0628)	—	—
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	25 / 25 (627.8748)	25 (155.9888)	25 (156.5372)	23 (159.9544)	24 (155.3944)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	30 / 30 (605.5888)	30 (149.1200)	30 (151.3716)	30 (145.0856)	27 (160.0116)
Jul 19, 2019	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	34 / 40 (635.8404)	33 (158.8116)	17 (165.1316)	37 (147.8856)	23 (164.0116)
Jun 7, 2019	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	11 / 25 (655.2684)	18 (159.9428)	5 (167.9772)	13 (163.3828)	9 (163.9656)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	32 / 36 (630.1488)	31 (158.2284)	35 (150.8232)	13 (167.9772)	35 (153.1200)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	42 / 45 (612.4228)	33 (160.0228)	44 (142.7888)	41 (148.4912)	28 (161.1200)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	41 / 43 (633.5088)	27 (165.0856)	42 (148.4800)	29 (161.1316)	35 (158.8116)
Jun 8, 2018	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	14 / 17 (623.8516)	16 (149.0284)	14 (150.8572)	12 (160.5372)	11 (163.4288)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	39 / 40 (604.3776)	25 (159.9428)	35 (151.9660)	32 (153.1200)	40 (139.3488)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	29 / 48 (632.3428)	4 (170.8456)	47 (136.4344)	20 (161.6800)	15 (163.3828)
Jun 9, 2017	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	20 / 24 (639.4060)	19 (161.1200)	24 (149.7144)	5 (171.4172)	19 (157.1544)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	15 / 32 (667.9888)	6 (174.8800)	13 (165.6916)	28 (159.9428)	12 (167.4744)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	29 / 37 (626.7084)	18 (164.5828)	29 (153.6572)	31 (152.5256)	28 (155.9428)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	37 / 52 (636.4684)	28 (165.7028)	33 (157.1316)	29 (162.2628)	42 (151.3712)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	39 / 47 (621.0856)	13 (168.0572)	39 (152.5372)	39 (151.9656)	44 (148.5256)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	29 / 40 (631.2224)	23 (162.8228)	27 (157.0628)	33 (154.8456)	27 (156.4912)
Sep 5, 2014	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL	13 / 16 (640.4344)	4 (169.6800)	13 (158.8228)	14 (158.8456)	15 (153.0860)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	12 / 48 (659.9884)	17 (166.8228)	26 (161.7144)	12 (165.7256)	8 (165.7256)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	39 / 45 (606.7772)	23 (162.2744)	44 (127.9428)	15 (167.9772)	35 (148.5828)
—	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	16 / 38 (487.8856)	37 (149.0628)	11 (164.5372)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SAUCED N SMOKED

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)