High-water mark
670.8000
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8000 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 23, 2023
Pretty Straight BBQ
Pretty Straight BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 41st of 167 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2022
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.32)
Road miles
6
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 162.2516 | 163.62 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 149.1200 | 161.32 | top 53% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 166.8228 | 168.74 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 148.5944 | 164 | top 39% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 38% | Jun 27, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
264
finished ahead 272 times, behind 215
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 23, 2023 → Jun 27, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score670.8000 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1508) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 83 / 159 (655.9772) | 84 (165.1772) | 151 (149.1200) | 67 (166.8228) | 10 (174.8572) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 41 / 167 (670.8000) | 83 (163.4172) | 53 (168.5716) | 47 (170.2628) | 34 (168.5484) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 94 / 164 (646.2288) | 90 (162.2516) | 54 (166.2628) | 47 (169.1200) | 148 (148.5944) |