High-water mark
666.1944
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1944 at Border War BBQ — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 24, 2014
Beefer Madness
Beefer Madness is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 41 at the Border War BBQ (2014). They are ranked #5179 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 24, 2014
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 10.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.63 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 626.55 (-7.93)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.99 · weakest Brisket (152.04)
Road miles
42
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$72K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.55 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Beefer Madness, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with Beefer Madness on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They turned up 5 years after Beefer Madness did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Beefer Madness's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All Fired Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Most Wanted BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Men of Erin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs For Her Pleasure | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 156.5716 | 161.99 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 135.9656 | 154.26 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 142.8112 | 158.26 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 146.1828 | 152.04 | top 80% |
“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 | 4 | 128 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 27, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
347
finished ahead 148 times, behind 694
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
Oct 24, 2014 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Border War BBQ
- First call Border War BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1944 Border War BBQ
- Career-best overall score666.1944 Border War BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Border War BBQ
- Peak power rating (1508) Border War BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Border War BBQ | Oct 24, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -11.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -9.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -8.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -7.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
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 | 128 / 159 (633.0168) | 133 (157.1084) | 83 (165.7144) | 131 (155.9428) | 125 (154.2512) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 147 / 172 (616.9948) | 99 (161.1428) | 139 (154.8000) | 164 (147.4060) | 127 (153.6460) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 133 / 167 (625.0176) | 128 (156.5716) | 125 (157.1432) | 107 (161.6684) | 139 (149.6344) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 146 / 164 (615.4176) | 103 (160.5832) | 162 (135.9656) | 56 (168.0116) | 146 (150.8572) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 132 / 145 (602.6856) | 79 (161.1544) | 117 (152.5372) | 140 (142.8112) | 126 (146.1828) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 14 / 41 (666.1944) | 3 (175.4056) | 30 (159.4060) | 8 (173.7028) | 28 (157.6800) |