Happy hunting ground
Top 20%
average finish here
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 4 visits.
- 4 visits
- best finish 7th
- average top 20%
Blood Sweat & Beers
Blood Sweat & Beers is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2015). They are ranked #2515 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BLOOD, SWEAT & BEERS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1541 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.61
last 5 Master vs avg 645.09 (-0.47)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.98 · weakest Brisket (158.01)
Road miles
16
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.09 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1796 (100 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1963 (70 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2155 (85 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2090 (105 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1564 (145 pts) | #1859 (110 pts) | #1979 (85 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Blood Sweat & Beers, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Blood Sweat & Beers)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1522
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 8 years after Blood Sweat & Beers did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,523 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1554
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1551
Level with Blood Sweat & Beers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 152.5944 | 162.19 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 152.5484 | 163.98 | top 37% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 130.8000 | 160.91 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3940 | 148.5256 | 158.01 | top 53% |
“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 | 43 | 0 | top 55% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 20% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
539
finished ahead 1,112 times, behind 802
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → 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
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1541) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20154 milestones
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score680.5484 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8574 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +14.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +8.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +7.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +5.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -12.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -7.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -1.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
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 92% | 86% | 86% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 25% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 4% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 6% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
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 | 146 / 159 (619.3600) | 76 (165.7372) | 120 (158.2744) | 157 (146.8228) | 138 (148.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 172 (633.0284) | 126 (157.0972) | 147 (152.5484) | 90 (163.9428) | 95 (159.4400) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 60 / 164 (658.2400) | 75 (164.0228) | 40 (167.9772) | 63 (167.4056) | 107 (158.8344) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 47 / 145 (654.1828) | 57 (163.9656) | 48 (166.2628) | 84 (160.5256) | 60 (163.4288) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 43 / 183 (658.2628) | 17 (170.8456) | 54 (166.2972) | 23 (170.8572) | 145 (150.2628) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 95 / 185 (634.2056) | 86 (160) | 68 (163.4172) | 114 (155.9656) | 119 (154.8228) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 155 / 184 (607.3828) | 137 (152.5944) | 20 (169.7256) | 180 (130.8000) | 111 (154.2628) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 46 / 183 (649.6568) | 111 (156.0112) | 96 (159.3712) | 16 (170.8572) | 60 (163.4172) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 7 / 183 (680.5484) | 26 (169.1772) | 28 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4400) | 30 (167.3940) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 82 / 184 (634.2512) | 134 (154.3200) | 53 (163.3828) | 45 (164.5712) | 114 (151.9772) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 11 / 183 (666.8574) | 18 (170.2858) | 23 (168.0002) | 70 (162.8568) | 32 (165.7146) |