F5 BBQ KS
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-06-10
latest 2025-06-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (157.10)
Road miles
295
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$55K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.58 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
323.99 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dr. Squealgood BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kan-Ok BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1316 | 148.5600 | 163.27 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4288 | 160.0228 | 164.41 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 158.8000 | 167.11 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 153.6572 | 157.10 | top 86% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 70% | 2023-06-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 655.58 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 323.99 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-06-10 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- 📈 2022-06-10 — Peak power rating (1494) · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2024-10-04 — Career-best overall score (665.5888) · Meat Inferno
- 📣 2025-06-13 — First call · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2023-06-09 |
| -5.7 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| -2.6 | Meat Inferno | 2024-10-04 |
Category scores over time
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 5 / 36 (339.3944) | 3 (173.1316) | 10 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 28 / 38 (665.5888) | 31 (165.6916) | 33 (163.9428) | 12 (175.4172) | 30 (160.5372) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 27 / 32 (645.5776) | 26 (165.6916) | 15 (167.4288) | 28 (158.8000) | 30 (153.6572) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 16 / 29 (308.5828) | 17 (148.5600) | 12 (160.0228) | — | — |