777 BBQ

777 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 78 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 15 at the Crimson & Blue BBQ (2019). They are ranked #1285 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,285

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1581

peak 1674 · rated over 78 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jun 6, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#251

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 78 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5600 / 720

Master · Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.30 (+3.33)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Consistency

±25.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.67 · weakest Brisket (162.67)

Road miles

3,592

across 78 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$287K

listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.30 / 720

77 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 55 of 78 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 78 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5600 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5600 at Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 15, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

B & C SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of 777 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

8 contests
4 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

31–8 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 79% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 31 of their 39 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 162.67
Chicken avg 169.67
21 calls in 77 entries

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A strong matchup

32–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 32 of their 38 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

913 BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A May team

Top 25% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 25% across 8 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

8 May contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,592 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,592 miles across 78 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 76 miles to BBQ and Fly In on the River.

78 mapped stops
furthest 76 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 4th

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	#1013 (98 pts)	#1120 (88 pts)	#1269 (68 pts)	#1120 (83 pts)	#897 (128 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1169 (63 pts)	#1512 (58 pts)	#955 (138 pts)	#1199 (68 pts)	#1155 (73 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#915 (128 pts)	#1079 (118 pts)	#1189 (118 pts)	#744 (208 pts)	#778 (203 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#541 (372 pts)	#576 (372 pts)	#530 (457 pts)	#505 (437 pts)	#548 (382 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#458 (395 pts)	#466 (415 pts)	#404 (510 pts)	#547 (330 pts)	#446 (440 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#433 (250 pts)	#301 (415 pts)	#379 (325 pts)	#406 (280 pts)	#329 (365 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#251 (1,139 pts)	#414 (804 pts)	#289 (1,024 pts)	#275 (1,079 pts)	#114 (1,644 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#420 (831 pts)	#228 (1,256 pts)	#497 (746 pts)	#370 (941 pts)	#574 (631 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#486 (771 pts)	#411 (921 pts)	#499 (791 pts)	#522 (751 pts)	#587 (671 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#322 (1,131 pts)	#171 (1,521 pts)	#391 (996 pts)	#286 (1,211 pts)	#425 (946 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#493 (768 pts)	#405 (938 pts)	#651 (598 pts)	#470 (828 pts)	#468 (803 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#444 (868 pts)	#294 (1,153 pts)	#364 (1,008 pts)	#485 (798 pts)	#491 (768 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#493 (626 pts)	#461 (691 pts)	#612 (546 pts)	#717 (466 pts)	#435 (726 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to 777 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

POLITICAL PORK

#1,284 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1632

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to 777 BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — 777 BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 64 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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LIL' FIDDLER'S

#1,290 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1605

3–7 in 10 shared contests (30% to 777 BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before 777 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 47 contests

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BEAUX HAWG BBQ

#1,287 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1592

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to 777 BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than 777 BBQ has cooked, 31 to 78, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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WAY 2 QUE

#1,281 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1591

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 2, 2018

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303 BBQ

#1,279 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1581

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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5 Alarm BBQ

#1,289 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1611

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	39	8	31	21%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	38	32	6	84%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	36	10	26	28%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	34	12	22	35%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	33	17	16	52%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	32	19	13	59%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	31	21	10	68%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	77	27	2	11	180 🔥	155.3600	169.67	top 38%
Pork Ribs	77	24	1	3	178.8572	146.8570	166.52	top 47%
Pork	77	21	1	4	177.7372	154.2056	167.44	top 46%
Brisket	77	21	1	6	177.1772	20	162.67	top 44%

“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)	1	top 20%
Medium (20–39)	31	top 50%
Large (40+)	45	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	74	0	top 43%
MO	4	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	10	10	top 50%	Apr 11, 2025
Sertoma 48 BBQ	7	4	top 26%	Apr 26, 2019
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	5	17	top 55%	Jul 9, 2021
Smoke on the Water	4	6	top 43%	Oct 13, 2023
Smoke on the Bricks	3	6	top 34%	Aug 20, 2021
BBQ and Fly In on the River	3	20	top 39%	Aug 16, 2019
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	3	12	top 43%	Jun 10, 2017
Border War Barbeque	2	14	top 30%	Oct 25, 2019
Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	2	3	top 42%	Jul 14, 2017
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2	6	top 52%	Aug 19, 2016
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	7	top 36%	Aug 5, 2016
Smokin' N the Ville	2	3	top 25%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 12 contests

Contests a season 6 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 74 of 78 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 45 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,179 finished ahead 2,147 times, behind 1,630

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

20251 milestone

Jun 6 Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual

20192 milestones

May 31 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1674) Crimson & Blue BBQ

20163 milestones

May 6 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Sertoma 48 BBQ
Jun 11 25th tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jul 15 Career-best overall score692.5600 Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ

20142 milestones

Apr 25 First overall podium Smokin' N the Ville
Jul 18 10th tracked contest 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ

20135 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5710 Smokin 'n' the Ville
Jun 14 First category win (Brisket) Sunflower Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 17, 2015
+15	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 18, 2014
+14.3	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 15, 2016
+13.4	Smokin' N the Ville	Apr 25, 2014
+12.6	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 6, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-18.3	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest	Sep 23, 2016
-16	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	Oct 10, 2014
-11.6	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019
-10.8	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 13, 2018
-10.3	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	94%	93.1%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 82%	93.3%	93.3%
2023	3	0	0	100%	top 62%	94.1%	93.2%
2022	6	1	0	33%	top 59%	94.3%	92.7%
2021	5	1	0	80%	top 42%	95%	94.2%
2020	4	0	0	75%	top 50%	94.4%	93.6%
2019	12	5	0	67%	top 34%	96%	94%
2018	8	2	0	75%	top 38%	95.4%	93.3%
2017	8	1	0	50%	top 45%	94.3%	92.3%
2016	8	4	2	100%	top 31%	96.2%	92.2%
2015	8	3	0	75%	top 40%	95.8%	92.2%
2014	7	2	1	86%	top 47%	95.5%	89.2%
2013	6	3	2	50%	top 41%	92.6%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 6, 2025	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	16 / 28 (676.4800)	18 (170.2628)	22 (165.7144)	19 (167.3828)	10 (173.1200)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	74 / 92 (664.4116)	36 (173.1200)	53 (169.6916)	87 (155.3600)	59 (166.2400)
Jun 28, 2024	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	23 / 28 (671.9200)	24 (165.0972)	9 (173.7144)	22 (165.1428)	21 (167.9656)
Oct 13, 2023	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	24 / 39 (667.9312)	16 (172.5484)	9 (175.4172)	31 (157.7028)	27 (162.2628)
Jun 30, 2023	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	23 / 33 (667.3944)	30 (164)	29 (161.7144)	22 (168.5600)	9 (173.1200)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	56 / 103 (677.5884)	40 (171.9772)	76 (164.5256)	10 (176)	68 (165.0856)
Oct 14, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	14 / 28 (676.4340)	12 (170.8228)	6 (173.7028)	18 (166.2284)	15 (165.6800)
Jul 1, 2022	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	18 / 24 (643.1880)	20 (157.6340)	13 (164.5256)	20 (155.3484)	15 (165.6800)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	30 / 77 (679.3024)	36 (169.6800)	37 (169.6684)	8 (175.4056)	38 (164.5484)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	61 / 94 (670.1484)	30 (173.1084)	75 (162.8116)	63 (166.2400)	48 (167.9884)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS	10 (169.1084)	—	—	—	—
Mar 18, 2022	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	47 / 71 (658.6628)	39 (166.8228)	45 (162.8116)	54 (162.8000)	34 (166.2284)
Oct 15, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	11 / 25 (683.9200)	4 (174.8456)	6 (173.1544)	13 (168.5372)	13 (167.3828)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	17 / 46 (675.2912)	3 (177.7144)	9 (170.8228)	17 (170.8228)	34 (155.9312)
Jul 9, 2021	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	28 / 43 (672.4572)	26 (168.5256)	4 (177.1544)	33 (164.5372)	32 (162.2400)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	6 / 42 (682.8916)	27 (166.2972)	18 (170.2972)	15 (170.2972)	2 (176)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	52 / 105 (677.6344)	36 (173.1200)	87 (161.7260)	32 (171.9772)	40 (170.8112)
Oct 30, 2020	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	35 / 93 (679.3256)	53 (168.5256)	47 (167.9772)	51 (167.9772)	10 (174.8456)
Aug 21, 2020	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	23 / 43 (676.5372)	3 (178.2972)	38 (158.8344)	23 (168.5600)	15 (170.8456)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	28 / 61 (679.3600)	39 (165.6800)	9 (175.4172)	31 (168.5600)	26 (169.7028)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	44 / 68 (659.3140)	30 (168.5256)	42 (165.1200)	19 (172)	56 (153.6684)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	15 / 44 (681.0400)	10 (173.1084)	24 (166.2516)	27 (164.5372)	4 (177.1428)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	25 / 51 (671.3028)	24 (168.5256)	15 (171.9772)	30 (164.5488)	26 (166.2512)
Sep 20, 2019	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS	17 / 24 (657.5656)	22 (155.3600)	12 (168.5256)	21 (162.2744)	5 (171.4056)
Aug 31, 2019	Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	3 / 15 (690.2400)	10 (166.2628)	3 (178.2972)	6 (170.2628)	3 (175.4172)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	28 / 68 (674.1600)	34 (168.5256)	40 (166.8344)	16 (171.4172)	29 (167.3828)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	32 / 59 (667.2912)	36 (167.3828)	23 (170.2628)	44 (162.8228)	25 (166.8228)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	17 / 38 (665.6232)	18 (166.3088)	34 (155.3716)	10 (170.8344)	3 (173.1084)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	6 / 49 (680.5256)	28 (162.8228)	16 (167.9656)	3 (176)	5 (173.7372)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	10 / 53 (691.3712)	28 (169.7028)	7 (176)	33 (170.2628)	5 (175.4056)
Apr 26, 2019	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	5 / 38 (684.4916)	5 (173.1200)	5 (174.8688)	5 (173.1200)	20 (163.3828)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	39 / 104 (674.1600)	19 (174.2628)	83 (159.9544)	36 (168.5372)	28 (171.4056)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	10 / 64 (683.3256)	33 (165.6684)	26 (165.6800)	5 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	14 / 56 (686.8000)	4 (176.5600)	25 (170.8572)	18 (171.9772)	32 (167.4056)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	12 / 37 (685.6456)	2 (177.1428)	11 (170.2744)	16 (169.6800)	19 (168.5484)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	20 / 57 (674.1828)	37 (162.2400)	16 (169.7144)	5 (175.4056)	25 (166.8228)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	37 / 48 (641.5544)	19 (169.1428)	39 (157.6688)	30 (165.0972)	45 (149.6456)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	11 / 36 (674.8228)	10 (168.5828)	14 (168.5944)	10 (171.9656)	17 (165.6800)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	10 / 41 (669.6912)	9 (170.8456)	10 (169.7256)	16 (165.1200)	19 (164)
Apr 21, 2018	Fire N Up in the Flint Hills Council Grove, KS	10 / 21 (666.7656)	2 (176)	18 (154.8228)	4 (169.1200)	12 (166.8228)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	34 / 103 (671.8744)	15 (175.4056)	74 (160.5260)	39 (167.9772)	37 (167.9656)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	28 / 55 (678.8112)	29 (169.1200)	31 (166.8456)	12 (173.1428)	25 (169.7028)
Sep 22, 2017	Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	14 / 35 (673.6344)	22 (164.5256)	10 (169.1316)	11 (169.1200)	12 (170.8572)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	26 / 65 (667.3716)	16 (171.9772)	33 (164.5716)	30 (167.4172)	33 (163.4056)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	20 / 26 (636.4000)	17 (165.0972)	18 (157.1316)	23 (157.6800)	18 (156.4912)
Jun 10, 2017	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	13 / 28 (665.0168)	4 (176)	7 (170.8228)	18 (163.3712)	20 (154.8228)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	7 / 32 (670.1824)	7 (170.2856)	6 (170.8112)	12 (168.5600)	20 (160.5256)
May 5, 2017	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	12 / 44 (672.5144)	7 (173.7144)	25 (163.9544)	16 (169.1200)	13 (165.7256)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	60 / 100 (654.6968)	51 (166.8228)	84 (154.2056)	41 (167.3828)	38 (166.2856)
Sep 23, 2016	Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS	39 / 39 (537.7488)	2 (174.8572)	15 (168.0116)	8 (174.8800)	39 (20)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	6 / 33 (687.4516)	13 (169.7144)	8 (171.4172)	16 (169.1428)	3 (177.1772)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	7 / 29 (681.7256)	8 (173.7028)	8 (170.2856)	1 (176.5944)	20 (161.1428)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	3 / 46 (692.5600)	2 (176.5944)	7 (173.1200)	10 (172.5600)	11 (170.2856)
Jun 11, 2016	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	12 / 29 (679.3600)	3 (176.5828)	22 (161.6800)	15 (167.9772)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	17 / 55 (666.2172)	14 (170.2628)	37 (159.9772)	2 (177.7372)	35 (158.2400)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	4 / 42 (690.8000)	1 (180)	16 (169.6800)	14 (170.2628)	9 (170.8572)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	22 / 109 (673.1200)	16 (172)	5 (176.5600)	33 (168.5256)	72 (156.0344)
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	6 / 33 (669.0512)	4 (171.4056)	6 (166.8572)	19 (161.0740)	4 (169.7144)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	9 / 28 (679.9312)	17 (167.9656)	12 (172.5484)	10 (170.8572)	12 (168.5600)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	31 / 36 (645.5660)	19 (167.3828)	34 (150.2288)	28 (161.6456)	18 (166.3088)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	22 / 46 (659.9544)	12 (169.6800)	20 (166.8456)	4 (173.7600)	42 (149.6688)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	3 / 48 (689.7260)	6 (172.5716)	17 (168)	5 (176)	7 (173.1544)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	29 / 64 (652.5032)	14 (170.3316)	38 (159.9544)	36 (162.2284)	32 (159.9888)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	16 / 45 (661.5884)	7 (172.5828)	30 (158.2056)	29 (160.5256)	8 (170.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	46 / 97 (652.4228)	80 (155.9428)	62 (160.5372)	7 (175.4172)	47 (160.5256)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	35 / 37 (520.4572)	1 (177.7028)	16 (166.2400)	26 (156.5144)	37 (20)
Sep 12, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	22 / 30 (656.4572)	20 (166.2400)	14 (169.1084)	22 (159.9888)	21 (161.1200)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	25 / 37 (640.9712)	20 (163.4056)	5 (168.5600)	32 (155.9428)	29 (153.0628)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	3 / 41 (687.3372)	2 (173.7144)	9 (170.8228)	2 (176.5600)	13 (166.2400)
Jun 13, 2014	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	17 / 41 (662.7772)	32 (159.4056)	9 (170.3088)	21 (163.9428)	6 (169.1200)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	20 / 54 (657.0400)	3 (173.1428)	26 (162.2744)	43 (154.2056)	13 (167.4172)
Apr 25, 2014	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	3 / 27 (672.4800)	12 (165.1200)	3 (171.9772)	5 (171.4056)	10 (163.9772)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	8 / 43 (666.7888)	15 (163.4400)	1 (178.8572)	19 (161.6916)	14 (162.8000)
Aug 17, 2013	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	21 / 31 (653.6000)	16 (167.4284)	27 (157.0972)	23 (162.8000)	15 (166.2744)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	25 / 40 (650.0800)	26 (164.5372)	25 (161.0856)	31 (160.5144)	18 (163.9428)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	7 / 34 (666.8570)	4 (172.5714)	24 (159.4284)	27 (157.7144)	1 (177.1428)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	18 / 49 (646.8568)	20 (162.8570)	26 (159.4288)	18 (163.9998)	25 (160.5712)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	10 / 26 (652.5710)	4 (172)	25 (146.8570)	9 (166.8570)	8 (166.8570)

777 BBQ

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Power ranking

Rating

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Best top-10 run

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

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The weak link

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The long haul

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

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Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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