High-water mark
695.3600
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3600 at Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-07-27
Beef State BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-05-20
latest 2025-03-21
Best ToY finish
#655
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.52 (+11.74)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±41.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.65 · weakest Brisket (158.54)
Road miles
656
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 317 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.52 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD ahead in 100% of their meetings
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 158.54
- Chicken avg 166.65
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
7.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.2 years, then back at Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) (2024-07-26).
- last seen 2017-05-19
- back 2024-07-26
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BrewsCue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Beef State BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Beef State BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Level with Beef State BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before Beef State BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 147.4400 | 166.65 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 142.8688 | 159.01 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 147.9428 | 161.31 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 139.9316 | 158.54 | top 72% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| NE | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 55% | 2024-07-27 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.8 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2025-03-21
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.65 · weakest Brisket (158.54)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
645.52
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
60–178 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
656
6 mapped stops · furthest 317 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$28,500
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
2017-05-19 → 2024-07-26
Power rating
1482
peak 1482 · #4054 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1487) 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- 2024
- First call Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3140 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score695.3600 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)
- 2025
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 2024-07-27 |
| +1.8 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2025-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | 2016-05-20 |
| -9 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2016-07-15 |
| -7.4 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2017-05-19 |
| -0.5 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 2024-07-26 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 61% | 94% | 94% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 96.6% | 95.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.2% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 43 / 70 (676.4684) | 20 (175.4056) | 43 (168.5372) | 46 (169.6800) | 54 (162.8456) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 8 / 20 (695.3600) | 3 (178.8572) | 13 (165.6916) | 8 (173.1084) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 14 / 20 (683.3140) | 6 (177.7028) | 8 (174.2628) | 15 (169.7028) | 17 (161.6456) |
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 40 / 47 (624.9944) | 30 (162.2516) | 35 (157.6572) | 45 (147.9428) | 32 (157.1428) |
| 2016-07-15 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 39 / 45 (606.1596) | 32 (158.2628) | 42 (145.0512) | 42 (150.8456) | 36 (152.0000) |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 40 / 42 (586.8120) | 40 (147.4400) | 40 (142.8688) | 34 (156.5716) | 40 (139.9316) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1131 (85 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #655 (240 pts) | #528 (380 pts) | #738 (245 pts) | #699 (235 pts) | #676 (255 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |