Beef State BBQ KS
Rating
1506
peak 1506
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-07-26
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 3 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.05
last 3 vs career avg 685.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 177.32 · weakest Brisket (167.40)
Road miles
291
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BrewsCue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD has come out ahead 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 177.32 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 165.6916 | 169.50 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 169.6800 | 170.83 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 161.6456 | 167.40 | top 62% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 685.05
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4684 | 676.47 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 695.3600 | 689.34 |
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) |
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) |