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
- Jul 27, 2024
Beef State BBQ
Beef State BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 8th of 20 at the Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) (2024). They are ranked #4081 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 20, 2016
latest Mar 21, 2025 · 8.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.65 · weakest Brisket (158.54)
Road miles
656
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 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.52 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Beef State BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 5 years after Beef State BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
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.
⚔ Compare careers#4,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Beef State BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 27, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 60 times, behind 178
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
May 19, 2017 → Jul 26, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20245 milestones
- 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)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1487) 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | Jul 27, 2024 |
| +1.8 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 21, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | May 20, 2016 |
| -9 | RiverFest Red White and Que | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -7.4 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 19, 2017 |
| -0.5 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 43 / 70 (676.4684) | 20 (175.4056) | 43 (168.5372) | 46 (169.6800) | 54 (162.8456) |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 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) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 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) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 40 / 47 (624.9944) | 30 (162.2516) | 35 (157.6572) | 45 (147.9428) | 32 (157.1428) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 39 / 45 (606.1596) | 32 (158.2628) | 42 (145.0512) | 42 (150.8456) | 36 (152) |
| May 20, 2016 | 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) |