PREACHERS BBQ KS
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2021-09-16
latest 2025-07-19
Best ToY finish
#891
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.81
last 5 Master vs avg 604.02 (-0.21)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.46 · weakest Pork (145.97)
Road miles
5397
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1496 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$173K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
604.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.53 / 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
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 146.2628 | 156.75 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.6456 | 159.46 | top 73% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4288 | 128.4916 | 145.97 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 134.7540 | 146.61 | top 92% |
“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 95% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 427 | 0 | top 95% | 2023-09-27 |
| Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 40% | 2025-07-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 604.02 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 330.53 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-16 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 📈 2021-09-16 — Peak power rating (1487) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 📣 2022-01-08 — First call · Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022
- ⭐ 2025-02-28 — Career-best overall score (622.1032) · Mission Farms - King of the Farm
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-07-19 |
| +2.8 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-07-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -12.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -10.8 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 | 2022-01-08 |
| -10.6 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2024-08-30 |
| -10.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 95.9% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 87.8% | 86.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 93% | 86.3% | 82.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 5 / 17 (345.1084) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 26 / 26 (622.1032) | 26 (155.3944) | 26 (158.8344) | 26 (152.5028) | 26 (155.3716) |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 28 / 28 (591.2580) | 28 (153.0744) | 24 (149.6572) | 27 (150.2744) | 28 (138.2520) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 464 / 487 (614.6860) | 464 (149.6572) | 384 (160.5256) | 436 (155.4288) | 456 (149.0744) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 8 / 16 (315.9544) | 14 (146.2628) | 4 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 495 / 505 (569.4172) | 445 (156.5260) | 484 (149.6456) | 499 (128.4916) | 494 (134.7540) |
| 2022-01-08 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 🏅 Albany, OR | 14 / 16 (621.6004) | 10 (161.6916) | 12 (159.3828) | 14 (143.3944) | 11 (157.1316) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 427 / 467 (605.0632) | 332 (160.5600) | 406 (153.7028) | 439 (145.7028) | 435 (145.0976) |
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 | #1481 (51 pts) | #1515 (51 pts) | #1572 (51 pts) | #1494 (51 pts) | #1487 (51 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1531 (53 pts) | #1570 (53 pts) | #1571 (58 pts) | #1536 (53 pts) | #1532 (53 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #891 (156 pts) | #884 (176 pts) | #974 (166 pts) | #942 (156 pts) | #879 (171 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |