High-water mark
695.9200
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9200 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
The Lite Bunch
The Lite Bunch is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 169 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Oct 30, 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 175.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.56)
Road miles
631
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Purse competed for
$163K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.54 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 159.9428 | 169.69 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 158.2860 | 164.56 | top 75% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 175.80 | top 13% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 159.9656 | 169.49 | top 36% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
491
finished ahead 445 times, behind 232
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1712 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score695.9200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 172 / 444 (680.5372) | 101 (174.8572) | 385 (158.2860) | 78 (174.2856) | 75 (173.1084) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 22 / 169 (695.9200) | 62 (174.2628) | 136 (167.3944) | 6 (178.8572) | 37 (175.4056) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 41 / 67 (662.1712) | 55 (159.9428) | 38 (168) | 12 (174.2628) | 46 (159.9656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.