The Chuck Norris 7
The Chuck Norris 7 is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 401st of 444 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2023
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.95 · weakest Pork (149.40)
Road miles
10
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$158K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 159.9544 | 161.39 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 155.3712 | 156.25 | top 89% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 148 | 149.40 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 155.3600 | 161.95 | top 63% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
622
finished ahead 108 times, behind 820
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score633.6344 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88% | 88% |
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 | 401 / 444 (624.3656) | 335 (162.8344) | 407 (155.3712) | 421 (150.8000) | 374 (155.3600) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 421 / 487 (633.6344) | 400 (159.9544) | 421 (157.1316) | 472 (148) | 199 (168.5484) |