ALWAYS SAUCED KS
Rating
1433
peak 1433
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#213
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
418.38 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 548.88 (-130.49)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±138.33
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.26 · weakest Pork (157.31)
Road miles
397
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN' CARR BBQ has finished one call ahead of ALWAYS SAUCED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoked & Furious has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 63% across 7 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 173.7028 | 155.9656 | 166.26 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 141.6000 | 159.84 | top 73% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 149.0516 | 157.31 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.6460 | 160.19 | top 76% |
“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 | 14 | 0 | top 73% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (18 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 548.88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 337.6916 | 337.69 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 341.0972 | 341.10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 470.6632 | 395.85 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 653.5200 | 635.78 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.0748 | 656.45 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 662.7664 | 546.63 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 640.5032 | 634.18 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 12 / 36 (337.6916) | 17 (164.5716) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 4 / 36 (341.0972) | 10 (168.5372) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 43 / 43 (470.6632) | 40 (161.6456) | 36 (159.9660) | 43 (149.0516) | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 13 / 14 (321.0400) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (147.3372) | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS | 11 / 11 (621.4284) | 11 (162.8228) | 11 (141.6000) | 11 (155.3484) | 11 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 24 / 32 (653.5200) | 25 (166.2516) | 29 (157.6456) | 26 (163.9428) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 28 / 28 (632.4004) | 20 (169.1200) | 26 (157.6916) | 27 (159.9428) | 28 (145.6460) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 16 / 29 (665.0748) | 9 (173.1316) | 24 (162.2516) | 24 (162.8344) | 12 (166.8572) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin Derby, KS | 13 / 16 (647.8172) | 7 (171.9656) | 11 (165.6916) | 14 (153.0744) | 14 (157.0856) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 17 (143.8856) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 15 / 16 (662.7664) | 11 (168.5488) | 15 (166.2632) | 15 (158.2744) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-17 | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Chicken Contest Wichita, KS | — | 2 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-17 | Rhythm & Ribs - One Meat Rib Contest Wichita, KS | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 27 / 28 (650.7660) | 14 (172.5600) | 26 (161.6572) | 27 (155.4172) | 24 (161.1316) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 16 (145.1088) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 3 / 13 (326.3428) | 3 (162.3200) | 5 (164.0228) | — | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 23 / 25 (630.7776) | 22 (160.5256) | 21 (157.7260) | 22 (159.4172) | 24 (153.1088) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 21 / 28 (631.2568) | 21 (155.9656) | 11 (164.0000) | 26 (149.6456) | 18 (161.6456) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 28 / 39 (640.5032) | 32 (157.6916) | 25 (160.0116) | 23 (163.4400) | 27 (159.3600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #213 (108 pts) | #244 (83 pts) | #201 (138 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #214 (198 pts) | #299 (123 pts) | #235 (198 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #329 (99 pts) | #253 (164 pts) | #342 (94 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #694 (221 pts) | #711 (241 pts) | #832 (216 pts) | #727 (216 pts) | #672 (256 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #775 (200 pts) | #671 (285 pts) | #763 (252 pts) | #945 (155 pts) | #776 (215 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #134 (213 pts) | #148 (163 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #855 (144 pts) | #440 (448 pts) | #431 (486 pts) | #891 (144 pts) | #820 (174 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1193 (193 pts) | #1246 (198 pts) | #1096 (253 pts) | #1280 (188 pts) | #1221 (203 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1245 (187 pts) | #1363 (177 pts) | #1238 (222 pts) | #1314 (187 pts) | #1208 (227 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1617 (144 pts) | #1584 (169 pts) | #1473 (189 pts) | #1689 (139 pts) | #1923 (119 pts) |