HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB KS
Rating
1690
peak 1692 · rated over 30 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#35
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
685.76
last 5 Master vs avg 685.43 (+0.33)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.12 · weakest Brisket (170.54)
Road miles
2730
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$625K
listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 30 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.43 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOVE 2 Q in 15 of their 21 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0916 points of the Grand Championship at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2023-06-23).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 467-team field at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared chicken 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 25 | 11 | 14 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND BUM BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 167.4172 | 173.12 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1200 | 170.84 | top 32% |
| Pork | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9428 | 170.93 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2400 | 170.54 | top 30% |
“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 | 21 | 1 | top 18% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 12% |
| SD | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 1 | top 18% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | 2026-06-26 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 5 | 10 | 0 | top 18% | 2024-04-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 10% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 147 | 0 | top 45% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (25 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (30 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.43 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
- 📣 2019-03-22 — First call · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
- 🔥 2019-04-12 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Smoke In the Springs
- ⭐ 2019-04-12 — Career-best overall score (701.0856) · Smoke In the Springs
- 🏆 2021-09-16 — First Grand Championship · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- 🎖️ 2023-09-27 — 25th tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
- 📈 2025-09-26 — Peak power rating (1692) · Shawnee Great Grillers
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Smoke In the Springs | 2019-04-12 |
| +12.7 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| +12.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +11.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| +11.8 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2021-05-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2022-06-24 |
| -8.4 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll | 2021-09-10 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 13% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 96.4% | 95.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 21% | 95.9% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 7% | 97.3% | 96.8% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 34% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 83% | top 18% | 96.8% | 95.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 70% | top 20% | 97.4% | 95% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 21 / 157 (685.0972) | 49 (168.0116) | 37 (171.4056) | 11 (176.0000) | 44 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 226 / 401 (674.1600) | 169 (171.9656) | 201 (169.1316) | 324 (162.8000) | 147 (170.2628) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 13 / 67 (694.2172) | 8 (177.7144) | 32 (166.8344) | 15 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 17 / 159 (691.4284) | 46 (169.1428) | 7 (177.7372) | 15 (176.0000) | 52 (168.5484) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 147 / 444 (683.9200) | 87 (175.4056) | 169 (170.8572) | 266 (166.8228) | 129 (170.8344) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 172 (690.2512) | 30 (171.9884) | 20 (171.4400) | 11 (175.4172) | 20 (171.4056) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 24 / 97 (690.7888) | 46 (171.4172) | 35 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 52 (168.5372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 37 / 487 (693.6800) | 4 (179.4400) | 228 (169.6800) | 42 (176.5600) | 208 (168.0000) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 2 / 167 (700.5372) | 5 (177.1428) | 13 (174.2744) | 20 (173.7144) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 13 / 103 (696.5028) | 15 (176.0000) | 4 (178.8572) | 33 (171.9772) | 50 (169.6684) |
| 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 | 106 / 505 (683.9084) | 77 (174.2856) | 77 (174.2744) | 414 (158.7884) | 26 (176.5600) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 105 / 164 (641.5768) | 47 (167.4400) | 65 (165.1428) | 145 (151.9428) | 123 (157.0512) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 17 / 94 (687.3140) | 9 (176.5600) | 57 (167.3828) | 29 (172.5484) | 36 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 1 / 467 (530.3428) | 37 (174.8572) | 121 (170.8344) | 131 (169.1200) | 122 (169.7028) |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 18 / 26 (668.4452) | 8 (171.4284) | 7 (171.4056) | 25 (160.5256) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 15 / 145 (679.9540) | 3 (178.8800) | 40 (167.4400) | 39 (167.4056) | 48 (166.2284) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 4 / 55 (697.0512) | 6 (176.5600) | 15 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 5 / 46 (692.0116) | 16 (170.2972) | 4 (176.0228) | 23 (166.8344) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 10 / 105 (694.8688) | 59 (168.0344) | 54 (168.5372) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 25 / 93 (684.5484) | 40 (170.2972) | 23 (172.0116) | 17 (174.2856) | 50 (167.9540) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 16 / 468 (511.4056) | 113 (170.8228) | 113 (170.2628) | 41 (174.2744) | 50 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD | 6 / 29 (689.0628) | 2 (178.2972) | 15 (170.2628) | 19 (166.2400) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 3 / 30 (686.8116) | 7 (172.0000) | 5 (173.1316) | 18 (165.6800) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 16 / 59 (683.3256) | 25 (169.6684) | 18 (171.9772) | 17 (172.5600) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 15 / 183 (673.0516) | 5 (176.0000) | 49 (167.3944) | 6 (175.4172) | 126 (154.2400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 11 / 56 (681.0284) | 24 (167.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (170.8228) | 25 (162.7884) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE | 12 / 32 (683.9084) | 7 (173.7028) | 17 (167.3944) | 9 (171.9884) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 3 / 104 (701.0856) | 8 (177.1428) | 19 (173.1200) | 24 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 31 / 62 (675.8740) | 35 (169.6684) | 54 (161.1200) | 19 (173.1084) | 20 (171.9772) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 12 / 74 (684.5028) | 15 (172.0000) | 43 (164.5256) | 7 (175.4172) | 15 (172.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #843 (80 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #717 (130 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #726 (180 pts) | #743 (215 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #803 (170 pts) | #664 (235 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #607 (280 pts) | #806 (180 pts) | #804 (205 pts) | #455 (450 pts) | #757 (205 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #496 (380 pts) | #625 (295 pts) | #637 (330 pts) | #903 (145 pts) | #774 (205 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #749 (220 pts) | #695 (265 pts) | #912 (180 pts) | #854 (180 pts) | #837 (180 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #245 (786 pts) | #259 (781 pts) | #316 (656 pts) | #267 (761 pts) | #218 (906 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #892 (70 pts) | #799 (100 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #193 (1346 pts) | #205 (1271 pts) | #263 (1091 pts) | #269 (1091 pts) | #213 (1241 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #126 (1785 pts) | #115 (1710 pts) | #72 (1905 pts) | #141 (1540 pts) | #81 (1880 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #35 (2434 pts) | #37 (2215 pts) | #2 (2713 pts) | #54 (2022 pts) | #36 (2227 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #54 (2289 pts) | #7 (2561 pts) | #47 (2077 pts) | #74 (1938 pts) | #36 (2249 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #258 (1285 pts) | #247 (1282 pts) | #209 (1380 pts) | #235 (1265 pts) | #217 (1417 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #986 (319 pts) | #1438 (204 pts) | #1262 (244 pts) | #1049 (319 pts) | #684 (544 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1893 (90 pts) | #1800 (120 pts) | #2656 (55 pts) | #1215 (230 pts) | #1912 (95 pts) |