IN DEEP SAUCE KS
Rating
1544
peak 1544
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2020-10-17
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#171
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
678.30 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 679.68 (-1.38)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.46)
Road miles
5651
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 1108 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of IN DEEP SAUCE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of M2 Smokin' Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0972 | 170.90 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 148.5372 | 168.46 | top 54% |
| Pork | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2284 | 170.85 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6228 | 169.47 | top 46% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 39% |
| MO | 10 | 0 | top 66% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (11 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (26 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 679.68
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 690.1712 | 678.47 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 699.3828 | 681.84 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 701.1088 | 683.72 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.7428 | 670.55 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 668.4228 | 668.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 9 / 25 (683.9084) | 20 (166.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 20 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 49 / 71 (657.0400) | 59 (162.2400) | 70 (148.5372) | 3 (177.7144) | 27 (168.5484) |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 13 / 25 (681.0280) | 16 (170.2628) | 10 (170.2512) | 11 (173.1084) | 12 (167.4056) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 39 / 101 (690.1712) | 30 (175.4056) | 26 (174.2744) | 61 (169.6684) | 53 (170.8228) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 31 / 68 (679.3600) | 28 (170.2628) | 37 (167.4400) | 15 (175.4172) | 40 (166.2400) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 26 / 53 (679.3028) | 8 (175.4056) | 39 (165.6916) | 25 (169.6800) | 27 (168.5256) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 36 / 90 (684.5144) | 30 (173.7028) | 59 (167.9772) | 32 (171.9772) | 36 (170.8572) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 35 / 53 (683.3372) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7144) | 49 (163.3828) | 50 (163.3828) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ Odessa, MO | 14 / 25 (684.5032) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (170.8344) | 21 (163.9544) | 13 (169.7144) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 10 / 23 (691.3140) | 16 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (173.1084) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 26 / 39 (686.7772) | 4 (178.8572) | 34 (165.6800) | 11 (176.0000) | 28 (166.2400) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff Paola, KS | 16 / 27 (663.2572) | 8 (175.4172) | 22 (157.0628) | 9 (168.5372) | 18 (162.2400) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 49 / 62 (662.6740) | 54 (162.2400) | 53 (162.8000) | 55 (162.2284) | 13 (175.4056) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 8 / 53 (699.3828) | 30 (171.9772) | 21 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (174.2856) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 17 / 28 (690.1712) | 25 (165.0856) | 21 (169.6800) | 8 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 19 / 30 (672.4456) | 19 (167.9772) | 21 (166.2400) | 20 (169.6684) | 12 (168.5600) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 46 / 53 (670.1716) | 41 (169.1200) | 48 (162.8116) | 33 (169.6916) | 32 (168.5484) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 14 / 31 (685.0168) | 10 (174.8456) | 5 (175.4172) | 26 (165.0856) | 16 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno Edgerton, KS | 11 / 38 (695.3828) | 9 (176.0000) | 6 (177.7144) | 9 (176.5828) | 26 (165.0856) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 3 / 73 (701.1088) | 6 (176.5716) | 15 (171.9772) | 14 (174.2628) | 3 (178.2972) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 6 / 16 (675.3372) | 4 (173.1200) | 7 (169.7028) | 8 (169.6800) | 11 (162.8344) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 29 / 58 (675.3144) | 38 (168.5372) | 47 (162.7884) | 25 (172.0116) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off Centralia, MO | 9 / 13 (682.7428) | 10 (169.6800) | 11 (169.1084) | 7 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 30 / 34 (663.3028) | 33 (162.2400) | 27 (163.9772) | 20 (167.4056) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 19 / 27 (665.6116) | 24 (157.0972) | 17 (163.9544) | 13 (172.0000) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2020-10-17 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 32 / 38 (668.4228) | 18 (174.8572) | 6 (174.2744) | 31 (165.6684) | 38 (153.6228) |
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 | #330 (350 pts) | #287 (430 pts) | #374 (365 pts) | #280 (410 pts) | #323 (355 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #263 (838 pts) | #172 (1243 pts) | #273 (948 pts) | #206 (1083 pts) | #195 (1113 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #764 (182 pts) | #866 (172 pts) | #958 (167 pts) | #712 (227 pts) | #626 (277 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #807 (95 pts) | #592 (175 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1228 (194 pts) | #1463 (154 pts) | #1195 (239 pts) | #1450 (159 pts) | #1105 (259 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #267 (1288 pts) | #187 (1456 pts) | #331 (1089 pts) | #265 (1239 pts) | #143 (1632 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #235 (1382 pts) | #195 (1421 pts) | #192 (1458 pts) | #166 (1517 pts) | #90 (1926 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #192 (1551 pts) | #161 (1558 pts) | #83 (1896 pts) | #128 (1667 pts) | #232 (1359 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #171 (1630 pts) | #126 (1727 pts) | #94 (1895 pts) | #246 (1268 pts) | #231 (1389 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #875 (340 pts) | #759 (430 pts) | #1011 (305 pts) | #1392 (185 pts) | #1077 (270 pts) |