The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jul 20, 2024).
- last seen Oct 22, 2022
- back Jul 20, 2024
Sauced Up
Sauced Up is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 20, 2024
latest Jul 20, 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.80 · weakest Chicken (145.15)
Road miles
518
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 518 mi
Purse competed for
$9,050
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1544 | 145.1544 | 145.15 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 158.8000 | 158.80 | top 83% |
“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
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 36 times, behind 20
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 22, 2022 → Jul 20, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score303.9544 Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)158.8000 Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
—5 milestones
- First tracked contest Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall podium Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Grand Championship Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score180 Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 21 / 23 (303.9544) | 23 (145.1544) | 19 (158.8000) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2022 | World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS) Memphis, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Memphis, TN | 1 (180) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.