Gettin' Sauced BBQ

Gettin' Sauced BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 31 at the Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta (2022). They are ranked #1467 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,467

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1567

peak 1573 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Jun 8, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

73% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6112 / 720

Master · Small Town Smoke Down

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.67 (+10.43)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta

Consistency

±14.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.74 · weakest Pork (160.44)

Road miles

5,241

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,263 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

656.67 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Porkapalooza BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 20%

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6112 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6112 at Small Town Smoke Down — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2023

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 86% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 45%.

Pork avg 160.44
Pork Ribs avg 165.74
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

6.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.8 years, then back at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (Aug 14, 2021).

last seen Nov 13, 2014
back Aug 14, 2021

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Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ on the Bow (Aug 31, 2013).

Aug 31, 2013
26-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

5,241 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,241 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,263 miles to Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival.

11 mapped stops
furthest 1,263 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Gettin' Sauced BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smoke Til Ya Broke

#1,473 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1567

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BREW-B-Q

#1,466 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before Gettin' Sauced BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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SMOKE N' ASH BBQ

#1,463 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1567

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 11.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Big Boy BBQ Australia

#1,461 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1570

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Feb 8, 2020

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SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ

#1,472 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1574

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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309 BBQ

#1,465 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1613

Level with Gettin' Sauced BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMELLAQUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Fire BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Kreiser Barbecue	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Notorious P.I.G.	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKAPALOOZA	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Homestead Smoke Shack	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	1	2	178.8800	156.0116	165.53	top 37%
Pork Ribs	11	5	1	1	175.4400	158.8228	165.74	top 39%
Pork	11	2	0	1	170.8572	147.9428	160.44	top 55%
Brisket	11	8	0	3	172.5600	135.9772	164.56	top 31%

“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 field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AB	5	top 28%
CA	2	top 22%
MT	1	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Small Town Smoke Down	2	11	0	top 44%	Jun 8, 2024
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2	4	0	top 20%	May 28, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AB 5 of 11 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 178 finished ahead 200 times, behind 70

Longest layoff 6.8 yrs Nov 13, 2014 → Aug 14, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Jun 8 Most recent contest Small Town Smoke Down

20232 milestones

Jun 3 10th tracked contest Small Town Smoke Down
Jun 3 Career-best overall score677.6112 Small Town Smoke Down

20222 milestones

Jun 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1573) Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta

20141 milestone

Aug 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0284 Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair

20134 milestones

Aug 31 First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 First call BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ on the Bow
Aug 31 First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 14, 2014
+12.1	BBQ on the Bow	Aug 31, 2013
+11.5	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta	Jun 3, 2022
+11.3	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Aug 14, 2021
+8.3	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	May 28, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.4	Small Town Smoke Down	Jun 8, 2024
-0.1	Small Town Smoke Down	Jun 3, 2023

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 41%	92.8%	92.8%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	94.1%	94.1%
2022	2	2	1	100%	top 18%	94%	93.3%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 16%	89.8%	89.8%
2014	5	4	0	60%	top 28%	91.4%	90.1%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 15%	88.4%	88.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 8, 2024	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	11 / 27 (667.8856)	19 (163.9428)	18 (160.5256)	11 (170.8572)	6 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2023	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB	11 / 23 (677.6112)	16 (165.6800)	7 (170.8228)	7 (170.8112)	7 (170.2972)
Jun 3, 2022	Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB	4 / 31 (677.1428)	1 (178.8800)	12 (169.7028)	27 (157.1428)	7 (171.4172)
May 28, 2022	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB	9 / 39 (666.1484)	13 (165.1084)	12 (166.8228)	18 (163.3944)	3 (170.8228)
Aug 14, 2021	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB	4 / 25 (646.7424)	6 (162.8112)	4 (168.5484)	22 (147.9428)	2 (167.4400)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	35 (164.5372)	39 (157.6456)	31 (164.5372)
Aug 30, 2014	Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	9 / 32 (645.6800)	12 (165.7028)	14 (160.5828)	11 (162.8800)	16 (156.5144)
Aug 16, 2014	Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada	8 / 26 (658.2748)	11 (163.4060)	13 (165.7032)	11 (164.5828)	7 (164.5828)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	10 / 26 (649.0284)	3 (172.5828)	10 (161.6800)	20 (149.0628)	5 (165.7028)
Jun 14, 2014	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada	4 / 29 (641.6456)	5 (161.1660)	8 (158.8228)	18 (151.3940)	2 (170.2628)
Aug 31, 2013	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	4 / 26 (636.5832)	16 (156.0116)	1 (175.4400)	2 (169.1544)	18 (135.9772)

Gettin' Sauced BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)