Kan-Ok BBQ KS
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-10-19
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#220
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.92 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.18 (+1.75)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.95 · weakest Brisket (155.98)
Road miles
739
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$149K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.18 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.84 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
GUYS IN A TRUCK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLLOW Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, HOLLOW Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2021-06-11).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOW Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALWAYS SAUCED | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CEO BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked & Furious | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sixkiller BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Scrappy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.0972 | 162.95 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 145.0856 | 159.57 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 151.3488 | 162.10 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 143.9888 | 155.98 | top 86% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 71% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 75% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 89% | 2023-06-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (7 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 325.84 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-10-19 — First tracked contest · Rock-N-Q on the planes
- 📈 2019-10-19 — Peak power rating (1488) · Rock-N-Q on the planes
- 📣 2021-06-11 — First call · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- ⭐ 2021-06-11 — Career-best overall score (660.5832) · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2026-06-12 |
| +0.6 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2023-06-09 |
| -12.3 | Rock-N-Q on the planes | 2019-10-19 |
| -11.2 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| -10.6 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2021-06-11 |
| -7.3 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition | 2024-08-16 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 91% | 88.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.1% | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.7% | 90.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
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 | 9 / 36 (340.5372) | 13 (168.5716) | 9 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 19 / 36 (319.9316) | 19 (157.0972) | 16 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 17 / 19 (623.9428) | 16 (165.1200) | 18 (151.9656) | 17 (157.7372) | 18 (149.1200) |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition 🏅 Hinton, OK | 23 / 25 (655.3256) | 24 (153.0972) | 23 (167.9656) | 21 (165.7028) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 32 / 32 (626.1032) | 16 (171.4172) | 31 (153.6572) | 31 (151.3488) | 31 (149.6800) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 15 / 28 (317.0516) | 15 (159.3944) | 15 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 29 / 35 (653.0632) | 28 (162.8344) | 28 (161.1316) | 26 (165.7028) | 25 (163.3944) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 25 / 29 (646.1828) | 24 (163.9772) | 12 (168.0000) | 25 (160.5256) | 26 (153.6800) |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 23 / 28 (660.5832) | 22 (166.2860) | 28 (155.4400) | 4 (175.4400) | 22 (163.4172) |
| 2019-10-19 | Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS | 27 / 28 (609.0288) | 20 (161.6800) | 28 (145.0856) | 25 (158.2744) | 27 (143.9888) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #220 (128 pts) | #257 (103 pts) | #237 (128 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #347 (78 pts) | #349 (78 pts) | #349 (93 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #829 (144 pts) | #909 (144 pts) | #951 (139 pts) | #856 (154 pts) | #843 (159 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #303 (90 pts) | #319 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1565 (57 pts) | #1153 (102 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1570 (57 pts) | #1577 (57 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1083 (114 pts) | #1107 (119 pts) | #929 (179 pts) | #1125 (114 pts) | #1117 (114 pts) |