LL BBQ KS
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2025-10-03
latest 2026-07-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.57
last 3 Master vs avg 657.57 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (158.60)
Road miles
473
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.57 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
313.65 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Reds Backyard BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.2744 | 163.27 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.3716 | 167.11 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 157.0744 | 163.01 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 151.3372 | 158.60 | top 92% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 657.57 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 313.65 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-10-03 — First tracked contest · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2025-10-03 — Peak power rating (1491) · Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-06-12 — Career-best overall score (665.0288) · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- 📣 2026-07-24 — First call · Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2026-07-10 |
| -8.8 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-03 |
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2026-06-12 |
| -4 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | 2026-07-24 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 85% | 92.4% | 91.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS | 22 / 29 (660.4344) | 20 (168.5600) | 7 (172.5600) | 27 (157.0744) | 25 (162.2400) |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 35 / 37 (647.2576) | 36 (159.9888) | 24 (170.8460) | 31 (165.0856) | 37 (151.3372) |
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 30 / 36 (665.0288) | 30 (166.2516) | 22 (169.6800) | 26 (166.8688) | 32 (162.2284) |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 20 / 23 (313.6460) | 21 (158.2744) | 20 (155.3716) | — | — |