TOO SAUCED NC
Rating
1489
peak 1512
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2023-10-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.84 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 658.23 (+15.61)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.29 · weakest Brisket (165.11)
Road miles
1902
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of TOO SAUCED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 168.29 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.8228 | 167.46 | top 49% |
| Pork | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 154.8572 | 165.63 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 176.5828 | 150.7884 | 165.11 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 12 | 0 | top 57% |
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (12 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 658.23
- 1 perfect 180 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.6800 | 681.68 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.8740 | 663.87 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 674.8000 | 667.30 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 689.0400 | 667.98 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 676.4688 | 647.67 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Waxhaw, NC | 12 / 25 (681.6800) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4172) | 16 (166.8800) |
| 2022-09-30 | Vista BBQ Competition Altavista, VA | 13 / 17 (663.8740) | 12 (166.8456) | 10 (168.5372) | 15 (162.7884) | 10 (165.7028) |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 26 (659.8056) | 15 (166.2400) | 16 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 21 (153.6228) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 15 / 30 (674.8000) | 5 (177.7028) | 16 (164.5488) | 15 (165.7028) | 16 (166.8456) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 28 / 54 (689.0400) | 4 (180.0000) | 49 (163.9428) | 22 (171.9772) | 20 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 35 / 46 (656.3996) | 39 (161.6456) | 23 (167.3828) | 39 (159.4056) | 22 (167.9656) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 25 / 34 (663.3944) | 23 (166.8572) | 12 (170.2860) | 11 (170.2628) | 34 (155.9884) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 20 / 25 (656.5028) | 24 (159.4056) | 18 (164.0000) | 21 (161.6688) | 9 (171.4284) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 61 (683.3024) | 9 (174.2628) | 37 (167.3828) | 16 (171.4056) | 20 (170.2512) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 23 / 32 (659.2456) | 22 (166.8228) | 16 (164.5372) | 25 (161.6456) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 21 / 33 (675.4060) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (166.2744) | 33 (154.8572) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 46 / 47 (521.6568) | 16 (172.5484) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8456) | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC | 15 / 22 (659.3028) | 13 (165.1200) | 16 (161.6456) | 9 (166.2628) | 9 (166.2744) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC | 8 / 15 (675.3944) | 11 (166.2400) | 6 (167.9772) | 12 (164.5944) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2019-10-11 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 27 (656.4800) | 14 (166.2744) | 4 (172.5716) | 12 (166.8456) | 25 (150.7884) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 16 / 56 (674.1368) | 12 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1428) | 27 (163.9428) | 27 (166.2284) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 11 / 38 (662.7084) | 20 (165.1200) | 8 (170.8228) | 21 (161.0972) | 12 (165.6684) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 25 / 72 (676.4688) | 35 (167.3828) | 39 (167.4060) | 14 (171.9772) | 31 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 47 / 60 (639.7936) | 30 (166.2168) | 44 (158.8228) | 40 (160.5256) | 54 (154.2284) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 30 / 43 (635.3028) | 37 (150.8000) | 8 (170.2744) | 25 (160.0228) | 35 (154.2056) |