A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Master Basters
Master Basters is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2015). They are ranked #5644 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 11.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 621.10 (-3.76)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.07 · weakest Brisket (149.26)
Road miles
20,850
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 9,259 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.10 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Master Basters, each with one reason worth a look.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 9.
⚔ Compare careers#5,648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Master Basters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with Master Basters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Master Basters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#5,634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Master Basters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 145.1200 | 160.07 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 139.9772 | 152.78 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 145.6228 | 158.98 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.5260 | 145.7144 | 149.26 | top 85% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 108 | 0 | top 80% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
406
finished ahead 123 times, behind 525
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Jun 10, 2016 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.9492 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
- First call Cookin on the Kaw
- Peak power rating (1494) Cookin on the Kaw
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2025 |
| -10.6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -9.5 | BBQ Jamboree | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -6.6 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival | Jan 31, 2015 |
| -5.6 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 10, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 89% | 89% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 157 (640.9492) | 6 (177.1544) | 88 (163.9544) | 147 (150.2060) | 134 (149.6344) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 152 / 159 (612.8800) | 116 (159.3828) | 156 (145.0400) | 112 (160.5256) | 140 (147.9316) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 172 (628.4344) | 33 (171.4516) | 96 (161.6916) | 167 (145.6228) | 142 (149.6684) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA | 29 / 30 (592.5032) | 29 (145.1200) | 30 (141.6572) | 24 (160.0116) | 28 (145.7144) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 71 / 76 (611.9204) | 57 (160.5600) | 75 (139.9772) | 66 (158.8572) | 65 (152.5260) |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, Victoria | 11 / 15 (623.9884) | 11 (150.8456) | 6 (157.1772) | 3 (165.6916) | 10 (150.2740) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 33 / 46 (636.9948) | 40 (155.9660) | 28 (159.9544) | 10 (171.9772) | 42 (149.0972) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |