BBQ JUNKIES KS
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-09-20
latest 2023-09-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
451.92
last 3 Master vs avg 451.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±118.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.83 · weakest Brisket (135.08)
Road miles
2219
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 805 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$86K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
451.92 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
407.17 / 360
2 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
Shiggin aint easy has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 155.4056 | 162.28 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 135.9772 | 152.57 | top 73% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 158.8228 | 162.83 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.8000 | 131.3600 | 135.08 | top 97% |
“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 99% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 483 | 0 | top 99% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 451.92 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 407.17 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (606.7428) · Smokin in The Hills
- 📈 2023-06-02 — Peak power rating (1489) · Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2023-06-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -13 | Smokin in The Hills | 2019-09-20 |
| -12.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 140% | 99.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 44.4% | 44.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 483 / 487 (429.0400) | 378 (161.7028) | 485 (135.9772) | — | 481 (131.3600) |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 4 / 27 (503.9544) | 6 (163.9656) | 4 (173.1544) | 4 (166.8344) | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 502 / 505 (319.9656) | 454 (155.4056) | 327 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-09-20 | Smokin in The Hills 🏅 | 35 / 38 (606.7428) | 31 (161.1544) | 38 (147.9656) | 32 (158.8228) | 36 (138.8000) |
| Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Spring Valley, CA | 10 / 20 (310.3772) | 5 (169.1656) | 17 (141.2116) | — | — |