Kiss BBQ ME
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-08-19
latest 2023-08-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.56 · weakest Brisket (149.10)
Road miles
1295
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1295 mi
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.68 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.39 / 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 164.5712 | 166.29 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0232 | 143.4172 | 155.42 | top 74% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 149.0972 | 149.10 | top 98% |
“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 | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 653.68 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 319.39 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-08-19 — First tracked contest · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2023-08-19 — Career-best overall score (653.6804) · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- 📣 2023-08-25 — First call · East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 90.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 7 / 9 (319.3940) | 5 (164.5712) | 7 (154.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 33 / 46 (653.6804) | 23 (168.0000) | 22 (168.0232) | 20 (168.5600) | 45 (149.0972) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 31 (143.4172) | — | — |