The comeback
8.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.9 years, then back at Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Aug 19, 2023).
- last seen Oct 2, 2014
- back Aug 19, 2023
Kiss BBQ
Kiss BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 7th of 9 at the East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Aug 25, 2023 · 8.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.57 · weakest Brisket (146.51)
Road miles
2,563
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,295 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$8,350
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
623.05 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.39 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 149.1316 | 160.57 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0232 | 143.4172 | 155.56 | top 75% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 143.3940 | 155.98 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 143.9200 | 146.51 | top 95% |
“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 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ME
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
602
finished ahead 40 times, behind 563
Longest layoff
8.9 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Aug 19, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6804 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score653.6804 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- First call East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival
- First overall top-10 East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -5.6 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 25, 2023 |
| -5 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | Aug 19, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 90.8% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 7 / 9 (319.3940) | 5 (164.5712) | 7 (154.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 33 / 46 (653.6804) | 23 (168) | 22 (168.0232) | 20 (168.5600) | 45 (149.0972) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 31 (143.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 527 / 552 (592.4224) | 509 (149.1316) | 426 (155.9768) | 531 (143.3940) | 514 (143.9200) |