MUNNY'S STOVE KS
Rating
1720
peak 1728
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#57
Master 2025
Grand champs
7
4 reserve
Category wins
15
49 podiums
Overall top-10s
44
of 69 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
11 🔥
Current form
690.21 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 622.35 (+67.86)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±138.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.38)
Road miles
10776
mi across 69 mapped stops · furthest 576 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The Smokin Goat has finished one call ahead of MUNNY'S STOVE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WOOD HOOK BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition (2024-08-16).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 17% across 7 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (2026-03-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 13 at their very first tracked contest, Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-04-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 68 | 44 | 6 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5712 | 173.76 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 67 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 178.8800 | 143.9200 | 170.38 | top 46% |
| Pork | 55 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6340 | 172.86 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 53 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9428 | 172.27 | top 38% |
“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 | 40 | 5 | top 32% |
| OK | 11 | 1 | top 35% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 33% |
| AR | 2 | 1 | top 19% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 10% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 1 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 38 | 5 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 1 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (41 of 69 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2021-06-11)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 622.35
- 11 perfect 180s 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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 703.9544 | 691.71 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 706.2400 | 693.40 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 712.5944 | 692.67 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 695.4284 | 514.31 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 496.4800 | 381.99 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 344.5488 | 335.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 8 / 36 (694.2056) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (177.7144) | 27 (166.8228) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 42 / 82 (693.6344) | 23 (176.5600) | 13 (177.7144) | 26 (176.5600) | 78 (162.8000) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 27 / 117 (694.8116) | 5 (180.0000) | 72 (170.8228) | 33 (174.8572) | 68 (169.1316) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 46 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 11 / 27 (687.3600) | 4 (177.1428) | 17 (166.8344) | 13 (172.5600) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley Linn Valley, KS | 13 / 31 (681.0400) | 2 (180.0000) | 10 (170.2744) | 12 (170.8228) | 23 (159.9428) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 30 / 68 (680.4568) | 20 (172.5484) | 57 (162.2284) | 16 (175.4056) | 26 (170.2744) |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 1 / 37 (703.9544) | 8 (176.5600) | 23 (169.6800) | 4 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 3 / 38 (698.2400) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (170.8572) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 115 / 158 (677.5884) | 61 (174.2628) | 126 (167.9772) | 144 (164.5256) | 72 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 178 / 401 (679.9200) | 194 (170.8228) | 127 (171.9888) | 165 (171.4400) | 248 (165.6684) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 8 / 30 (687.3256) | 3 (177.7028) | 12 (170.2744) | 10 (171.9656) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 6 / 20 (696.5028) | 13 (171.9656) | 14 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 6 / 25 (695.3484) | 6 (175.4056) | 12 (172.5600) | 8 (175.4056) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) Burlington, KS | 13 / 24 (694.2172) | 4 (177.7144) | 18 (170.8344) | 20 (169.6684) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) Burlington, KS | 4 / 25 (701.0972) | 3 (178.8572) | 16 (173.1316) | 17 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff Paola, KS | 7 / 27 (694.2172) | 10 (173.1200) | 17 (166.8228) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5716) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 10 / 53 (698.8000) | 8 (176.5600) | 26 (170.8344) | 13 (174.2628) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 5 / 19 (701.6572) | 3 (177.7144) | 5 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9772) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 1 / 18 (706.2400) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 5 / 28 (700.5604) | 5 (177.7144) | 23 (168.5716) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 5 / 32 (699.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (174.8572) | 10 (176.0000) | 21 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 17 / 36 (682.7656) | 14 (171.4056) | 27 (164.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (169.1200) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 22 / 70 (695.9200) | 25 (175.4172) | 25 (174.2628) | 29 (174.2628) | 36 (171.9772) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 89 / 106 (671.8168) | 69 (170.8112) | 88 (167.3944) | 90 (166.2400) | 78 (167.3712) |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 6 / 27 (700.4912) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (167.3828) | 2 (180.0000) | 13 (173.1084) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 4 / 92 (702.8344) | 5 (178.2972) | 32 (173.1200) | 17 (176.5600) | 13 (174.8572) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 18 / 70 (691.9200) | 25 (174.2628) | 46 (167.9772) | 5 (180.0000) | 33 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 10 / 28 (691.9544) | 2 (179.4400) | 17 (170.8344) | 11 (173.1200) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 4 / 32 (690.8000) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 11 (173.1200) | 17 (164.5600) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 158 / 169 (666.1368) | 100 (170.8456) | 122 (168.5372) | 165 (157.6340) | 106 (169.1200) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 190 / 444 (679.3256) | 36 (177.1544) | 224 (169.6684) | 317 (163.9428) | 182 (168.5600) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 10 / 31 (691.3716) | 13 (174.2628) | 10 (174.2744) | 5 (176.0000) | 19 (166.8344) |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 5 / 26 (690.1712) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (169.6684) |
| 2024-08-31 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 6 / 28 (694.7540) | 11 (175.4056) | 8 (174.2628) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 2 / 42 (703.9660) | 6 (177.7144) | 4 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-16 | Sugar Creek Casino's Sweet & Smoky BBQ Competition Hinton, OK | 2 / 25 (709.6800) | 8 (177.7028) | 9 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 18 / 20 (646.1716) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (143.9200) | 18 (159.9772) | 18 (163.4172) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 1 / 20 (711.9888) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (177.7144) | 8 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed Newton, KS | 2 / 12 (702.8340) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8800) | 3 (174.2856) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 3 / 28 (699.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (170.8572) | 18 (169.6684) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 43 (712.5944) | 4 (178.8800) | 9 (174.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 55 / 81 (687.9084) | 72 (169.1200) | 38 (173.1200) | 63 (170.8112) | 29 (174.8572) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 48 / 118 (686.8004) | 68 (171.9772) | 55 (170.8572) | 39 (173.1316) | 51 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 6 / 31 (697.1544) | 4 (177.7028) | 15 (171.4172) | 16 (170.8800) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2024-05-03 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 1 / 20 (701.1200) | 11 (174.8456) | 1 (178.8800) | 8 (175.4172) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 7 / 21 (696.5372) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (174.8572) | 10 (173.1428) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 16 / 58 (690.2172) | 3 (178.8572) | 40 (166.8344) | 29 (171.9772) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 21 / 40 (686.7428) | 37 (165.0972) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2023-10-07 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Harper, KS | 6 / 9 (693.6572) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (167.3944) | 2 (175.4400) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2023-10-06 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS | 8 / 11 (677.0172) | 9 (164.5372) | 2 (173.1316) | 10 (165.0856) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 17 / 26 (670.1140) | 19 (164.5256) | 8 (170.8228) | 18 (166.2400) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smoke on the River Burlington, KS | 3 / 20 (691.9544) | 12 (170.2628) | 8 (173.1544) | 9 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2023-08-25 | Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show Liberal, KS | 2 / 19 (695.4284) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (169.1428) | 3 (175.4400) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Butler, MO | 6 / 21 (334.7888) | 2 (173.1316) | 7 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) Butler, MO | 6 / 27 (335.9428) | 6 (163.9656) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 32 (352.5600) | 2 (177.1544) | 3 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 3 / 16 (350.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 5 / 28 (353.1200) | 9 (176.5600) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 23 / 37 (329.6112) | 29 (160.4796) | 14 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 23 / 32 (496.4800) | 25 (165.6684) | 24 (163.3944) | 14 (167.4172) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 26 / 32 (493.6116) | 18 (166.2400) | 23 (162.8344) | 24 (164.5372) | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoke on the River (BACKYARD ONLY) Burlington, KS | 3 / 6 (329.6344) | 2 (171.9772) | 4 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 5 / 19 (323.3028) | 5 (160.5028) | 6 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 9 / 29 (327.3140) | 11 (164.5140) | 11 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 5 / 6 (321.6116) | 5 (162.2284) | 5 (159.3832) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 1 / 28 (344.5488) | 1 (174.8688) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 5 / 13 (325.7484) | 6 (156.5712) | 3 (169.1772) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #68 (1093 pts) | #28 (1583 pts) | #132 (858 pts) | #88 (893 pts) | #96 (883 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #57 (1906 pts) | #10 (2270 pts) | #141 (1426 pts) | #28 (2032 pts) | #71 (1708 pts) |