Aww Shucks BBQ

Aww Shucks BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin on the Route (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #529 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#529

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1671

peak 1694 · rated over 46 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 24, 2023

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#363

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 48 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

703.4404 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Bricks

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

654.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 683.11 (-28.89)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±32.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 173.15 · weakest Chicken (170.25)

Road miles

3,807

across 48 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$405K

listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 39 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.11 / 720

31 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

340.44 / 360

12 Backyard contests · 1 GC

Backyard (3-meat) avg

508.55 / 540

4 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5484 points from the title

Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 8, 2025).

Among the elite

#529 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1671 puts them #529 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1671
peak 1694
46 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 7% average finish here

The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 4th
average top 7%

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 48 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 48 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.4404 career-best overall

97.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.4404 at Smoke on the Bricks — 97.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2025

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 39 entries at contests carrying the title.

39 state-championship entries

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Bushwood BBQ has finished one call ahead of Aww Shucks BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–5 behind in the head-to-head

Smoke This Drink That BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

Smoke This Drink That BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 23 shared contests.

The drought

37 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin on the Route on Jul 28, 2023 — 37 contests and 3.2 years ago.

last GC Jul 28, 2023
3.2 years ago

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

14 of 21 shared pork entries lost

Squealin N Dealin BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Squealin N Dealin BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 21 shared pork entries.

Built for the big stage

Top 27% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 27% finish in large fields against top 42% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 27% (19)
Small (<20 teams): top 42% (5)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Squealin N Dealin BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 19% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 19% across 8 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

8 June contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,807 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,807 miles across 48 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 220 miles to La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown.

48 mapped stops
furthest 220 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 4th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#363 (528 pts)	#447 (453 pts)	#517 (398 pts)	#446 (428 pts)	#287 (703 pts)

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PARROTHEAD SMOKERS

#528 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 265
GCs: 39
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1896

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Aww Shucks BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Aww Shucks BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 261 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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All Smoked Up BBQ

#527 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1672

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 38 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

#530 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 186
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1868

186 contests to 48: their number has had years to settle where Aww Shucks BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 184 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES

#524 of the rated field

1672 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1672

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Aww Shucks BBQ)

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 43 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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VETERAN PORK PULLERS

#531 of the rated field

1671 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1678

They were already cooking in 2018, 5 years before Aww Shucks BBQ's first contest.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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WHO DAT BBQ

#522 of the rated field

1672 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1696

Level with Aww Shucks BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
Smokey Bey's Barbecue	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
Smoke This Drink That BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Split Borders BBQ	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
Dr. Squealgood BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	18	1	6	179.4400	153.6456	170.25	top 43%
Pork Ribs	47	28	2	5	179.4400	155.9772	172.13	top 33%
Pork	35	13	1	4	180 🔥	164.5600	173.15	top 31%
Brisket	31	12	2	4	180 🔥	161.7028	171.58	top 34%

“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)	5	0	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	23	1	top 36%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	25	0	top 29%
MO	20	0	top 40%
OK	2	1	top 13%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	4	4	top 7%	Jun 26, 2026
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	4	2	top 40%	Jul 11, 2025
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	9	top 18%	Sep 26, 2025
Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	3	5	top 32%	Jul 19, 2024
Meat Inferno	2	7	top 20%	Sep 11, 2026
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	2	36	top 46%	Apr 10, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	12	top 33%	Nov 1, 2025
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2	5	top 37%	Aug 15, 2025
Smoke on the Bricks	2	2	top 17%	Aug 8, 2025
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2	3	top 17%	Jun 13, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	2	14	top 63%	Mar 22, 2024
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	4	top 19%	Jul 15, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 17 contests

Contests a season 12 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 25 of 48 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 29 12 of them more than once

First title Jul 28, 2023 Smokin on the Route

Opponents faced 866 finished ahead 1,847 times, behind 772

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Meat Inferno

20252 milestones

Aug 8 Career-best overall score703.4404 Smoke on the Bricks
Nov 1 Peak power rating (1694) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)

20242 milestones

Sep 27 25th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
Oct 4 First perfect 180 (Pork) Meat Inferno

202310 milestones

Mar 24 First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
Apr 21 First call Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
Apr 21 First overall top-10 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
Apr 21 First overall podium Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
Apr 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score354.8688 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
Jun 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Jul 7 First Reserve Championship Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
Jul 22 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
Jul 28 First Grand Championship Smokin on the Route
Jul 28 First state championship Smokin on the Route

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Smokin on the Route	Jul 28, 2023
+15.2	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition	Apr 21, 2023
+13.7	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)	Jul 7, 2023
+13.1	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 8, 2025
+12.7	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	Jul 7, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-20.7	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2026
-13.2	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 12, 2026
-12.7	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 11, 2025
-8.8	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown	Oct 3, 2025
-8.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	Mar 24, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	5	0	2	1	40%	top 50%	97.6%	90.9%
2025	17	0	6	1	94%	top 32%	97.7%	95.9%
2024	9	0	4	1	89%	top 31%	97.5%	95.5%
2023	17	1	13	3	82%	top 30%	98.6%	94.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	7 / 33 (692.5144)	24 (168.5256)	15 (171.9772)	6 (176.5944)	4 (175.4172)
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	5 / 157 (702.8112)	7 (177.1428)	24 (173.1200)	34 (172.5484)	1 (180)
Jun 12, 2026	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	27 / 36 (676.4800)	28 (169.1200)	18 (171.9772)	30 (164.5600)	19 (170.8228)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	53 / 101 (685.6112)	93 (163.9772)	11 (176.5600)	22 (175.4056)	59 (169.6684)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	68 / 68 (513.6456)	16 (173.7028)	—	33 (170.8112)	31 (169.1316)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	12 / 50 (692.5144)	12 (177.7144)	39 (169.1316)	31 (171.9656)	6 (173.7028)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	22 / 53 (691.3484)	9 (176.5600)	42 (167.9656)	37 (169.1200)	6 (177.7028)
Oct 24, 2025	1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO	8 / 25 (690.1944)	2 (177.7144)	24 (162.8000)	5 (177.7144)	11 (171.9656)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	12 / 30 (681.5768)	21 (169.1084)	21 (168.5256)	14 (170.8228)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2025	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO	27 / 39 (683.3600)	27 (170.2628)	24 (171.9888)	19 (172)	23 (169.1084)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 67 (693.6456)	31 (167.9656)	10 (175.4172)	11 (175.4172)	8 (174.8456)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	5 / 30 (691.9084)	20 (166.8228)	5 (174.2628)	7 (175.4056)	5 (175.4172)
Aug 29, 2025	Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS	15 / 25 (691.9432)	15 (173.1200)	5 (177.7144)	15 (171.9888)	16 (169.1200)
Aug 22, 2025	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	8 / 27 (689.0400)	19 (165.0972)	8 (173.1200)	3 (176.5600)	7 (174.2628)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	5 / 62 (702.2860)	25 (173.1200)	7 (175.4172)	11 (176.0116)	3 (177.7372)
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	2 / 53 (703.4404)	9 (176.5600)	18 (173.7260)	5 (177.1544)	8 (176)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	27 / 36 (671.8400)	32 (163.9428)	31 (163.9544)	3 (177.7144)	23 (166.2284)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	4 (175.4172)	—	—
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	16 / 159 (692.5716)	18 (176)	69 (166.8572)	42 (170.8344)	2 (178.8800)
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	10 / 36 (686.7884)	15 (170.8456)	5 (174.2628)	18 (171.4172)	18 (170.2628)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	36 / 92 (685.0628)	67 (166.8112)	36 (171.9772)	59 (167.3944)	1 (178.8800)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	11 / 70 (695.9772)	21 (175.4056)	9 (176.5600)	23 (173.7372)	30 (170.2744)
Oct 4, 2024	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	7 / 38 (701.6684)	14 (175.4056)	5 (178.8572)	1 (180)	20 (167.4056)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	9 / 73 (694.8344)	20 (171.9656)	3 (176.5944)	2 (178.8572)	22 (167.4172)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	43 / 65 (665.5772)	61 (153.6456)	44 (165.6800)	13 (176.5600)	30 (169.6916)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	14 / 46 (689.0400)	16 (171.9656)	7 (175.4172)	13 (174.2628)	20 (167.3944)
Jul 19, 2024	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	16 / 37 (690.2172)	16 (174.2744)	8 (176.5600)	19 (172.5600)	25 (166.8228)
Jul 12, 2024	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	15 / 28 (674.1712)	26 (166.2284)	10 (171.9888)	10 (170.8228)	13 (165.1312)
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	4 / 172 (692.6400)	3 (178.8800)	7 (173.7372)	46 (168.6056)	19 (171.4172)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	3 / 43 (349.7144)	4 (176)	5 (173.7144)	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	14 / 31 (339.9544)	9 (173.1200)	19 (166.8344)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO	8 / 16 (491.4740)	10 (157.1428)	7 (166.8684)	5 (167.4628)	—
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 73 (684.5256)	24 (171.9656)	9 (174.8456)	12 (176.0116)	37 (161.7028)
Sep 8, 2023	Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO	7 / 11 (335.9312)	8 (163.3828)	4 (172.5484)	—	—
Sep 1, 2023	Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK	4 / 17 (514.8228)	7 (169.6800)	4 (174.8800)	7 (170.2628)	—
Aug 25, 2023	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	5 / 9 (328.4800)	2 (170.8228)	6 (157.6572)	—	—
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	45 / 90 (685.0512)	48 (171.9656)	27 (174.8572)	33 (173.7028)	74 (164.5256)
Jul 28, 2023	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	1 / 29 (353.1316)	3 (175.4172)	1 (177.7144)	—	—
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	10 / 28 (515.4060)	12 (171.9772)	14 (170.2744)	5 (173.1544)	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	5 / 31 (512.5028)	7 (171.4172)	6 (171.9772)	4 (169.1084)	—
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	4 / 21 (336.5144)	6 (166.8228)	3 (169.6916)	—	—
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	5 / 27 (336.5028)	8 (161.0856)	4 (175.4172)	—	—
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	5 / 30 (346.2400)	8 (170.8228)	3 (175.4172)	—	—
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO	2 / 12 (347.4172)	1 (176)	4 (171.4172)	—	—
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	18 / 167 (684.0116)	92 (161.6800)	15 (173.7372)	19 (173.7372)	11 (174.8572)
Jun 9, 2023	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	5 / 32 (338.8000)	12 (159.3600)	1 (179.4400)	—	—
Apr 21, 2023	Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS	3 / 28 (354.8688)	3 (179.4400)	6 (175.4288)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	30 / 37 (317.6684)	26 (161.6912)	30 (155.9772)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Aww Shucks BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)