Aww Shucks BBQ KS
Rating
1649
peak 1678 · rated over 46 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
47
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#399
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 47 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
654.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 682.79 (-28.58)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±32.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.05 · weakest Chicken (170.29)
Road miles
3787
mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$395K
listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 38 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.79 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
382.46 / 360
16 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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
🎯 The one to beat
Bushwood BBQ has finished one call ahead of Aww Shucks BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke This Drink That BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Bricks (2025-08-08).
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Squealin N Dealin BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 20 shared pork entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 19% across 8 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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 |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 23 | 5 | 18 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 22 | 7 | 15 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ 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 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 179.4400 | 153.6456 | 170.29 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 155.9772 | 172.14 | top 33% |
| Pork | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 164.5600 | 173.05 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7028 | 171.45 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 24 | 0 | top 30% |
| MO | 20 | 0 | top 40% |
| OK | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 27% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 7% | 2026-06-26 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 40% | 2025-07-11 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 18% | 2025-09-26 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 32% | 2024-07-19 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 46% | 2026-04-10 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 33% | 2025-11-01 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-08-15 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-08-08 |
| Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-06-13 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 63% | 2024-03-22 |
| Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 19% | 2023-07-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (24 of 47 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin on the Route (2023-07-28)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 682.79 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 382.46 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-03-24 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 📣 2023-04-21 — First call · Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
- 🏆 2023-07-28 — First Grand Championship · Smokin on the Route
- 🎖️ 2024-09-27 — 25th tracked contest · Shawnee Great Grillers
- 🔥 2024-10-04 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Meat Inferno
- ⭐ 2025-08-08 — Career-best overall score (703.4404) · Smoke on the Bricks
- 📈 2025-11-01 — Peak power rating (1678) · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Smokin on the Route | 2023-07-28 |
| +14.6 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition | 2023-04-21 |
| +13.7 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2023-07-07 |
| +12.5 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2025-08-08 |
| +12.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -20.8 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
| -13.2 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2026-06-12 |
| -12.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-07-11 |
| -9.1 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | 2025-10-03 |
| -8.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2023-03-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | top 58% | 97.6% | 89.5% |
| 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% | 143.2% | 105.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 157 (702.8112) | 7 (177.1428) | 24 (173.1200) | 34 (172.5484) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-06-12 | 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) |
| 2026-04-10 | 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) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 68 / 68 (513.6456) | 16 (173.7028) | — | 33 (170.8112) | 31 (169.1316) |
| 2025-11-01 | 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) |
| 2025-10-31 | 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) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO | 8 / 25 (690.1944) | 2 (177.7144) | 24 (162.8000) | 5 (177.7144) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 12 / 30 (681.5768) | 21 (169.1084) | 21 (168.5256) | 14 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 27 / 39 (683.3600) | 27 (170.2628) | 24 (171.9888) | 19 (172.0000) | 23 (169.1084) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 14 / 67 (693.6456) | 31 (167.9656) | 10 (175.4172) | 11 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8456) |
| 2025-09-19 | 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) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 15 / 25 (691.9432) | 15 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7144) | 15 (171.9888) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS | 8 / 27 (689.0400) | 19 (165.0972) | 8 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-08-15 | 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) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 2 / 53 (703.4404) | 9 (176.5600) | 18 (173.7260) | 5 (177.1544) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 27 / 36 (671.8400) | 32 (163.9428) | 31 (163.9544) | 3 (177.7144) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 16 / 159 (692.5716) | 18 (176.0000) | 69 (166.8572) | 42 (170.8344) | 2 (178.8800) |
| 2025-06-13 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 36 / 92 (685.0628) | 67 (166.8112) | 36 (171.9772) | 59 (167.3944) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 11 / 70 (695.9772) | 21 (175.4056) | 9 (176.5600) | 23 (173.7372) | 30 (170.2744) |
| 2024-10-04 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 7 / 38 (701.6684) | 14 (175.4056) | 5 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (167.4056) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 9 / 73 (694.8344) | 20 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5944) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (167.4172) |
| 2024-08-16 | 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) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 14 / 46 (689.0400) | 16 (171.9656) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (174.2628) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 16 / 37 (690.2172) | 16 (174.2744) | 8 (176.5600) | 19 (172.5600) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 15 / 28 (674.1712) | 26 (166.2284) | 10 (171.9888) | 10 (170.8228) | 13 (165.1312) |
| 2024-06-21 | 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) |
| 2024-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 3 / 43 (349.7144) | 4 (176.0000) | 5 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 14 / 31 (339.9544) | 9 (173.1200) | 19 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 8 / 16 (491.4740) | 10 (157.1428) | 7 (166.8684) | 5 (167.4628) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 15 / 73 (684.5256) | 24 (171.9656) | 9 (174.8456) | 12 (176.0116) | 37 (161.7028) |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 7 / 11 (335.9312) | 8 (163.3828) | 4 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 4 / 17 (514.8228) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (174.8800) | 7 (170.2628) | — |
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 5 / 9 (328.4800) | 2 (170.8228) | 6 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 45 / 90 (685.0512) | 48 (171.9656) | 27 (174.8572) | 33 (173.7028) | 74 (164.5256) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 1 / 29 (353.1316) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 28 (515.4060) | 12 (171.9772) | 14 (170.2744) | 5 (173.1544) | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 31 (512.5028) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (169.1084) | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO | 4 / 21 (336.5144) | 6 (166.8228) | 3 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 5 / 27 (336.5028) | 8 (161.0856) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 2 / 12 (347.4172) | 1 (176.0000) | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 5 / 30 (346.2400) | 8 (170.8228) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 5 / 32 (338.8000) | 12 (159.3600) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 3 / 28 (354.8688) | 3 (179.4400) | 6 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 30 / 37 (317.6684) | 26 (161.6912) | 30 (155.9772) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #399 (365 pts) | #434 (390 pts) | #546 (290 pts) | #538 (255 pts) | #322 (495 pts) |