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O.G. BANDITS

O.G. BANDITS is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2023). They are ranked #470 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#470
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1683
peak 1688 · rated over 36 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

48
in the data

First seen

Jul 15, 2022
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#119
Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

10
16 podiums

Overall top-10s

12
25% of 48 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%
overall standings

Best overall

702.2284 / 720

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Current form

687.57 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 689.01 (-1.44)

Walk rate

69%
contests with a top-10 call

Consistency

±8.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 174.39 · weakest Brisket (170.77)

Road miles

4,007
across 48 mapped stops · furthest 567 mi

Schedule strength

89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1624)

Purse competed for

$462K
listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 37 state-championship entries

Master avg

689.01 / 720
36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#470 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1683 puts them #470 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

  • rating 1683
  • peak 1688
  • 36 rated contests

The 180 club

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

  • Pork Ribs ×3
  • Chicken ×2
  • Pork ×1
  • Brisket ×1

On the rise

+25 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 12 contests since Oct 31, 2025 — from 1658 up to 1683.

  • 12 contests since Oct 31, 2025
  • now 1683

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Jul 11, 2025).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 48 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 48 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has finished one call ahead of O.G. BANDITS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 1 Grand Championship

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

  • 3 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 20%

A tough matchup

16–4 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

17–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1624 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 89% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1624 power rating — a tougher draw than 89% of every rated contest in the data.

  • 36 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MUNNY'S STOVE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

4,007 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,007 miles across 48 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 567 miles to ND BBQ Championship.

  • 48 mapped stops
  • furthest 567 mi

The metronome

±1.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 95.7% of a perfect score
  • 48 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #218 (857 pts) #210 (937 pts) #112 (1,339 pts) #111 (1,247 pts) #294 (692 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #119 (1,495 pts) #120 (1,465 pts) #48 (1,956 pts) #197 (1,100 pts) #128 (1,390 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #277 (795 pts) #207 (1,050 pts) #268 (926 pts) #328 (680 pts) #273 (830 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #553 (320 pts) #721 (235 pts) #820 (225 pts) #791 (185 pts) #542 (345 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #444 (487 pts) #372 (632 pts) #462 (545 pts) #433 (527 pts) #392 (597 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to O.G. BANDITS, each with one reason worth a look.

BULL IN THE RING
#469 of the rated field
1684 power rating
Contests
48
GCs
2
Top-10s
54%
Peak
1693
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to O.G. BANDITS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BULL IN THE RING ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 42 contests
  • last seen Aug 14, 2026
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Lazy Butt BBQ
#472 of the rated field
1683 power rating
Contests
47
GCs
1
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1683
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to O.G. BANDITS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 46 contests
  • last seen Apr 10, 2026
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SMOKIN O BBQ
#471 of the rated field
1683 power rating
Contests
74
GCs
1
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1714

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before O.G. BANDITS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 71 contests
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Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow
#473 of the rated field
1683 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
4
Top-10s
59%
Peak
1683

Fewer contests behind them than O.G. BANDITS has cooked, 17 to 48, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Mar 6, 2020
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GEO SMOKERS
#468 of the rated field
1684 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
47
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1692
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to O.G. BANDITS)

47 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 44 contests
  • last seen Aug 21, 2026
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Porket About It
#476 of the rated field
1682 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
38
GCs
0
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1682

Level with O.G. BANDITS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 38 contests
  • last seen Aug 15, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
MAN MEAT BBQ 31 11 20 35% ⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ 29 17 12 59% ⚔ compare
Ambition Que 26 17 9 65% ⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN 22 12 10 55% ⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q 21 15 6 71% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 20 4 16 20% ⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine 19 8 11 42% ⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ 19 4 15 21% ⚔ compare
Split Borders BBQ 18 17 1 94% ⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD 18 12 6 67% ⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ 18 10 8 56% ⚔ compare
B 3 BBQ 17 10 7 59% ⚔ compare
Smoke This Drink That BBQ 17 9 8 53% ⚔ compare
Smoke 'n Magic 17 9 8 53% ⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ 17 8 9 47% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 37 15 2 3 180 🔥 160.5028 174.39 top 32%
Pork Ribs 45 18 4 5 180 🔥 158.8116 172.11 top 41%
Pork 37 11 1 3 180 🔥 163.9428 172.24 top 43%
Brisket 37 13 3 5 180 🔥 160.5028 170.77 top 42%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)150top 42%
Large (40+)221top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO231top 37%
KS100top 30%
SD30top 30%
ND10top 25%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 6 3 0 top 27% Nov 1, 2025
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 5 7 0 top 34% Jul 10, 2026
BBQ & Fly-In on the River 3 11 0 top 41% Aug 14, 2026
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 3 19 0 top 31% Apr 10, 2026
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 2 5 0 top 33% Sep 4, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 140 0 top 38% Nov 5, 2025
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 2 25 0 top 78% Jul 20, 2024
Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 2 11 0 top 58% Mar 23, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 15 contests
Contests a season 9.6 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 30 of 48 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 20 8 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 45 entries · 4 wins · 18 calls
First title Jun 9, 2023 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Opponents faced 969 finished ahead 1,711 times, behind 992

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

20263 milestones
  1. 10th category win Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1)
  2. Peak power rating (1688) BBQ & Fly-In on the River
  3. Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20254 milestones
  1. First multi-meat day Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off
  2. 25th tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
  3. 5th perfect 180 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off
  4. Career-best overall score702.2284 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
20241 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20234 milestones
  1. First overall podium Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  2. First Grand Championship Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  3. Biggest field won (44 teams) Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  4. First perfect 180 (Brisket) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
20225 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
  2. First call 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
  3. First overall top-10 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.8968 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
  5. First category win (Brisket) Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+18.1Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)Oct 27, 2023
+16.6Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)Oct 25, 2024
+14.2Tom Brigham Memorial BBQMay 16, 2025
+14.1Smokin' Trackside BBQ BashAug 12, 2022
+13.2Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)Oct 31, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.9Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)Jul 19, 2024
-6.3Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1)Mar 22, 2024
-5.8Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)Jul 20, 2024
-4.9Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue ChallengeMar 27, 2026
-4.2SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's SpeedwaySep 4, 2026

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
202613012 62% top 32% 96.5% 95.8%
202515065 73% top 23% 97.5% 96.4%
202412010 50% top 52% 97.1% 94.7%
20233122 100% top 20% 97.1% 96.5%
20225021 100% top 43% 96.6% 95.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 4, 2026 SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD 17 / 31 (683.3600) 12 (173.1084) 17 (170.8688) 24 (169.1200) 23 (170.2628)
Aug 14, 2026 BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO 30 / 83 (689.6112) 35 (173.1200) 7 (178.2972) 37 (171.9656) 56 (166.2284)
Jul 10, 2026 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO 11 / 37 (693.6344) 20 (170.8228) 12 (176.5600) 1 (180) 24 (166.2516)
Jul 10, 2026 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO — — — — —
Jun 5, 2026 Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD 12 / 48 (687.3368) 10 (173.1428) 18 (171.9656) 12 (174.2628) 23 (167.9656)
Jun 5, 2026 Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD — — 21 (166.2284) — —
May 1, 2026 ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND 18 / 71 (683.9200) 48 (166.2284) 51 (164.5600) 4 (177.7144) 5 (175.4172)
May 1, 2026 ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND — — 5 (173.7028) — —
Apr 10, 2026 Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS 20 / 101 (694.8000) 41 (174.2628) 35 (173.7028) 11 (176) 48 (170.8344)
Apr 3, 2026 Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS 9 / 31 (690.7888) 7 (174.8572) 9 (170.8344) 3 (177.7144) 16 (167.3828)
Mar 28, 2026 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO — — 5 (174.2744) — —
Mar 27, 2026 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO 13 / 26 (693.6344) 1 (180) 16 (169.6916) 8 (176.5600) 20 (167.3828)
Mar 20, 2026 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 15 / 68 (690.7540) 17 (173.1084) 12 (174.2628) 27 (172.5600) 22 (170.8228)
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS — — — — —
Nov 5, 2025 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 177 / 401 (679.9428) 115 (173.7028) 299 (164.5484) 124 (173.1200) 174 (168.5716)
Nov 1, 2025 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 11 / 50 (693.0628) 11 (177.7144) 14 (175.4056) 27 (172.5600) 33 (167.3828)
Oct 31, 2025 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 7 / 53 (698.2400) 7 (177.7028) 28 (171.4172) 29 (171.4056) 2 (177.7144)
Aug 29, 2025 SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD 5 / 44 (693.6800) 14 (173.1200) 19 (170.2628) 10 (173.1544) 1 (177.1428)
Aug 15, 2025 BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO 11 / 62 (697.1088) 7 (177.7144) 27 (170.2628) 6 (177.7144) 25 (171.4172)
Aug 8, 2025 Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS 20 / 53 (693.0512) 17 (174.2628) 34 (167.9656) 16 (174.2628) 6 (176.5600)
Jul 19, 2025 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO 4 / 28 (702.2284) 22 (170.8112) 4 (176.5600) 5 (177.7028) 4 (177.1544)
Jul 18, 2025 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO — — 4 (173.1200) — —
Jul 11, 2025 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO 9 / 36 (693.0628) 1 (180) 1 (180) 26 (169.1200) 28 (163.9428)
Jul 11, 2025 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO — — 2 (179.4400) — —
May 16, 2025 Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS 3 / 27 (701.1084) 12 (171.4056) 1 (180) 7 (174.8572) 9 (174.8456)
Apr 25, 2025 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO 10 / 40 (696.5028) 8 (176.5600) 1 (180) 15 (173.7028) 26 (166.2400)
Apr 11, 2025 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 19 / 92 (691.3488) 7 (177.7144) 9 (176.5716) 76 (163.9428) 19 (173.1200)
Mar 21, 2025 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS 20 / 70 (690.7884) 30 (173.1200) 13 (174.2972) 35 (171.9656) 26 (171.4056)
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS — — — — —
Oct 30, 2024 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 140 / 444 (684.4800) 131 (173.7028) 116 (173.1316) 208 (169.1200) 190 (168.5256)
Oct 26, 2024 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 34 / 56 (678.7084) 9 (176.5600) 49 (165.0856) 25 (170.8344) 40 (166.2284)
Oct 25, 2024 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 5 / 53 (698.8000) 4 (178.8572) 36 (170.2744) 16 (174.2628) 8 (175.4056)
Jul 20, 2024 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO 25 / 33 (683.3372) 14 (176.5600) 21 (172.0116) 30 (167.3828) 25 (167.3828)
Jul 19, 2024 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO 30 / 37 (671.9088) 23 (172.5600) 32 (163.3944) 32 (165.6800) 18 (170.2744)
Jul 12, 2024 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO 11 / 28 (683.3144) 8 (174.2628) 5 (176.5716) 21 (165.0856) 8 (167.3944)
Jul 12, 2024 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO — — 8 (172.5600) — —
Apr 5, 2024 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 52 / 97 (681.0056) 45 (171.9656) 32 (173.1316) 57 (168.5256) 62 (167.3828)
Mar 23, 2024 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO 11 / 34 (695.9544) 12 (176.5600) 26 (169.6800) 9 (176.5944) 10 (173.1200)
Mar 23, 2024 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO — — 5 (173.1200) — —
Mar 22, 2024 Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO 29 / 35 (661.5428) 13 (173.1200) 32 (161.0972) 26 (166.8228) 31 (160.5028)
Oct 28, 2023 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 20 / 40 (686.7772) 19 (174.8572) 27 (167.9772) 36 (163.9428) 1 (180)
Oct 27, 2023 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO 3 / 47 (698.8232) 9 (178.2972) 7 (176.5716) 12 (174.2628) 26 (169.6916)
Jun 9, 2023 Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO 1 / 44 (698.8000) 13 (172.5600) 1 (178.8572) 13 (173.1200) 3 (174.2628)
Aug 19, 2022 BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO 37 / 54 (670.1372) 47 (160.5028) 8 (175.4172) 40 (165.6800) 28 (168.5372)
Aug 12, 2022 Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO 7 / 25 (695.3716) 3 (177.7144) 14 (169.6800) 17 (170.2628) 1 (177.7144)
Jul 16, 2022 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO 12 / 25 (684.4916) 4 (176.5600) 23 (158.8116) 2 (177.7144) 12 (171.4056)
Jul 16, 2022 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO — — 10 (173.1200) — —
Jul 15, 2022 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO 7 / 27 (691.8968) 8 (175.4056) 16 (169.6800) 10 (174.2628) 8 (172.5484)

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

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

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