High-water mark
665.0632
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0632 at Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 30, 2023
Happy Basset BBQ and Beer
Happy Basset BBQ and Beer is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 25 at the Smoke on the Water (2021). They finished #1017 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 15, 2021
latest Jun 30, 2023 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.69 · weakest Pork (150.21)
Road miles
58
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.41 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1017 (118 pts) | #746 (223 pts) | #943 (173 pts) | #1064 (118 pts) | #1059 (118 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1580 (50 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1231 (70 pts) | #1170 (80 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 149.0744 | 161.69 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.6916 | 155.25 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 140.4800 | 150.21 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 139.9656 | 152.25 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 25 times, behind 209
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First call Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0632 Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score665.0632 Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
- Peak power rating (1489) Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -9.7 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | Apr 29, 2022 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -2.6 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition | Jun 30, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2023 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 25 / 33 (665.0632) | 7 (177.7144) | 14 (173.7028) | 30 (159.9544) | 30 (153.6916) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 94 / 103 (620.4340) | 74 (166.8456) | 93 (154.2628) | 101 (140.4800) | 89 (158.8456) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 71 / 77 (582.6856) | 69 (153.1200) | 70 (145.6916) | 74 (143.9084) | 72 (139.9656) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 23 / 25 (609.4512) | 25 (149.0744) | 23 (147.3484) | 21 (156.5140) | 19 (156.5144) |