A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bucknutz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bucknutz BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
On the Spit BBQ, LLC
On the Spit BBQ, LLC is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 18 at the Cruisin' and BBQin' (2025). They are ranked #5525 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2025
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.82 · weakest Brisket (139.57)
Road miles
245
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.81 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
295.94 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #274 (110 pts) | #276 (110 pts) | #287 (110 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1029 (70 pts) | #1085 (80 pts) | #1169 (70 pts) | #1077 (70 pts) | #1071 (70 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #847 (128 pts) | #916 (133 pts) | #990 (128 pts) | #873 (143 pts) | #876 (138 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to On the Spit BBQ, LLC, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with On the Spit BBQ, LLC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before On the Spit BBQ, LLC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before On the Spit BBQ, LLC's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before On the Spit BBQ, LLC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before On the Spit BBQ, LLC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 125.6340 | 147.85 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 130.8228 | 147.17 | top 98% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 151.3716 | 154.82 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 129.0628 | 139.57 | top 97% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 97% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 94% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 3 times, behind 110
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score613.5888 Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8456 Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1488) Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -10.8 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -10.1 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | Aug 22, 2025 |
| -9.6 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -7.3 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.6% | 83.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 28 / 28 (276.4916) | 28 (135.9428) | 28 (140.5488) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 24 / 27 (315.3828) | 24 (157.6800) | 24 (157.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 20 / 20 (613.5888) | 18 (162.8456) | 20 (157.1200) | 20 (155.9772) | 20 (137.6460) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 18 / 18 (555.7484) | 18 (125.6340) | 18 (149.6800) | 18 (151.3716) | 18 (129.0628) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 25 / 25 (597.0856) | 24 (157.1656) | 25 (130.8228) | 22 (157.0972) | 23 (152) |