NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Wheatstock Grill Off (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #717 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#717

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1639

peak 1647 · rated over 50 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 1, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#134

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

37% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

790.6972 / 900

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

666.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.82 (+0.67)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Wheatstock Grill Off

Consistency

±15.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.94 · weakest Brisket (164.98)

Road miles

7,128

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

665.82 / 720

51 Master contests · 2 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

790.70 / 900

1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5600 points from the title

Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Derby BBQ Festival (Sep 9, 2016).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Wheatstock Grill Off (May 8, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BURNT FINGER BBQ.

Giant slayer

32 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Wheatstock Grill Off.

May 8, 2015

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 39 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has finished one call ahead of NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 1 Grand Championship

2013 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

12 contests
6 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 28%

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A tough matchup

24–4 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Wheatstock Grill Off on May 8, 2015 — 24 contests and 11.4 years ago.

last GC May 8, 2015
11.4 years ago

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
52 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 24% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 7 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,128 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,128 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 552 miles to Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff.

52 mapped stops
furthest 552 mi

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
52 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1358 (187 pts)	#1541 (177 pts)	#967 (392 pts)	#1527 (177 pts)	#1710 (137 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#295 (1,184 pts)	#376 (1,019 pts)	#143 (1,635 pts)	#406 (979 pts)	#288 (1,202 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#232 (1,368 pts)	#206 (1,421 pts)	#140 (1,649 pts)	#248 (1,226 pts)	#259 (1,272 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#196 (1,526 pts)	#232 (1,326 pts)	#95 (1,891 pts)	#247 (1,267 pts)	#234 (1,386 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#134 (1,708 pts)	#77 (1,930 pts)	#202 (1,314 pts)	#144 (1,508 pts)	#135 (1,630 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

THE OUTLAWS

#720 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1652

4–6 in 10 shared contests (40% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — THE OUTLAWS ahead 6–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke 'n Magic

#716 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1687

They've been 1687 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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EFFIN'EH GRAY'S

#718 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1639

Fewer contests behind them than NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ has cooked, 21 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Two Pigs And A Smoker

#719 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1639

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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SMOKIN BAD HABIT

#710 of the rated field

1640 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1675

8–10 in 18 shared contests (44% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS

#724 of the rated field

1638 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1665

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

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

rated over 34 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	20	1	5	177.1428	154.8112	167.06	top 42%
Pork Ribs	52	26	3	11	180 🔥	142.8572	167.94	top 34%
Pork	52	14	0	3	174.8570	142.8228	165.57	top 45%
Brisket	52	19	2	4	174.8800	143.9544	164.98	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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	33	2	top 37%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	35	2	top 37%
OK	12	0	top 35%
MO	4	0	top 45%
TN	1	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	6	top 41%	Jul 29, 2016
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	17	top 62%	Jul 1, 2016
Eureka BBQ Bash	2	5	top 45%	Jun 17, 2016
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	10	top 41%	Oct 16, 2015
Derby BBQ Festival	2	5	top 21%	Sep 11, 2015
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	4	top 23%	Apr 3, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	5	top 35%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 14 contests

Contests a season 10.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 35 of 52 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 45 7 of them more than once

First title Sep 13, 2013 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off

Opponents faced 1,737 finished ahead 2,448 times, behind 1,650

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

20172 milestones

Apr 28 Peak power rating (1647) Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20161 milestone

Oct 29 50th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20152 milestones

May 8 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 Biggest field won (32 teams) Wheatstock Grill Off

20141 milestone

Oct 2 25th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

201310 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Apr 5 First call Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8568 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 First overall podium Boots & BBQ Festival
Jul 26 Career-best overall score790.6972 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Aug 2 First category win (Brisket) Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
Sep 6 First Reserve Championship National Bar-B-Que Derby
Sep 13 First Grand Championship 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Sep 13 10th tracked contest 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Boots & BBQ Festival	May 10, 2013
+13.7	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
+13.4	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	Sep 13, 2013
+12.3	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2016
+11.8	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 2, 2014
-8.7	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 19, 2015
-8.7	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
-8.4	Hot Pursuit BBQ	Jul 2, 2016
-7.8	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016

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)
2017	2	0	0	0	100%	top 51%	93.1%	91.3%
2016	11	0	3	2	73%	top 43%	96.7%	92.6%
2015	13	1	3	1	62%	top 40%	96.7%	92.7%
2014	14	0	7	1	71%	top 37%	95.9%	92.8%
2013	12	1	6	2	92%	top 28%	96%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	277 / 407 (644.4912)	257 (162.8456)	4 (177.7372)	395 (142.8228)	255 (161.0856)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	11 / 32 (670.3656)	13 (166.3200)	5 (173.1772)	13 (168.6056)	21 (162.2628)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	228 / 557 (661.6684)	207 (166.8684)	174 (168.5256)	357 (161.6916)	237 (164.5828)
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	23 / 39 (659.3596)	24 (165.1884)	24 (166.2512)	14 (167.9772)	25 (159.9428)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	2 / 38 (696.5600)	10 (173.1428)	1 (178.8572)	16 (169.6800)	6 (174.8800)
Aug 12, 2016	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	14 / 29 (654.8344)	9 (169.1772)	27 (146.2744)	12 (168.5600)	7 (170.8228)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	6 / 36 (672.5944)	4 (173.7600)	9 (169.1200)	25 (161.1428)	7 (168.5716)
Jul 2, 2016	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	21 / 27 (645.0284)	19 (163.3712)	2 (178.2972)	23 (159.4056)	26 (143.9544)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	26 / 38 (658.8000)	34 (159.4172)	7 (172)	27 (161.6800)	21 (165.7028)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	5 / 26 (677.6224)	15 (166.2284)	3 (172.5600)	10 (165.6912)	1 (173.1428)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	16 / 31 (675.3256)	20 (168.5372)	19 (168.5372)	5 (173.7028)	19 (164.5484)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	15 / 26 (662.7772)	18 (162.2972)	3 (176.5600)	17 (164.5372)	19 (159.3828)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	30 / 109 (669.5884)	57 (163.9544)	12 (173.1428)	30 (169.1084)	44 (163.3828)
Oct 16, 2015	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	11 / 25 (665.6000)	10 (170.2856)	9 (167.4172)	21 (161.6572)	7 (166.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	238 / 606 (659.9084)	408 (159.9312)	154 (169.1428)	142 (169.1200)	304 (161.7144)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	45 / 187 (683.9772)	14 (176.5828)	157 (161.6916)	24 (173.7372)	63 (171.9656)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	14 / 32 (660.9944)	5 (173.7028)	2 (172.5600)	24 (155.9200)	21 (158.8116)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	5 / 26 (668.5256)	2 (169.1544)	3 (172.5600)	16 (161.1084)	10 (165.7028)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	11 / 33 (678.2056)	16 (168.5600)	17 (165.6800)	7 (173.7028)	12 (170.2628)
Jul 31, 2015	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	6 / 17 (671.2800)	7 (173.1200)	10 (162.8116)	11 (162.2400)	3 (173.1084)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	17 / 26 (662.7428)	21 (162.8228)	12 (165.1200)	12 (168.5600)	16 (166.2400)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	26 / 48 (662.1372)	34 (163.3828)	5 (172.5716)	6 (174.2628)	41 (151.9200)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	17 / 31 (657.6684)	12 (169.7028)	13 (166.2972)	11 (167.4056)	27 (154.2628)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	19 / 27 (659.3484)	24 (157.1200)	12 (168)	11 (170.2856)	14 (163.9428)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	1 / 32 (696.5372)	5 (173.1428)	1 (180)	7 (173.1316)	11 (170.2628)
Apr 3, 2015	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	12 / 34 (650.7656)	12 (162.8456)	23 (159.3944)	20 (161.7028)	5 (166.8228)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	10 / 26 (676.5260)	10 (170.2972)	14 (165.1316)	14 (166.8344)	4 (174.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	177 / 552 (665.0168)	243 (166.2628)	250 (165.1200)	207 (166.8228)	176 (166.8112)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	137 / 165 (650.1488)	138 (162.2400)	148 (157.1088)	110 (165.6684)	101 (165.1316)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	9 / 38 (682.2400)	21 (166.8456)	8 (174.8572)	23 (165.6800)	4 (174.8572)
Aug 8, 2014	CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	6 / 26 (678.8112)	3 (173.7028)	5 (170.2628)	8 (169.1428)	11 (165.7028)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	2 / 21 (690.2628)	5 (173.1428)	1 (178.8572)	3 (173.7028)	6 (164.5600)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	10 / 41 (670.8572)	19 (164.5828)	6 (171.4172)	14 (169.1200)	14 (165.7372)
Jul 11, 2014	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	5 / 20 (686.2056)	4 (175.4172)	3 (174.2856)	7 (170.8228)	10 (165.6800)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	23 / 42 (668.4456)	34 (160.5140)	14 (173.7144)	20 (167.9772)	19 (166.2400)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	41 / 87 (656.4460)	56 (161.6916)	10 (171.9772)	49 (161.6800)	48 (161.0972)
May 9, 2014	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	16 / 29 (671.8628)	11 (173.1200)	17 (165.6800)	16 (166.2400)	14 (166.8228)
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	21 / 29 (635.8624)	22 (160.5140)	4 (170.2972)	19 (155.3712)	22 (149.6800)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	12 / 64 (677.6344)	15 (170.2628)	9 (172.5716)	28 (162.8000)	7 (172)
Apr 4, 2014	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	4 / 40 (639.8968)	17 (154.8112)	2 (169.1428)	5 (164.5372)	21 (151.4056)
Oct 18, 2013	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	14 / 25 (655.4288)	4 (173.1428)	12 (165.1772)	19 (160.5372)	19 (156.5716)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	9 / 43 (663.3256)	6 (169.1312)	13 (163.9888)	5 (170.2628)	18 (159.9428)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	1 / 25 (682.8116)	1 (174.8456)	12 (163.9888)	2 (171.9772)	5 (172)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	2 / 35 (671.9428)	2 (172.5600)	2 (174.3200)	19 (162.8228)	17 (162.2400)
Aug 2, 2013	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	7 / 25 (651.9428)	18 (154.8228)	14 (159.4172)	7 (164.5600)	1 (173.1428)
Jul 26, 2013	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	23 / 47 (790.6972)	4 (171.9772)	33 (155.9888)	34 (153.0628)	7 (170.8684)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	13 / 40 (667.4056)	10 (168.5600)	13 (167.3828)	16 (166.8456)	17 (164.6172)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	5 / 31 (666.8570)	15 (164.5712)	9 (169.7142)	14 (165.7144)	8 (166.8572)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	17 / 34 (659.9998)	11 (169.1428)	30 (155.4286)	9 (167.4286)	9 (167.9998)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	3 / 36 (691.4284)	3 (177.1428)	6 (170.2858)	3 (174.8570)	12 (169.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	23 / 63 (654.8568)	36 (158.8570)	37 (159.4286)	12 (171.9998)	22 (164.5714)
Apr 5, 2013	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	16 / 52 (613.7144)	7 (157.7142)	37 (142.8572)	33 (145.7142)	2 (167.4288)

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

NAUGHTY NURSES 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

Master avg

Master (5-meat) avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

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)