NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#735

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1635

peak 1644 · rated over 50 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#134

Master 2013

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 52 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

790.6972 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

666.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.86 (+17.63)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Wheatstock Grill Off

Consistency

±101.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.94 · weakest Brisket (164.98)

Road miles

7,128

mi across 52 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi

Schedule strength

45%

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

Master avg

648.86 / 720

52 Master contests · 2 GCs

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Storylines (15 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

0.5600 points from the title

Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at *Derby BBQ Festival (2016-09-09).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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 (2015-05-08) 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.

2015-05-08

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.

High-water mark

790.6972 career-best overall

109.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 790.6972 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — 109.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-26

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.

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 2015-05-08 — 24 contests and 11.3 years ago.

last GC 2015-05-08
11.3 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.

Boom or bust

±14.06% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.06% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 90.1% of a perfect score
best 109.8%

A September team

Top 24% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 7 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 37% 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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

BILLY RAY BBQ

#733 of the rated field

1636 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1681

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

VICIOUS SMOKE

#734 of the rated field

1636 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1636

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 35 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2018-08-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Rise N Swine

#736 of the rated field

1635 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 96
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1715

4–7 in 11 shared contests (36% to NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 96 contests to 52.

rated over 93 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

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ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ

#732 of the rated field

1636 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1645

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

BAREKNUCKLES BBQ

#737 of the rated field

1635 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1635

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2018-05-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' TEX BBQ

#738 of the rated field

1635 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 75
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1673

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 75 contests
last seen 2022-07-09

⚔ 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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	35	2	top 37%
OK	12	0	top 35%
MO	4	0	top 42%
TN	1	0	top 52%

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 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	6	top 41%	2016-07-29
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	17	top 62%	2016-07-01
*Eureka BBQ Bash	2	5	top 45%	2016-06-17
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	10	top 41%	2015-10-16
*Derby BBQ Festival	2	5	top 21%	2015-09-11
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	4	top 23%	2015-04-03
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	5	top 35%	2014-06-20

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2014 14 contests

Contests a season 10.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 35 of 52 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 45 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 52 entries · 1 win · 20 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.94 · weakest Brisket (164.98)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 39 of 52 contests

Overall top-10 rate 37% 19 of 52 contests

Wins it all 4% 2 Grand Championships · 3 reserve

First title 2013-09-13 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 648.86 out of 720 · 52 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,744 2,351–1,748 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 7,128 52 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Power rating 1635 peak 1644 · #735 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Oct 2 25th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2015
May 8 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 Biggest field won (32 teams) Wheatstock Grill Off
2016
Oct 29 50th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Apr 28 Peak power rating (1644) *Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Boots & BBQ Festival	2013-05-10
+13.8	National Bar-B-Que Derby	2013-09-06
+13.5	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	2013-09-13
+12.4	*Derby BBQ Festival	2016-09-09
+11.9	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair	2014-07-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-02
-8.6	Eureka BBQ Bash	2015-06-19
-8.5	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
-8.3	*Hot Pursuit BBQ	2016-07-02
-7.6	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2016-07-01

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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%	87.3%
2014	14	0	7	1	71%	top 37%	95.9%	92.8%
2013	12	1	6	2	92%	top 28%	109.8%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	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)
2017-04-28	*Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	11 / 32 (670.3656)	13 (166.3200)	5 (173.1772)	13 (168.6056)	21 (162.2628)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-10-14	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	23 / 39 (659.3596)	24 (165.1884)	24 (166.2512)	14 (167.9772)	25 (159.9428)
2016-09-09	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	2 / 38 (696.5600)	10 (173.1428)	1 (178.8572)	16 (169.6800)	6 (174.8800)
2016-08-12	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)
2016-07-29	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	6 / 36 (672.5944)	4 (173.7600)	9 (169.1200)	25 (161.1428)	7 (168.5716)
2016-07-02	*Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	21 / 27 (645.0284)	19 (163.3712)	2 (178.2972)	23 (159.4056)	26 (143.9544)
2016-07-01	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	26 / 38 (658.8000)	34 (159.4172)	7 (172.0000)	27 (161.6800)	21 (165.7028)
2016-06-17	*Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	5 / 26 (677.6224)	15 (166.2284)	3 (172.5600)	10 (165.6912)	1 (173.1428)
2016-05-27	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	16 / 31 (675.3256)	20 (168.5372)	19 (168.5372)	5 (173.7028)	19 (164.5484)
2016-04-29	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	15 / 26 (662.7772)	18 (162.2972)	3 (176.5600)	17 (164.5372)	19 (159.3828)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	30 / 109 (669.5884)	57 (163.9544)	12 (173.1428)	30 (169.1084)	44 (163.3828)
2015-10-16	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	11 / 25 (665.6000)	10 (170.2856)	9 (167.4172)	21 (161.6572)	7 (166.2400)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	186 / 606 (152.4800)	408 (159.9312)	154 (169.1428)	142 (169.1200)	304 (161.7144)
2015-10-02	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)
2015-09-18	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	14 / 32 (660.9944)	5 (173.7028)	2 (172.5600)	24 (155.9200)	21 (158.8116)
2015-09-11	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	5 / 26 (668.5256)	2 (169.1544)	3 (172.5600)	16 (161.1084)	10 (165.7028)
2015-08-07	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	11 / 33 (678.2056)	16 (168.5600)	17 (165.6800)	7 (173.7028)	12 (170.2628)
2015-07-31	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	6 / 17 (671.2800)	7 (173.1200)	10 (162.8116)	11 (162.2400)	3 (173.1084)
2015-07-24	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	17 / 26 (662.7428)	21 (162.8228)	12 (165.1200)	12 (168.5600)	16 (166.2400)
2015-07-17	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	26 / 48 (662.1372)	34 (163.3828)	5 (172.5716)	6 (174.2628)	41 (151.9200)
2015-07-03	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	17 / 31 (657.6684)	12 (169.7028)	13 (166.2972)	11 (167.4056)	27 (154.2628)
2015-06-19	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	19 / 27 (659.3484)	24 (157.1200)	12 (168.0000)	11 (170.2856)	14 (163.9428)
2015-05-08	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	1 / 32 (696.5372)	5 (173.1428)	1 (180.0000)	7 (173.1316)	11 (170.2628)
2015-04-03	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	12 / 34 (650.7656)	12 (162.8456)	23 (159.3944)	20 (161.7028)	5 (166.8228)
2014-10-17	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	10 / 26 (676.5260)	10 (170.2972)	14 (165.1316)	14 (166.8344)	4 (174.2628)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-09-12	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	9 / 38 (682.2400)	21 (166.8456)	8 (174.8572)	23 (165.6800)	4 (174.8572)
2014-08-08	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)
2014-07-25	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)
2014-07-18	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	10 / 41 (670.8572)	19 (164.5828)	6 (171.4172)	14 (169.1200)	14 (165.7372)
2014-07-11	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	5 / 20 (686.2056)	4 (175.4172)	3 (174.2856)	7 (170.8228)	10 (165.6800)
2014-06-20	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	23 / 42 (668.4456)	34 (160.5140)	14 (173.7144)	20 (167.9772)	19 (166.2400)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	41 / 87 (656.4460)	56 (161.6916)	10 (171.9772)	49 (161.6800)	48 (161.0972)
2014-05-09	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	16 / 29 (671.8628)	11 (173.1200)	17 (165.6800)	16 (166.2400)	14 (166.8228)
2014-05-02	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)
2014-04-11	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	12 / 64 (677.6344)	15 (170.2628)	9 (172.5716)	28 (162.8000)	7 (172.0000)
2014-04-04	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	4 / 40 (639.8968)	17 (154.8112)	2 (169.1428)	5 (164.5372)	21 (151.4056)
2013-10-18	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	14 / 25 (655.4288)	4 (173.1428)	12 (165.1772)	19 (160.5372)	19 (156.5716)
2013-10-11	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	9 / 43 (663.3256)	6 (169.1312)	13 (163.9888)	5 (170.2628)	18 (159.9428)
2013-09-13	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	1 / 25 (682.8116)	1 (174.8456)	12 (163.9888)	2 (171.9772)	5 (172.0000)
2013-09-06	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	2 / 35 (671.9428)	2 (172.5600)	2 (174.3200)	19 (162.8228)	17 (162.2400)
2013-08-02	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	7 / 25 (651.9428)	18 (154.8228)	14 (159.4172)	7 (164.5600)	1 (173.1428)
2013-07-26	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)
2013-07-19	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	13 / 40 (667.4056)	10 (168.5600)	13 (167.3828)	16 (166.8456)	17 (164.6172)
2013-06-14	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	5 / 31 (666.8570)	15 (164.5712)	9 (169.7142)	14 (165.7144)	8 (166.8572)
2013-05-31	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	17 / 34 (659.9998)	11 (169.1428)	30 (155.4286)	9 (167.4286)	9 (167.9998)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	3 / 36 (691.4284)	3 (177.1428)	6 (170.2858)	3 (174.8570)	12 (169.1428)
2013-04-19	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	23 / 63 (654.8568)	36 (158.8570)	37 (159.4286)	12 (171.9998)	22 (164.5714)
2013-04-05	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	16 / 52 (613.7144)	7 (157.7142)	37 (142.8572)	33 (145.7142)	2 (167.4288)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1358 (187 pts)	#1541 (177 pts)	#967 (392 pts)	#1527 (177 pts)	#1710 (137 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#295 (1184 pts)	#376 (1019 pts)	#143 (1635 pts)	#406 (979 pts)	#288 (1202 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#232 (1368 pts)	#206 (1421 pts)	#140 (1649 pts)	#248 (1226 pts)	#259 (1272 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#196 (1526 pts)	#232 (1326 pts)	#95 (1891 pts)	#247 (1267 pts)	#234 (1386 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#134 (1708 pts)	#77 (1930 pts)	#202 (1314 pts)	#144 (1508 pts)	#135 (1630 pts)