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KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ

KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2012 and 2016. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #245 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#245
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1743
peak 1743 · rated over 45 contests

Contests

45
in the data

First seen

Dec 31, 2012
latest Nov 11, 2016 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#67
Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

5
2 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time

Category wins

11
32 podiums

Overall top-10s

23
51% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

9
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 23%
overall standings

Best overall

709.6800 / 720
Master · Blazin' BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

686.81 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.86 (+14.95)

Walk rate

89%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Brisket · West Coast BBQ Classic

Consistency

±19.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.38 · weakest Brisket (165.95)

Road miles

13,122
across 45 mapped stops · furthest 1,784 mi

Schedule strength

33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.86 / 720
45 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#245 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1743 puts them #245 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

  • rating 1743
  • peak 1743
  • 45 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

  • Pork ×1
  • Brisket ×1

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 Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship (Dec 13, 2013).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 1st
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They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

709.6800 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 709.6800 at Blazin' BBQ Throwdown — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 17, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

All Sauced Up has finished one call ahead of KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 3 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

  • 13 contests
  • 8 overall top-10s
  • 3 category wins
  • average top 18%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 47% of the time against 49%.

  • Brisket avg 165.95
  • Chicken avg 170.38
  • 21 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

25–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship (Dec 31, 2012).

  • Dec 31, 2012
  • 25-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

An October team

Top 11% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 11% across 6 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

  • 6 October contests
  • top 23% the rest of the year

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #1146 (268 pts) #1584 (178 pts) #1388 (218 pts) #1221 (273 pts) #1212 (263 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #67 (2,180 pts) #148 (1,599 pts) #104 (1,819 pts) #173 (1,499 pts) #106 (1,850 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #146 (1,754 pts) #158 (1,584 pts) #142 (1,674 pts) #154 (1,574 pts) #171 (1,579 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #124 (1,756 pts) #56 (2,050 pts) #66 (1,928 pts) #46 (2,061 pts) #168 (1,460 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#248 of the rated field
1743 power rating
Contests
81
GCs
13
Top-10s
70%
Peak
1771
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 76 contests
  • last seen Oct 25, 2019
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REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
#247 of the rated field
1743 power rating
Contests
226
GCs
28
Top-10s
62%
Peak
1922
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ)

They've been 1922 at their best, 179 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 208 contests
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#244 of the rated field
1743 power rating
Contests
48
GCs
4
Top-10s
69%
Peak
1743

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  • rated over 44 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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SMOKIN' OUTLAWS
#246 of the rated field
1743 power rating
Contests
66
GCs
6
Top-10s
47%
Peak
1745

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 66 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 62 contests
  • last seen Oct 16, 2026
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SWIG-N-PIG
#243 of the rated field
1743 power rating
Contests
104
GCs
3
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1769

Level with KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 98 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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T-N-T Que Crew
#239 of the rated field
1744 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
41
GCs
2
Top-10s
59%
Peak
1749

They turned up 5 years after KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ did, first appearing in 2017.

  • rated over 38 contests
  • last seen Nov 13, 2020
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 37 20 17 54% ⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ 33 23 10 70% ⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin 31 15 16 48% ⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 30 18 12 60% ⚔ compare
LADY OF Q 30 16 14 53% ⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 28 12 16 43% ⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q 28 9 19 32% ⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING 26 25 1 96% ⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 26 9 17 35% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ 24 14 10 58% ⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ 23 13 10 57% ⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend 21 16 5 76% ⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE 21 16 5 76% ⚔ compare
PORKETEERS 21 12 9 57% ⚔ compare
All Sauced Up 21 10 11 48% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 45 22 3 7 179.4400 158.8574 170.38 top 25%
Pork Ribs 45 20 3 10 179.4400 154.2858 167.66 top 30%
Pork 45 22 3 7 180 🔥 153.7142 167.87 top 31%
Brisket 45 21 2 8 180 🔥 146.8566 165.95 top 33%

“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)152top 28%
Large (40+)303top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA384top 21%
AZ21top 16%
NV20top 51%
TN10top 16%
IA10top 28%
CO10top 45%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) 2 1 1 top 18% Dec 28, 2013
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 2 2 0 top 31% Sep 13, 2015
West Coast BBQ Classic 2 3 0 top 16% May 8, 2015
Dana Point State BBQ Championship 2 7 0 top 8% Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 18 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 9 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 38 of 45 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 41 4 of them more than once
First title Dec 27, 2013 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship
Opponents faced 788 finished ahead 1,841 times, behind 434

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

20162 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1743) Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
  2. Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
20154 milestones
  1. Biggest field won (82 teams) 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
  2. First Reserve Championship 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
  3. 10th category win Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
  4. 5th Grand Championship City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
20143 milestones
  1. 25th tracked contest 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
  2. First perfect 180 (Pork) Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
  3. Career-best overall score709.6800 Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
20134 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
  2. 10th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
  3. First multi-meat day Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship
  4. First Grand Championship 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship
20125 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
  2. First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
  3. First overall top-10 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
  4. First overall podium Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2858 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13.94th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ ChampionshipDec 27, 2013
+13.2Wild Wild West III BBQ ChampionshipDec 31, 2012
+12.92nd Annual Pechanga BBQ ChampionshipJun 21, 2013
+11.9The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IVApr 5, 2013
+11.6Blazin' BBQ ThrowdownOct 17, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.9The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State ChampionshipSep 13, 2015
-4.2Smokin in Mesquite BBQ ChampionshipAug 31, 2013
-3.9Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ ChampionshipJun 19, 2015
-3.3The Great American CookoffJul 26, 2013
-2.4Silicon Valley BBQ ChampionshipsJun 26, 2015

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)
20164010 75% top 26% 95.9% 94.8%
201513383 100% top 18% 97.9% 95.4%
20149142 100% top 19% 98.6% 93.4%
201318196 78% top 29% 94.8% 91.4%
20121010 100% top 12% 94.2% 94.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Nov 11, 2016 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA 13 / 38 (682.2632) 15 (171.9772) 15 (170.8688) 29 (162.2744) 3 (177.1428)
Oct 21, 2016 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 15 / 96 (690.2284) 7 (176.5828) 39 (170.8228) 51 (167.4056) 10 (175.4172)
Jun 24, 2016 Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA 8 / 33 (678.7884) 13 (169.7144) 19 (166.2628) 4 (174.2628) 10 (168.5484)
Feb 19, 2016 The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA 14 / 48 (678.2060) 27 (166.2744) 11 (172.5600) 24 (167.3828) 11 (171.9888)
Oct 2, 2015 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 1 / 75 (704.5600) 6 (177.1428) 4 (177.7144) 7 (175.4172) 8 (174.2856)
Sep 13, 2015 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA 12 / 22 (685.0856) 11 (172.5600) 10 (172.5944) 18 (165.6684) 8 (174.2628)
Sep 11, 2015 The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA 2 / 28 (702.2628) 2 (179.4400) 8 (173.1200) 12 (170.2628) 1 (179.4400)
Aug 7, 2015 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 13 / 58 (685.0512) 17 (173.1200) 6 (175.4172) 18 (169.1084) 27 (167.4056)
Jul 24, 2015 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA 15 / 54 (671.9660) 28 (166.8572) 6 (172.5944) 27 (165.6800) 20 (166.8344)
Jun 26, 2015 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA 17 / 49 (642.1368) 7 (167.4056) 29 (155.9772) 26 (157.0856) 15 (161.6684)
Jun 19, 2015 Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship Banning, CA 14 / 29 (675.8860) 7 (175.4172) 13 (168.5488) 9 (170.8344) 26 (161.0856)
May 15, 2015 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA 1 / 53 (696.5604) 16 (169.6916) 1 (176.5716) 2 (174.8572) 2 (175.4400)
May 8, 2015 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 3 / 57 (693.6572) 6 (176) 18 (169.1200) 19 (168.5372) 1 (180)
Apr 10, 2015 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA 3 / 42 (694.2744) 15 (172) 3 (176.5944) 4 (173.7028) 6 (171.9772)
Mar 20, 2015 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 2 / 100 (697.7144) 8 (176.5828) 28 (169.1200) 8 (176) 6 (176.0116)
Feb 27, 2015 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ 1 / 82 (704.5600) 5 (176) 2 (179.4400) 5 (175.4172) 5 (173.7028)
Feb 20, 2015 The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA 8 / 49 (673.0632) 6 (171.9772) 20 (166.2744) 13 (167.3944) 10 (167.4172)
Oct 17, 2014 Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA 1 / 29 (709.6800) 4 (173.1084) 2 (178.8572) 1 (180) 2 (177.7144)
Oct 2, 2014 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 7 / 97 (687.3256) 21 (171.9656) 38 (167.3828) 14 (172.5600) 5 (175.4172)
Jul 25, 2014 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA 5 / 60 (689.6800) 16 (171.4172) 5 (173.7028) 20 (168.5600) 3 (176)
Jun 20, 2014 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA 12 / 65 (678.8000) 12 (172.5600) 2 (174.8800) 13 (169.6800) 32 (161.6800)
May 16, 2014 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA 15 / 56 (658.7888) 9 (170.2744) 21 (159.4288) 5 (170.2628) 25 (158.8228)
May 9, 2014 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 16 / 59 (660.4572) 11 (169.6800) 9 (169.7144) 16 (166.8228) 43 (154.2400)
May 2, 2014 Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA 5 / 27 (667.3372) 1 (174.8456) 13 (160.5260) 8 (165.1200) 3 (166.8456)
Mar 21, 2014 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 18 / 69 (653.1084) 14 (169.7028) 43 (156.0228) 25 (160.5028) 9 (166.8800)
Feb 21, 2014 The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA 18 / 48 (646.1828) 28 (161.1200) 31 (155.9772) 10 (167.9772) 18 (161.1084)
Dec 28, 2013 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA 8 / 25 (667.8968) 7 (170.8228) 5 (170.2972) 9 (167.4056) 18 (159.3712)
Dec 27, 2013 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA 1 / 28 (682.2860) 7 (169.1544) 2 (171.4516) 2 (173.1200) 5 (168.5600)
Dec 13, 2013 Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV 11 / 25 (671.3488) 1 (176.5600) 1 (174.3088) 10 (168.5372) 21 (151.9428)
Oct 18, 2013 Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA 12 / 41 (666.8804) 28 (159.9656) 23 (161.7260) 1 (176.6172) 5 (168.5716)
Oct 4, 2013 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 8 / 99 (675.8972) 21 (170.2628) 40 (163.3944) 1 (176.5600) 29 (165.6800)
Aug 31, 2013 Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV 31 / 54 (633.6232) 13 (167.4172) 15 (160.5716) 33 (158.2516) 36 (147.3828)
Aug 23, 2013 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA 5 / 26 (664.4916) 3 (170.8572) 13 (158.8228) 3 (172.5716) 11 (162.2400)
Aug 16, 2013 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA 14 / 63 (663.2688) 18 (168.5372) 35 (159.3716) 11 (170.8228) 14 (164.5372)
Jul 26, 2013 The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA 29 / 53 (636.4340) 15 (166.8228) 31 (156.5484) 25 (161.1200) 34 (151.9428)
Jul 12, 2013 Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA 9 / 44 (655.2800) 24 (159.9428) 1 (174.8688) 7 (165.6800) 26 (154.7884)
Jun 21, 2013 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA 4 / 70 (671.4286) 43 (158.8574) 11 (167.4284) 2 (174.2858) 7 (170.8570)
Jun 14, 2013 California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA 17 / 36 (645.1426) 9 (169.7144) 9 (165.7144) 28 (155.4282) 25 (154.2856)
May 31, 2013 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO 15 / 33 (644.5708) 1 (173.1428) 11 (161.1428) 9 (163.4286) 26 (146.8566)
May 10, 2013 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 6 / 54 (669.7146) 13 (166.8572) 11 (168.0002) 29 (160) 3 (174.8572)
Apr 20, 2013 High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA 7 / 32 (659.4282) 3 (171.9998) 6 (166.2858) 9 (167.4284) 22 (153.7142)
Apr 5, 2013 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA 6 / 48 (653.1426) 7 (167.4286) 3 (169.7142) 30 (153.7142) 11 (162.2856)
Mar 15, 2013 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 27 / 57 (633.1424) 28 (159.9998) 34 (154.2858) 36 (154.8570) 16 (163.9998)
Jan 25, 2013 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ 27 / 86 (653.7140) 10 (172) 62 (156) 53 (161.7142) 31 (163.9998)
Dec 31, 2012 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA 3 / 25 (678.2858) 3 (173.1430) 2 (174.8574) 4 (169.7142) 14 (160.5712)

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