PACS BBQ KS
Rating
1523
peak 1523
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2023-04-21
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#320
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
688.82 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.57 (+7.25)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.57 · weakest Brisket (168.25)
Road miles
1420
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Scrappy's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BREWS BEFORE Q'S in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 164.5256 | 171.28 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7032 | 170.80 | top 50% |
| Pork | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 166.8456 | 171.57 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 152.4684 | 168.25 | top 61% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 59% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 681.57
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 699.3712 | 695.09 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 694.8000 | 684.23 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 681.6576 | 672.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 5 / 36 (699.3712) | 6 (177.1428) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (171.4056) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 12 / 68 (690.7996) | 5 (177.7028) | 34 (168.0000) | 23 (173.1084) | 17 (171.9884) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 200 / 401 (678.1600) | 239 (168.5256) | 248 (167.3828) | 7 (179.4400) | 293 (162.8116) |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 7 / 25 (694.7656) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4172) | 19 (169.6800) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-08-30 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) Burlington, KS | 21 / 24 (681.0172) | 14 (174.2628) | 21 (166.2516) | 22 (168.5372) | 18 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-29 | Smoke on the River (Day 1) Burlington, KS | 20 / 25 (670.7316) | 17 (170.8228) | 23 (161.7032) | 18 (170.8344) | 19 (167.3712) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 18 / 53 (694.8000) | 32 (171.9656) | 32 (169.1316) | 8 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 7 / 36 (689.0972) | 6 (174.8572) | 14 (170.2628) | 24 (168.5716) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 36 / 70 (681.0052) | 35 (171.9656) | 55 (165.1084) | 14 (175.4056) | 42 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-29 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 23 / 27 (677.6000) | 25 (164.5256) | 3 (176.5600) | 21 (167.3944) | 21 (169.1200) |
| 2023-07-28 | The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 22 / 25 (673.0172) | 20 (168.5372) | 10 (172.5716) | 21 (169.6800) | 22 (162.2284) |
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 15 / 32 (677.5884) | 24 (166.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (169.6800) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2023-06-03 | Chingawassa Days BBQ Competition Marion, KS | 5 / 5 (681.6576) | 5 (168.5716) | 4 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (166.8344) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition Derby, KS | 25 / 28 (652.3768) | 21 (168.5372) | 23 (164.5256) | 19 (166.8456) | 27 (152.4684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #359 (310 pts) | #350 (360 pts) | #394 (345 pts) | #520 (185 pts) | #506 (195 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #320 (679 pts) | #323 (704 pts) | #327 (801 pts) | #313 (729 pts) | #258 (894 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #444 (442 pts) | #500 (417 pts) | #277 (877 pts) | #419 (507 pts) | #479 (412 pts) |