WANNA B'S

WANNA B'S is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge (2015). They are ranked #1605 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

highest pork score

Power ranking

#1,605

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1565 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Apr 5, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#440

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2512 / 720

Master · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

656.46 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.35 (-5.89)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Consistency

±17.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.33 · weakest Chicken (162.96)

Road miles

757

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$4,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

662.35 / 720

19 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

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.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge (Apr 17, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, DIRT ROAD BBQ.

Giant slayer

47 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge.

Apr 17, 2015

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 Sertoma 48 BBQ (May 10, 2013).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

694.2512 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2512 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.37 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 42%.

Chicken avg 162.96
Pork Ribs avg 167.33
3 calls in 19 entries

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The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge on Apr 17, 2015 — 10 contests and 11.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 17, 2015
11.5 years ago

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
19 contests

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🍖 Highest pork score 180 one meat, out of 180 · won the category with it · May 10, 2013 · shared with at least 9 others

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1050 (285 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)	#1511 (175 pts)	#1537 (175 pts)	#1245 (235 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#440 (693 pts)	#775 (423 pts)	#489 (673 pts)	#386 (818 pts)	#309 (988 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WANNA B'S, each with one reason worth a look.

50 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BUILDING SMOKE

#1,598 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1558

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WANNA B'S)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEAHOLICS KS

#1,603 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1573

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WANNA B'S)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 6 years before WANNA B'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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RESCUE SMOKERS

#1,614 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1563

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2022

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PORKS & REC

#1,611 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1557

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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VOGT'S BBQ

#1,616 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1557

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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73-BBQ

#1,610 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1559

They turned up 11 years after WANNA B'S did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PORKERSTARS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Morning Wood	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
GLAZED & CONFUSED	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	3	0	0	173.1428	150.2854	162.96	top 57%
Pork Ribs	19	8	0	4	179.4400	158.2516	167.33	top 35%
Pork	19	6	1	3	180 🔥	154.8116	166.86	top 43%
Brisket	19	6	1	4	176.5714	150.2288	165.20	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
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	13	1	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	18	1	top 43%
MO	1	0	top 24%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	3	0	top 40%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 18 of 19 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once

First title Apr 17, 2015 VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 509 finished ahead 553 times, behind 371

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

20191 milestone

Apr 5 Most recent contest VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits

20171 milestone

Apr 28 Peak power rating (1565) The G Town Smokin Showdown

20154 milestones

Apr 17 First Grand Championship VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
Apr 17 Biggest field won (47 teams) VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
Sep 11 Career-best overall score694.2512 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20138 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2854 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
May 10 First category win (Pork) Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First overall podium Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First multi-meat day Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 First perfect 180 (Pork) Sertoma 48 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge	Apr 17, 2015
+14.2	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 10, 2013
+11.7	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013
+11	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 11, 2015
+10.5	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 9, 2014
-6	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014
-5.8	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits	Apr 5, 2019
-4.6	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 9, 2015
-4.6	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 19, 2013

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)
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 70%	88.5%	88.5%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 51%	91.7%	91.4%
2017	3	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	94.8%	92.7%
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	top 55%	91.3%	91.3%
2015	5	1	2	0	80%	top 33%	96.4%	93.6%
2014	2	0	0	0	0%	top 71%	88.8%	88.2%
2013	5	0	1	2	80%	top 30%	95.7%	92.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	37 / 53 (636.9832)	39 (161.0972)	41 (158.8344)	24 (166.8228)	47 (150.2288)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	35 / 68 (660.4572)	38 (167.3944)	25 (169.7144)	53 (157.0856)	31 (166.2628)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	23 / 46 (655.8852)	32 (161.1200)	27 (163.9884)	24 (162.8112)	19 (167.9656)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	17 / 26 (646.7316)	23 (154.8572)	3 (172.5600)	19 (160.5144)	17 (158.8000)
Apr 28, 2017	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	7 / 27 (682.2516)	5 (173.1428)	7 (169.7144)	7 (171.9772)	10 (167.4172)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	21 / 64 (672.4800)	42 (162.2628)	3 (174.2628)	10 (172.5600)	31 (163.3944)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	33 / 60 (657.6800)	46 (159.9772)	24 (167.4400)	36 (164.5600)	24 (165.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	23 / 36 (662.7196)	28 (162.2628)	19 (170.8228)	17 (170.8456)	25 (158.7884)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	4 / 28 (694.2512)	9 (172.5828)	3 (179.4400)	11 (170.8228)	6 (171.4056)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	18 / 30 (650.1600)	10 (166.2512)	3 (172.0228)	25 (154.8116)	20 (157.0744)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	1 / 47 (687.3940)	12 (168.5828)	6 (172.5484)	6 (169.7028)	3 (176.5600)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	17 / 71 (674.2744)	16 (170.8916)	39 (163.4056)	2 (178.3200)	43 (161.6572)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	40 / 54 (631.2000)	48 (153.0628)	41 (158.2516)	34 (159.9428)	30 (159.9428)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	44 / 65 (639.2800)	48 (158.8344)	32 (161.1316)	46 (159.9312)	39 (159.3828)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	16 / 74 (672.4456)	30 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)	34 (166.8228)	26 (165.6800)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	26 / 40 (649.6688)	24 (165.1200)	30 (158.2860)	19 (165.1200)	22 (161.1428)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	14 / 34 (659.4280)	32 (150.2854)	4 (167.9998)	17 (165.7142)	2 (175.4286)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	3 / 49 (689.1430)	11 (168)	11 (164.5716)	1 (180)	1 (176.5714)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	11 / 73 (662.2854)	51 (153.7144)	23 (161.1426)	3 (171.9998)	2 (175.4286)

WANNA B'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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 — 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)