501 BBQ

501 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #299 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#299

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1724

peak 1724 · rated over 40 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 13, 2015

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#140

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

48% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

702.7884 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

689.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.97 (+9.79)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.11)

Road miles

7,466

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 464 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$201K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.97 / 720

43 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off (Apr 28, 2017).

Among the elite

#299 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1724 puts them #299 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1724
peak 1724
40 rated contests

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

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (Jun 7, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

On the rise

+42 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 42 points across 9 contests since Sep 15, 2018 — from 1683 up to 1724.

9 contests since Sep 15, 2018
now 1724

Giant slayer

51 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 51-team field at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest.

Jun 7, 2019

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

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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 Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash (Sep 29, 2017).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.7884 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.7884 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 7, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 6 entries at contests carrying the title.

6 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has finished one call ahead of 501 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

12 contests
7 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 95% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROYAL SMOKERS in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 13% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 13% across 4 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,466 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,466 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 464 miles to Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES).

44 mapped stops
furthest 464 mi

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
44 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2019 ↗	Master	#490 (669 pts)	#482 (704 pts)	#550 (629 pts)	#552 (624 pts)	#720 (464 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#184 (1,473 pts)	#273 (1,168 pts)	#164 (1,488 pts)	#98 (1,763 pts)	#182 (1,473 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#140 (1,751 pts)	#165 (1,541 pts)	#149 (1,636 pts)	#147 (1,619 pts)	#111 (1,781 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 501 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

#301 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 77
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1729

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to 501 BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 501 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW

#300 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1781

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to 501 BBQ)

They've been 1781 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 98 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket

#303 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 129
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1789

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to 501 BBQ)

129 contests to 44: their number has had years to settle where 501 BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 120 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY

#304 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 128
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1788

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to 501 BBQ)

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 128 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 123 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Mispillion Meat Works

#302 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1743

They turned up 6 years after 501 BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

BooyaQ

#296 of the rated field

1725 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1728

Level with 501 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	31	11	20	35%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
Survivor-Que	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKERS	17	15	2	88%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HOT AND FAST BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	14	1	4	178.2972	158.8228	169.86	top 43%
Pork Ribs	44	17	0	4	176.5600	150.8344	169.11	top 40%
Pork	43	23	2	9	180 🔥	158.7884	171.02	top 32%
Brisket	44	19	3	6	177.1772	160.4912	169.94	top 35%

“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)	5	2	top 34%
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	19	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	24	3	top 27%
MO	5	0	top 35%
KS	4	0	top 29%
MS	3	0	top 43%
TN	3	0	top 26%
OK	3	0	top 73%
GA	1	0	top 69%
LA	1	0	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	4	1	1	top 21%	Jun 7, 2019
Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	3	2	0	top 14%	Oct 5, 2018
Smokin on the White	2	1	1	top 24%	Sep 7, 2018
Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	2	1	1	top 11%	Sep 29, 2017
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2	16	0	top 35%	Jun 14, 2019
Smoke On the Border	2	5	0	top 20%	Apr 6, 2019
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	16	0	top 47%	Sep 22, 2018
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	39	0	top 28%	Sep 15, 2018
Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2	2	0	top 7%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 15 contests

Contests a season 8.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 24 of 44 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 32 9 of them more than once

First title Sep 15, 2017 Smokin on the White

Opponents faced 1,303 finished ahead 1,975 times, behind 771

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

20196 milestones

Jun 7 First state championship Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 7 First perfect 180 (Pork) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 7 Biggest field won (51 teams) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 7 Career-best overall score702.7884 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1724) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Oct 18 Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20181 milestone

May 25 25th tracked contest Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off

20173 milestones

Jul 7 First category win (Brisket) 16th Annual Bordertown Bash
Sep 15 First Grand Championship Smokin on the White
Sep 29 First multi-meat day Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash

20163 milestones

Apr 29 First overall podium Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Apr 29 First Reserve Championship Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Oct 7 10th tracked contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

20154 milestones

Mar 13 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3256 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Aug 21 First call Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
Aug 22 First overall top-10 Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 29, 2016
+12.9	Smokin on the White	Sep 15, 2017
+12.8	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	Sep 29, 2017
+12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 3, 2017
+12.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 22, 2017
-5.6	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1	Aug 21, 2015
-1.9	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2	Mar 24, 2018
-1.5	Hot Pursuit BBQ	Sep 8, 2017
-1.4	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	1	2	1	57%	top 37%	97.6%	95.1%
2018	15	0	6	1	67%	top 30%	96.9%	94.7%
2017	12	2	7	4	75%	top 32%	96.7%	94.5%
2016	6	0	5	0	100%	top 22%	96%	94.1%
2015	4	0	1	0	50%	top 56%	95.6%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA	22 / 32 (673.6116)	20 (168.5256)	26 (166.2744)	9 (172.5600)	22 (166.2516)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	43 / 468 (686.2856)	127 (169.7256)	142 (168.5600)	98 (171.4056)	20 (176.5944)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	70 / 135 (682.7768)	91 (168.5484)	54 (171.4056)	29 (174.2628)	91 (168.5600)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	16 / 49 (682.7428)	13 (174.2628)	8 (175.4172)	—	25 (166.8228)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	1 / 51 (702.7884)	2 (177.7028)	3 (176.5600)	1 (180)	19 (168.5256)
Apr 6, 2019	Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR	7 / 29 (694.2056)	4 (176)	12 (169.6800)	7 (174.2628)	6 (174.2628)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	62 / 92 (668.4228)	51 (170.2744)	73 (163.3828)	78 (162.8000)	30 (171.9656)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	17 / 102 (685.0856)	74 (163.3828)	30 (172.5600)	2 (178.2972)	26 (170.8456)
Oct 5, 2018	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	2 / 26 (697.6912)	2 (178.2972)	2 (173.7028)	1 (173.7028)	6 (171.9884)
Sep 28, 2018	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	17 / 49 (673.5884)	21 (167.3828)	23 (164.5372)	7 (174.2628)	17 (167.4056)
Sep 22, 2018	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	16 / 35 (669.0744)	19 (167.4172)	13 (169.1200)	15 (166.8572)	20 (165.6800)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	39 / 467 (686.8228)	85 (173.1428)	88 (172)	27 (176.5600)	201 (165.1200)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	77 / 164 (682.2628)	106 (169.6800)	88 (168.5828)	122 (166.8228)	13 (177.1772)
Sep 7, 2018	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	7 / 17 (667.2796)	16 (160.5256)	8 (167.9772)	6 (167.9656)	4 (170.8112)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	6 / 44 (682.2516)	31 (160.5488)	7 (171.4400)	4 (176)	4 (174.2628)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	9 / 25 (681.5768)	8 (171.4056)	7 (173.1200)	4 (175.4056)	16 (161.6456)
Jul 13, 2018	17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	8 / 32 (690.7888)	7 (176.5600)	12 (173.1316)	8 (171.9772)	11 (169.1200)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	17 / 45 (679.8740)	28 (167.3828)	12 (172.5484)	28 (166.8344)	13 (173.1084)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	12 / 44 (687.3600)	25 (170.8456)	6 (175.4172)	30 (163.9544)	5 (177.1428)
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	19 / 50 (677.0172)	35 (165.6800)	13 (171.9772)	20 (168.5372)	15 (170.8228)
Apr 7, 2018	Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	5 / 33 (694.8344)	6 (174.2856)	13 (170.2744)	3 (177.7144)	9 (172.5600)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	47 / 79 (675.9316)	34 (171.4172)	62 (165.6800)	6 (176.5716)	60 (162.2628)
Oct 6, 2017	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	6 / 25 (670.8688)	4 (169.7144)	11 (163.4172)	13 (162.8572)	1 (174.8800)
Sep 29, 2017	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	1 / 19 (689.6228)	1 (175.4288)	2 (173.1200)	9 (166.2284)	1 (174.8456)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	30 / 30 (667.8512)	26 (167.3828)	24 (167.3944)	18 (170.2628)	30 (162.8112)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	23 / 47 (674.1600)	21 (170.2744)	37 (162.8000)	18 (171.9656)	21 (169.1200)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	1 / 17 (689.0740)	2 (176)	9 (165.1084)	3 (173.1200)	3 (174.8456)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	16 / 27 (663.8856)	16 (165.7028)	14 (169.6916)	22 (162.8228)	15 (165.6684)
Jul 7, 2017	16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	8 / 31 (685.0512)	11 (172.5600)	19 (166.8228)	14 (168.5256)	1 (177.1428)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	17 / 45 (677.6112)	28 (166.2400)	22 (167.9656)	4 (175.4172)	23 (167.9884)
May 5, 2017	36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	9 / 34 (675.2796)	11 (167.3828)	4 (173.1200)	16 (166.8228)	16 (167.9540)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	2 / 29 (695.9312)	13 (170.8456)	4 (175.4172)	5 (174.2628)	2 (175.4056)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	12 / 48 (687.3256)	6 (175.4172)	2 (174.8572)	4 (176.5600)	37 (160.4912)
Mar 3, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	5 / 29 (686.7772)	14 (169.6800)	4 (171.4172)	2 (176.5600)	10 (169.1200)
Oct 7, 2016	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	3 / 27 (682.8572)	5 (170.8572)	7 (166.8572)	3 (173.7372)	3 (171.4056)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	10 / 44 (673.6800)	20 (162.2744)	9 (169.7372)	11 (169.7028)	10 (171.9656)
Sep 23, 2016	Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	4 / 25 (670.7888)	5 (167.3944)	12 (160.5372)	2 (173.1428)	5 (169.7144)
Sep 16, 2016	Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR	12 / 21 (658.6740)	6 (172.5600)	13 (165.6800)	15 (158.7884)	14 (161.6456)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	7 / 39 (691.3600)	11 (172.5600)	24 (168.5256)	4 (176)	8 (174.2744)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	2 / 26 (687.3828)	11 (169.6800)	5 (173.1544)	3 (173.1084)	4 (171.4400)
Sep 19, 2015	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	14 / 29 (666.7772)	11 (170.2628)	17 (166.2628)	13 (166.2400)	18 (164.0116)
Aug 22, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR	6 / 18 (687.9772)	10 (172.5944)	5 (174.2628)	8 (170.8228)	7 (170.2972)
Aug 21, 2015	Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR	16 / 19 (655.9200)	13 (167.4056)	18 (150.8344)	13 (167.3944)	9 (170.2856)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	56 / 94 (651.3256)	83 (158.8228)	56 (160.5600)	56 (162.8228)	28 (169.1200)

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

501 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)