SKUNK RIVER BBQ KS
Rating
1590
peak 1590 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2021-06-18
Best ToY finish
#113
Master 2016
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Best overall
694.2172 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 683.60 (+1.83)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.62 · weakest Brisket (168.08)
Road miles
533
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$160K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.60 / 720
10 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MAD MUTT'S BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Sertoma 48 BBQ.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 20% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH i QUE | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN VAN NORMAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 164.5372 | 171.58 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 164.0000 | 172.62 | top 20% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.3200 | 161.6916 | 171.31 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 159.9428 | 168.08 | top 40% |
“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 | 9 | 1 | top 21% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 1 | top 13% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Sertoma 48 BBQ (2019-04-26)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 683.60 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- 📣 2019-04-05 — First call · VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits
- 🏆 2019-04-26 — First Grand Championship · Sertoma 48 BBQ
- ⭐ 2019-09-12 — Career-best overall score (694.2172) · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- 📈 2021-06-18 — Peak power rating (1590) · Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| +12.7 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2019-05-31 |
| +12.7 | Ribs on the River | 2019-06-21 |
| +12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +11.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.1 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits | 2019-04-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 75% | top 19% | 96.4% | 95% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 11 / 37 (690.7884) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (176.0000) | 14 (172.5600) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 10 / 68 (685.1088) | 28 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 32 (168.5600) | 11 (172.0116) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 6 / 102 (683.9544) | 39 (167.4172) | 43 (165.0972) | 2 (178.3200) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 62 / 468 (495.2796) | 21 (176.5600) | 89 (171.4172) | 236 (165.1544) | 299 (159.9428) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 21 / 135 (694.2172) | 26 (175.4172) | 4 (178.2972) | 43 (173.1200) | 107 (167.3828) |
| 2019-06-21 | Ribs on the River 🏅 Louisiana, MO | 2 / 26 (690.8000) | 12 (168.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2972) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 5 / 49 (683.9656) | 1 (178.8572) | 23 (164.0000) | 4 (175.4400) | 17 (165.6684) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 22 / 53 (679.9084) | 29 (169.6800) | 21 (169.7028) | 31 (170.2628) | 23 (170.2628) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 1 / 38 (690.8456) | 8 (170.2972) | 1 (179.4400) | 4 (173.7256) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS | 29 / 53 (663.3260) | 34 (164.5372) | 5 (174.2972) | 36 (161.6916) | 30 (162.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #885 (130 pts) | #824 (175 pts) | #818 (185 pts) | #1043 (115 pts) | #1130 (90 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #332 (941 pts) | #453 (756 pts) | #375 (881 pts) | #452 (766 pts) | #520 (651 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #145 (1657 pts) | #119 (1687 pts) | #157 (1502 pts) | #326 (1027 pts) | #171 (1507 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #286 (1243 pts) | #397 (948 pts) | #110 (1788 pts) | #456 (848 pts) | #293 (1208 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #113 (1912 pts) | #124 (1712 pts) | #49 (2062 pts) | #193 (1462 pts) | #99 (1882 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #672 (539 pts) | #794 (459 pts) | #610 (639 pts) | #951 (374 pts) | #429 (884 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #534 (717 pts) | #835 (432 pts) | #589 (657 pts) | #615 (627 pts) | #453 (837 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #771 (400 pts) | #802 (405 pts) | #872 (365 pts) | #747 (445 pts) | #722 (455 pts) |