SKUNK RIVER BBQ KS
Rating
1590
peak 1590
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 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.64 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 666.48 (-20.84)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±54.81
std dev of 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
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON in 5 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 21% 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 | 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
- All-time average overall score: 666.48
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.7884 | 690.79 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.1088 | 685.11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 694.2172 | 660.29 |
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) |
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) |