Keep Calm and Sauce On MO
Rating
1496
peak 1509 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2026-07-10
latest 2026-08-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.31
last 3 Master vs avg 632.31 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±74.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 175.70 · weakest Pork (168.53)
Road miles
85
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.31 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 166.8344 | 172.18 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 175.70 | top 27% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 165.0740 | 168.53 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 | 171.98 | top 36% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 632.31 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-07-10 — First tracked contest · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2026-07-10 — First call · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2026-07-24 — Career-best overall score (690.1944) · Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
- 📈 2026-07-24 — Peak power rating (1509) · Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship | 2026-07-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2026-08-07 |
| -4.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2026-07-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 61% | 95.9% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 51 / 52 (527.4288) | 4 (178.8572) | 6 (177.7144) | — | 24 (170.8572) |
| 2026-07-24 | Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS | 6 / 29 (690.1944) | 16 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (171.9772) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 24 / 37 (679.3028) | 31 (166.8344) | 22 (171.9772) | 32 (165.0740) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2026-07-10 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |