BLAZING SADDLES BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4201

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-10-29

Best ToY finish

#594

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2400 / 720

Master · Racing for the BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.63 (+18.06)

Walk rate

37%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Racing for the BBQ

Consistency

±42.02

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.24 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Road miles

4,317

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 986 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

632.63 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

674.2400 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2400 at Racing for the BBQ — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-07-24

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings

Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' SAUCED has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KCQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,317 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,317 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 986 miles to 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition.

19 mapped stops
furthest 986 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Double Stack BBQ

#4195 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BLAZING SADDLES BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

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Reservoir Hogs

#4188 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

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

Fewer contests behind them than BLAZING SADDLES BBQ has cooked, 12 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

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LAZY 2 BBQ

#4198 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1479

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLAZING SADDLES BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

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SALT CREEK SMOKERS

#4179 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BLAZING SADDLES BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-07-30

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DOUBLE DOWN BBQ

#4180 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1500

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

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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TIKI QUE

#4193 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-10-27

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Big D & The Briquettes	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
LIL' FIDDLER'S	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	175.4172	138.2856	160.58	top 59%
Pork Ribs	18	3	173.1428	146.8570	162.24	top 49%
Pork	18	1	169.1428	149.1430	160.17	top 60%
Brisket	18	2	172.5600	139.4284	158.55	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
KS	12	top 60%
MO	5	top 59%
VA	1	top 77%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2	20	top 36%	2015-08-28
Cookin on the Kaw	2	19	top 57%	2014-10-10
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	11	top 38%	2014-06-13

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-10-29

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 12 of 19 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.24 · weakest Brisket (158.55)

Walk rate 37% a top-10 call in 7 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 19 contests

Master average 632.63 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,245 633–1,363 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,317 19 mapped stops · furthest 986 mi

Schedule strength 1528 average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2015-10-03 → 2016-10-29

Power rating 1479 peak 1479 · #4201 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Jun 7 First call Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2856 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1489) Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
2014
Aug 8 10th tracked contest Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway
2015
Jul 24 Career-best overall score674.2400 Racing for the BBQ
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Racing for the BBQ
2016
Oct 29 Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
+8.9	Racing for the BBQ	2015-07-24
+8.5	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2015-08-28
+7	Border War BBQ	2014-10-24
+6.1	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Smoke In The Spring	2014-04-11
-13.3	Smokin 'n' the Ville	2013-04-26
-7.7	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01
-7.5	BBQ Jamboree	2013-05-10
-6.2	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 74%	88.1%	88.1%
2015	5	60%	top 46%	93.6%	90.9%
2014	7	29%	top 65%	91.7%	86.5%
2013	6	33%	top 63%	91.4%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	414 / 557 (634.1712)	493 (151.9428)	326 (162.2856)	287 (164.5256)	389 (155.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	391 / 606 (640.5368)	311 (163.9428)	522 (150.8800)	244 (165.7028)	339 (160.0112)
2015-09-18	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	23 / 41 (647.9888)	30 (160.0116)	6 (173.1428)	26 (160.5600)	30 (154.2744)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	20 / 65 (656.5260)	25 (164.0000)	9 (170.2744)	17 (167.4172)	45 (154.8344)
2015-07-24	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	20 / 63 (674.2400)	7 (175.4172)	39 (160.5600)	35 (165.7028)	11 (172.5600)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-10-24	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	17 / 41 (659.9428)	19 (165.1428)	18 (167.4172)	23 (164.5256)	18 (162.8572)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	32 / 46 (637.6228)	21 (165.7372)	33 (156.5256)	39 (154.8456)	30 (160.5144)
2014-08-22	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	28 / 69 (642.7996)	49 (154.2284)	20 (163.4056)	37 (160.0000)	10 (165.1656)
2014-08-08	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	37 / 53 (642.6628)	29 (165.6800)	47 (154.7656)	37 (161.1200)	34 (161.0972)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	42 / 54 (641.0512)	31 (164.5372)	29 (163.3944)	39 (158.8684)	42 (154.2512)
2014-06-13	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	22 / 41 (652.4796)	9 (171.4056)	18 (165.1772)	32 (156.5484)	22 (159.3484)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	73 / 73 (482.1944)	—	25 (166.2972)	56 (153.6572)	30 (162.2400)
2013-10-11	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	19 / 42 (647.8740)	11 (165.0856)	8 (168.5484)	37 (150.8000)	9 (163.4400)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	57 / 74 (637.0628)	62 (158.2516)	58 (155.9772)	64 (153.7028)	16 (169.1312)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	38 / 58 (647.9088)	48 (156.5372)	13 (170.8572)	15 (168.5716)	53 (151.9428)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	11 / 49 (658.2856)	32 (161.1428)	11 (166.8572)	7 (169.1428)	19 (161.1428)
2013-05-10	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	46 / 60 (573.7140)	53 (138.2856)	40 (146.8570)	42 (149.1430)	45 (139.4284)
2013-04-26	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	24 / 26 (610.2854)	25 (148.5712)	20 (157.1428)	17 (158.2858)	23 (146.2856)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1009 (300 pts)	#982 (345 pts)	#823 (440 pts)	#1172 (280 pts)	#1040 (310 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#663 (558 pts)	#671 (563 pts)	#641 (598 pts)	#738 (513 pts)	#586 (628 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#594 (522 pts)	#675 (487 pts)	#498 (667 pts)	#540 (612 pts)	#537 (587 pts)