High-water mark
681.1772
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1772 at Blues, BBQ & Bargains — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-19
GRAUERS' HOGWASH BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1534 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2014-06-06
Best ToY finish
#600
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.00
last 5 Master vs avg 664.00 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±10.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.97 · weakest Brisket (158.96)
Road miles
425
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
664.00 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead in 75% of their meetings
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.01 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 80%.
- Brisket avg 158.96
- Pork Ribs avg 170.97
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MUDDY BUTTS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
65 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after GRAUERS' HOGWASH BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#2088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with GRAUERS' HOGWASH BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.1772 | 161.7142 | 169.27 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 165.7140 | 170.97 | top 18% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 157.7028 | 164.80 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 153.0972 | 158.96 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 40% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2014-06-06
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 170.97 · weakest Brisket (158.96)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
664.00
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
101–38 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
425
5 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1534
peak 1534 · #2090 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- First call Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- First overall top-10 Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7140 Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- First overall podium Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Career-best overall score681.1772 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1534) Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2013-07-19 |
| +8.6 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 | 2013-05-10 |
| +4.4 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2014-06-06 |
| +4.1 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2013-05-31 |
| +2.5 | Taste of Wheatstock | 2013-05-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 30% | 94.6% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 10 / 25 (653.1316) | 8 (163.4400) | 2 (172.5828) | 10 (164.0116) | 18 (153.0972) |
| 2013-07-19 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 3 / 42 (681.1772) | 2 (177.1772) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (157.7028) | 7 (167.4400) |
| 2013-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 12 / 30 (657.7140) | 6 (169.1430) | 11 (165.7140) | 9 (167.4286) | 19 (155.4284) |
| 2013-05-17 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 11 / 25 (658.2856) | 13 (161.7142) | 5 (169.1430) | 7 (166.2858) | 13 (161.1426) |
| 2013-05-10 | Rods, Ribs & Rock N Roll 2013 Manhattan, KS | 7 / 25 (669.7140) | 3 (174.8572) | 6 (168.5714) | 9 (168.5714) | 18 (157.7140) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #600 (517 pts) | #538 (602 pts) | #526 (632 pts) | #893 (362 pts) | #857 (367 pts) |