BRITTON'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4135

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1507 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2019-10-04

Best ToY finish

#915

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7540 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 644.60 (-8.65)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Squealin' on the Square

Consistency

±16.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.54 · weakest Pork (159.94)

Road miles

2,210

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$7K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.60 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

670.7540 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7540 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-06

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Squealin in the Square (2018-10-05).

last seen 2016-09-30
back 2018-10-05

Brisket nemesis

7 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
16 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

HICKORY NUT BBQ OF SOUTH CAROLINA

#4155 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BRITTON'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BRITTON'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

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BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI

#4121 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

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Simply Smoked

#4145 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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Up In Your Grill

#4161 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1512 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2024-08-17

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BROWNIES BBQ

#4131 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAT INC.

#4122 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BRITTON'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' GRILL	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
QUEOLOGY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SMOKE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
JB'S SMOKESHACK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SOME-R SWINE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	0	169.6800	141.0284	161.00	top 67%
Pork Ribs	16	3	2	174.2628	147.8856	161.11	top 58%
Pork	16	3	1	173.7256	147.3140	159.94	top 61%
Brisket	16	7	0	171.9884	148.5144	162.54	top 47%

“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
SC	14	top 59%
VA	1	top 93%
GA	1	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 61%
Large (40+)	4	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Squealin on the Square	3	9	top 65%	2019-10-04
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	39	top 53%	2015-07-09
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	7	top 56%	2015-06-12
*Low Country Hog Fest	2	12	top 48%	2016-09-02

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2019-10-04

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SC 14 of 16 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 162.54 · weakest Pork (159.94)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 9 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 16 contests

Master average 644.60 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 303 252–347 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,210 16 mapped stops · furthest 339 mi

Schedule strength 1547 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Purse competed for $7,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2016-09-30 → 2018-10-05

Power rating 1480 peak 1507 · #4135 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Jun 6 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7540 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 6 Career-best overall score670.7540 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 10 Peak power rating (1507) SC Festival of Discovery
2015
Sep 4 10th tracked contest Low Country Hog Fest
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Squealin' on the Square
2019
Oct 4 Most recent contest Squealin on the Square

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-06-06
+6.1	Squealin' on the Square	2015-10-02
+3.4	Low Country Hog Fest	2015-09-04
+3.1	SC Festival of Discovery	2014-07-10
+2.9	*Low Country Hog Fest	2016-09-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2014-08-29
-8.7	Squealin on the Square	2019-10-04
-8.1	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival	2016-07-29
-7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-06-12
-5.9	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2014-05-09

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 89%	83.1%	83.1%
2018	1	0	100%	top 78%	89.8%	89.8%
2016	3	0	33%	top 69%	90.3%	89.6%
2015	4	1	75%	top 54%	93.1%	90.8%
2014	4	1	50%	top 59%	93.2%	90.1%
2013	3	0	67%	top 55%	90%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-04	Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC	17 / 19 (597.9768)	18 (141.0284)	16 (147.8856)	16 (154.2628)	16 (154.8000)
2018-10-05	Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC	21 / 27 (646.7544)	27 (148.5600)	21 (158.8460)	11 (168.5256)	5 (170.8228)
2016-09-30	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	18 / 26 (639.2460)	22 (155.9544)	13 (162.8116)	21 (159.9544)	15 (160.5256)
2016-09-02	*Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	13 / 26 (645.5084)	17 (161.0856)	18 (158.2172)	18 (159.9656)	10 (166.2400)
2016-07-29	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC	19 / 22 (650.2512)	13 (169.1200)	19 (157.1428)	19 (160.5828)	16 (163.4056)
2015-10-02	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	9 / 25 (663.3028)	7 (167.9772)	3 (174.2628)	4 (170.8456)	20 (150.2172)
2015-09-04	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	12 / 26 (670.1824)	20 (163.9656)	2 (174.2628)	18 (159.9656)	4 (171.9884)
2015-07-09	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	50 / 90 (647.9200)	68 (159.3828)	71 (153.7028)	33 (165.7144)	22 (169.1200)
2015-06-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	23 / 29 (634.2740)	18 (162.8684)	24 (155.4172)	27 (149.1200)	10 (166.8684)
2014-08-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	28 / 30 (641.0744)	22 (166.8800)	27 (158.8344)	9 (163.4172)	28 (151.9428)
2014-07-10	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	39 / 86 (654.8004)	41 (164.0116)	50 (161.1088)	14 (169.7028)	41 (159.9772)
2014-06-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	7 / 28 (670.7540)	25 (158.7884)	14 (167.9772)	2 (173.7256)	9 (170.2628)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	30 / 42 (627.7600)	17 (169.6800)	17 (162.2516)	37 (147.3140)	32 (148.5144)
2013-11-15	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Charleston, SC	16 / 35 (635.8968)	17 (162.2400)	18 (158.8228)	30 (149.6912)	9 (165.1428)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	45 / 78 (639.8856)	39 (163.3828)	44 (158.2628)	55 (155.4400)	29 (162.8000)
2013-05-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	17 / 27 (647.9998)	21 (161.1428)	10 (168.0000)	27 (150.8570)	5 (168.0000)

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	#1138 (274 pts)	#1236 (264 pts)	#1196 (274 pts)	#1360 (234 pts)	#1066 (319 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#979 (315 pts)	#1030 (320 pts)	#709 (535 pts)	#1009 (340 pts)	#875 (405 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#915 (355 pts)	#1086 (305 pts)	#995 (345 pts)	#649 (590 pts)	#986 (335 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1053 (272 pts)	#1166 (247 pts)	#1046 (297 pts)	#1381 (187 pts)	#799 (397 pts)