Happy hunting ground
Top 19%
average finish here
Smokin' On The Pecos is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 9th
- average top 19%
SONS OF BBQ
SONS OF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 48 at the Smokin' On The Pecos (2015). They are ranked #2075 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1536
peak 1536 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Feb 3, 2017 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.25 · weakest Brisket (158.15)
Road miles
994
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 618 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
650.23 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1246 (207 pts) | #1294 (212 pts) | #1544 (157 pts) | #1049 (292 pts) | #1454 (167 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SONS OF BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SONS OF BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SONS OF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1552
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SONS OF BBQ)
21 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where SONS OF BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1541
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 57% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1539
They turned up 12 years after SONS OF BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#2,087 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Level with SONS OF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 162.8570 | 165.25 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 151.4282 | 163.42 | top 39% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 145.7142 | 163.41 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 152.5714 | 158.15 | top 45% |
“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 field size and state
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The Pecos | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 19% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NM
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
279
finished ahead 259 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → Feb 3, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1536) Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
20151 milestone
- First overall top-10 Smokin' On The Pecos
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score661.5652 Smokin' On The Pecos
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
- First call Smokin' On the Pecos
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5716 Smokin' On the Pecos
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Smokin' On the Pecos
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | Smokin' On the Pecos | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +11.1 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +8.2 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| +7.1 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.7 | Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship | Jul 5, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 91.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 32 / 136 (658.1484) | 16 (170.8572) | 55 (164.5372) | 39 (165.6800) | 75 (157.0740) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 9 / 48 (661.1544) | 15 (163.4172) | 8 (169.7256) | 19 (162.2972) | 11 (165.7144) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 18 / 60 (661.5652) | 27 (165.1084) | 24 (167.4056) | 20 (167.3828) | 24 (161.6684) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM | 24 / 42 (613.7136) | 14 (162.8570) | 28 (151.4282) | 34 (145.7142) | 20 (153.7142) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 13 / 70 (656.5716) | 22 (164) | 22 (164.0002) | 4 (176) | 41 (152.5714) |