SWEET LIPS BBQ

SWEET LIPS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 27 at the Marshall County (2013). They are ranked #5578 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,578

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1500 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#666

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

660.4916 / 720

Master · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.67 (+13.49)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Consistency

±14.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.61 · weakest Brisket (155.59)

Road miles

1,376

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

643.67 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Extra Mile BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

Extra Mile BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 155.59
Pork avg 163.61
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jim Beam BBQ Classic (Oct 6, 2017).

last seen Oct 2, 2015
back Oct 6, 2017

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1199 (260 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1811 (119 pts)	#1635 (149 pts)	#1383 (204 pts)	#1567 (169 pts)	#1514 (169 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#666 (555 pts)	#699 (545 pts)	#513 (770 pts)	#356 (1,035 pts)	#642 (580 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1801 (107 pts)	#1847 (112 pts)	#1456 (177 pts)	#2500 (67 pts)	#1932 (92 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWEET LIPS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LEFLER'S PIT CREW

#5,554 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SWEET LIPS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWEET LIPS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

#5,594 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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WHISKEY SMOKERS

#5,577 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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WILLY'S Q SHACK

#5,576 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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SMOKIN WOLVES

#5,564 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before SWEET LIPS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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BOYMEETSGRILL

#5,584 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1449

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Extra Mile BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	0	173.1200	157.0744	163.31	top 68%
Pork Ribs	14	3	0	0	173.7144	144.5600	161.16	top 58%
Pork	14	3	1	1	178.8572	153.6572	163.61	top 58%
Brisket	14	1	0	1	178.3200	140.4688	155.59	top 67%

“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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	8	0	top 71%
KY	6	0	top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	30	0	top 71%	Oct 6, 2017
Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	2	31	0	top 61%	Jul 18, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 8 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 277 finished ahead 165 times, behind 429

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 2, 2015 → Oct 6, 2017

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

20171 milestone

Oct 6 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20151 milestone

Oct 2 Career-best overall score660.4916 Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20144 milestones

Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1376 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Oct 3 First category win (Pork) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 3 10th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20133 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Sep 20 First call Marshall County
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1500) Marshall County

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.1	Marshall County	Sep 20, 2013
+0.5	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 2, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 3, 2014
-7.3	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sep 19, 2014
-6.9	Smokin' On The Water	May 3, 2014
-4.9	Bourbon City BBQ Festival	Jun 5, 2015
-4.8	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 5, 2014

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 77%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	3	0	33%	top 71%	91.7%	91.2%
2014	8	1	50%	top 76%	91.4%	88.5%
2013	2	0	50%	top 53%	89.6%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	34 / 44 (658.2744)	40 (159.9772)	41 (153.1200)	31 (166.8572)	2 (178.3200)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	30 / 45 (660.4916)	31 (164.5600)	13 (173.1428)	44 (154.2400)	15 (168.5488)
Sep 25, 2015	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	25 / 38 (652.9944)	7 (173.1200)	24 (161.1316)	16 (166.2628)	29 (152.4800)
Jun 5, 2015	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	27 / 34 (657.0516)	19 (167.9656)	20 (164.5372)	15 (170.8572)	31 (153.6916)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	31 / 44 (656.9832)	37 (163.9428)	7 (173.7144)	1 (178.8572)	43 (140.4688)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	28 / 33 (629.5664)	27 (161.6800)	29 (151.9316)	4 (175.4516)	30 (140.5032)
Sep 5, 2014	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	27 / 36 (637.4972)	30 (157.6456)	30 (154.7772)	7 (171.4172)	29 (153.6572)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	43 / 60 (635.7824)	44 (161.6684)	52 (151.3484)	28 (163.9656)	36 (158.8000)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	34 / 51 (645.0056)	34 (161.0856)	27 (163.4400)	45 (153.6572)	17 (166.8228)
Jun 27, 2014	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	22 / 34 (658.1376)	29 (163.3944)	6 (171.4404)	22 (165.0972)	26 (158.2056)
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	34 / 43 (627.8856)	24 (166.2628)	23 (162.2972)	38 (154.2628)	37 (145.0628)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	63 / 64 (606.1256)	54 (157.0744)	63 (144.5600)	49 (157.6800)	62 (146.8112)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	14 / 27 (645.0400)	13 (164.5484)	5 (170.8460)	22 (154.2400)	17 (155.4056)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	31 / 57 (640.5028)	29 (163.4056)	29 (159.9544)	41 (157.7028)	29 (159.4400)

SWEET LIPS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)