SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE

SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Rock'n Ribville (2015). They are ranked #4746 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SWEETWATER BAR B QUE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,746

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1505 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 28, 2013

latest May 31, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#847

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6000 / 720

Master · Roman Roast on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.69 (+1.12)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Roman Roast on the River

Consistency

±12.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.50 · weakest Brisket (160.72)

Road miles

834

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$7,500

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

656.69 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.6000 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6000 at Roman Roast on the River — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 11, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOOTIE-Q has finished one call ahead of SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.79 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 160.72
Chicken avg 166.50
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of East Coast BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

ROAST BEAST BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROAST BEAST BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
23 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
2019 ↗	Master	#2507 (56 pts)	#2520 (56 pts)	#1758 (106 pts)	#2512 (56 pts)	#2509 (56 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)	#1298 (195 pts)	#938 (340 pts)	#1481 (150 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1245 (224 pts)	#898 (434 pts)	#1212 (269 pts)	#1346 (224 pts)	#1337 (224 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1485 (190 pts)	#1346 (230 pts)	#1374 (230 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#847 (395 pts)	#641 (600 pts)	#907 (390 pts)	#809 (455 pts)	#984 (340 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2030 (84 pts)	#2729 (59 pts)	#2794 (54 pts)	#2515 (74 pts)	#1531 (179 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1867 (95 pts)	#2538 (65 pts)	#1819 (120 pts)	#1974 (95 pts)	#1973 (85 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Too Sauced to Pork

#4,732 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD

#4,745 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

Fewer contests behind them than SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE has cooked, 15 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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WOBBLY HOGS BBQ

#4,761 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1468

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

#4,730 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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VALLEY SMOKE BBQ

#4,736 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

Level with SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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No Money No Honey BBQ

#4,754 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

They turned up 8 years after SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
East Coast BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Porkaholics Barbeque	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	1	175.4172	158.8228	166.50	top 57%
Pork Ribs	16	1	0	172.5600	156.5256	165.29	top 56%
Pork	16	3	1	178.8572	157.1200	164.18	top 61%
Brisket	16	1	0	173.1200	143.3828	160.72	top 69%

“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)	14	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	3	9	0	top 62%	Sep 15, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	13	0	top 66%	May 19, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 281 finished ahead 186 times, behind 361

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs May 11, 2018 → May 31, 2019

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

20191 milestone

May 31 Most recent contest Smokin' Bike Fest

20182 milestones

May 11 Career-best overall score681.6000 Roman Roast on the River
May 11 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Roman Roast on the River

20152 milestones

Oct 9 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribville
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1505) Rock'n Ribville

20142 milestones

May 30 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Nov 21 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7660 Whole Hawg Happenin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.5	Rock'n Ribville	Oct 9, 2015
+6.9	Roman Roast on the River	May 11, 2018
+4.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 22, 2015
+3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 16, 2017
+2.9	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 27, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Smokin' Bike Fest	May 31, 2019
-10.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 19, 2017
-6.5	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	Sep 27, 2014
-5.2	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 16, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 94%	88.6%	88.6%
2018	2	0	50%	top 59%	94.7%	92.3%
2017	3	0	67%	top 73%	93.6%	91.6%
2016	3	0	0%	top 78%	92.1%	90.2%
2015	4	1	75%	top 46%	93.1%	92.5%
2014	7	0	14%	top 71%	90.1%	89.7%
2013	3	0	0%	top 57%	91.5%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	29 / 31 (638.1828)	28 (158.8228)	15 (167.9772)	28 (157.1200)	30 (154.2628)
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	18 / 39 (681.6000)	27 (169.6684)	13 (172.5600)	3 (178.8572)	36 (160.5144)
Apr 20, 2018	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnesville, GA	18 / 25 (647.2340)	18 (164.5600)	20 (158.2056)	14 (161.6456)	17 (162.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 39 (647.8628)	3 (175.4172)	25 (167.3828)	34 (161.6800)	38 (143.3828)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	15 / 28 (674.1600)	8 (171.9656)	11 (169.1316)	21 (164.5256)	14 (168.5372)
May 19, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	23 / 26 (655.8172)	25 (163.3828)	18 (166.8228)	17 (167.3944)	24 (158.2172)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	29 / 39 (650.0684)	28 (162.2168)	25 (165.0972)	32 (160.5144)	25 (162.2400)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	25 / 36 (663.2912)	23 (164.5256)	15 (168.5256)	15 (167.9772)	22 (162.2628)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	54 / 59 (635.8632)	54 (158.8572)	47 (159.3944)	43 (161.6572)	48 (155.9544)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 26 (666.1828)	12 (165.1200)	8 (169.6800)	7 (167.9656)	14 (163.4172)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	25 / 48 (658.7312)	16 (169.6912)	26 (162.2744)	33 (160.5256)	18 (166.2400)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	13 / 29 (670.2400)	6 (171.4056)	15 (166.8572)	6 (170.8456)	21 (161.1316)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	20 / 38 (667.8972)	4 (175.4172)	21 (162.2744)	23 (163.9428)	24 (166.2628)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	26 / 34 (642.1144)	18 (167.9656)	19 (163.9660)	29 (158.8000)	29 (151.3828)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	—	—
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	19 / 29 (648.9712)	24 (161.0856)	26 (156.5256)	21 (158.2400)	5 (173.1200)
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 28, 2013	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	17 / 30 (658.7660)	23 (163.9772)	12 (167.9772)	17 (165.1200)	19 (161.6916)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—

SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken 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

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)