SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE

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

Power ranking

#4961

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1505 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-28

latest 2019-05-31

Best ToY finish

#847

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 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

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Roman Roast on the River

Consistency

±12.84

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.50 · weakest Brisket (160.72)

Road miles

815

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$8K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.69 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

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
2018-05-11

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-10s
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 calls 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.

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
22 contests

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

Moolicious Intentions

#4974 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1513 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Ain't it the Life

#4966 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than SWEET WATER BAR-B-QUE has cooked, 13 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Pharr Moore BBQ

#4969 of the rated field

1463 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY THE BOAR

#4942 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2022-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ JUNKIES

#4939 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Q 12 Barbecue

#4954 of the rated field

1463 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-03-31

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 72%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2017-09-15
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	13	0	top 66%	2017-05-19

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

On the trail 5.7 yrs 2013-09-28 → 2019-05-31

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 22 of 22 contests

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.50 · weakest Brisket (160.72)

Walk rate 32% a top-10 call in 7 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 22 contests

Master average 656.69 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 293 186–373 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 815 22 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Purse competed for $7,500 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2018-05-11 → 2019-05-31

Power rating 1463 peak 1505 · #4961 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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'
2014
May 30 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2015
Mar 27 10th tracked contest Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribville
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1505) Rock'n Ribville
2018
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
2019
May 31 Most recent contest Smokin' Bike Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.5	Rock'n Ribville	2015-10-09
+4.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-22
+3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-06-16
+2.9	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	2015-03-27
+1.7	Roman Roast on the River	2018-05-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Smokin' Bike Fest	2019-05-31
-10.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-04
-9.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-05-19
-6.5	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	2014-09-27
-5.2	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	2016-09-16

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 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	6	0	17%	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
2019-05-31	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	29 / 31 (638.1828)	28 (158.8228)	15 (167.9772)	28 (157.1200)	30 (154.2628)
2018-05-11	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	18 / 39 (681.6000)	27 (169.6684)	13 (172.5600)	3 (178.8572)	36 (160.5144)
2018-04-20	*Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnesville, GA	18 / 25 (647.2340)	18 (164.5600)	20 (158.2056)	14 (161.6456)	17 (162.8228)
2017-09-15	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 39 (647.8628)	3 (175.4172)	25 (167.3828)	34 (161.6800)	38 (143.3828)
2017-06-16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	15 / 28 (674.1600)	8 (171.9656)	11 (169.1316)	21 (164.5256)	14 (168.5372)
2017-05-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	23 / 26 (655.8172)	25 (163.3828)	18 (166.8228)	17 (167.3944)	24 (158.2172)
2016-09-16	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	29 / 39 (650.0684)	28 (162.2168)	25 (165.0972)	32 (160.5144)	25 (162.2400)
2016-05-13	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	25 / 36 (663.2912)	23 (164.5256)	15 (168.5256)	15 (167.9772)	22 (162.2628)
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	54 / 59 (635.8632)	54 (158.8572)	47 (159.3944)	43 (161.6572)	48 (155.9544)
2015-10-09	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 26 (666.1828)	12 (165.1200)	8 (169.6800)	7 (167.9656)	14 (163.4172)
2015-08-14	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	25 / 48 (658.7312)	16 (169.6912)	26 (162.2744)	33 (160.5256)	18 (166.2400)
2015-05-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	13 / 29 (670.2400)	6 (171.4056)	15 (166.8572)	6 (170.8456)	21 (161.1316)
2015-03-27	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)
2014-10-18	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-09-27	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	26 / 34 (642.1144)	18 (167.9656)	19 (163.9660)	29 (158.8000)	29 (151.3828)
2014-08-30	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-08-15	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-05-30	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	19 / 29 (648.9712)	24 (161.0856)	26 (156.5256)	21 (158.2400)	5 (173.1200)
2014-05-09	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2013-09-28	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	17 / 30 (658.7660)	23 (163.9772)	12 (167.9772)	17 (165.1200)	19 (161.6916)
2013-08-23	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—

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
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)