TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN

TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 35 at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig (2014). They are ranked #2369 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,369

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1535 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest May 25, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1044

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

678.1828 / 720

Master · Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.47

last 5 Master vs avg 657.50 (-0.02)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Brisket · SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±13.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.67 · weakest Brisket (160.81)

Road miles

1,284

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Master avg

657.50 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.1828 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.1828 at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 19, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE GIGGLIN PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 93% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 12%.

Brisket avg 160.81
Chicken avg 166.67
2 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

MIDNIGHT BURN ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MIDNIGHT BURN has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

EB'S BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1274 (214 pts)	#1393 (204 pts)	#1300 (234 pts)	#1020 (334 pts)	#1070 (294 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1044 (297 pts)	#1314 (227 pts)	#958 (372 pts)	#1273 (247 pts)	#1156 (272 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG O'S BBQ

#2,371 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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COUNTRY ROADS NE

#2,372 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1539

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2017

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Smokey and the Brisket

#2,359 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

Level with TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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B-BOYZ BBQ

#2,368 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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THE GRILLER B’S

#2,367 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1568

They turned up 6 years after TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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HELLBENT BBQ

#2,378 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1549

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 27, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PICKIN' PORKERS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	174.2628	157.6684	166.67	top 48%
Pork Ribs	17	2	173.1544	157.1088	165.99	top 43%
Pork	17	1	173.1200	151.4282	164.03	top 53%
Brisket	17	2	174.8800	144.5028	160.81	top 58%

“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)	3	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SC	6	top 39%
NC	6	top 49%
GA	5	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	4	23	top 48%	Jun 10, 2016
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	41	top 74%	May 25, 2018
SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	2	34	top 48%	Jul 6, 2017
Hog Happnin'	2	27	top 50%	Nov 4, 2016
Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	2	6	top 38%	Sep 11, 2015
Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	2	11	top 31%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 6 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 455 finished ahead 513 times, behind 580

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

20181 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20161 milestone

Nov 4 Peak power rating (1535) Hog Happnin'

20152 milestones

Jul 9 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8800 SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First call Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 19 First overall top-10 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
Sep 19 Career-best overall score678.1828 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8856 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	Sep 19, 2014
+9.2	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 23, 2013
+7.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 13, 2014
+6.3	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 22, 2014
+5.7	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 22, 2015
-8.4	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 25, 2018
-4.4	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 14, 2013
-2.1	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig	Sep 11, 2015
-1.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 26, 2017

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)
2018	1	0	0%	top 93%	87.9%	87.9%
2017	2	0	0%	top 63%	92.7%	91.5%
2016	3	0	33%	top 49%	93.5%	92.1%
2015	4	0	50%	top 60%	91.8%	90.6%
2014	4	1	75%	top 32%	94.2%	92.9%
2013	3	0	0%	top 48%	92.2%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	67 / 72 (632.9144)	46 (166.8228)	59 (159.9656)	66 (158.2172)	69 (147.9088)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	52 / 89 (650.7312)	72 (157.6684)	14 (173.1428)	62 (158.7884)	47 (161.1316)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	45 / 67 (667.3256)	33 (170.8228)	35 (168.5600)	44 (166.2400)	50 (161.7028)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	27 / 56 (663.3944)	7 (172.5828)	31 (163.4056)	38 (165.1544)	40 (162.2516)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	29 / 76 (673.0056)	50 (163.9656)	19 (171.9656)	18 (170.8228)	32 (166.2516)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	41 / 66 (653.5316)	30 (168.5372)	27 (167.9772)	48 (160.5028)	54 (156.5144)
Sep 11, 2015	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	17 / 29 (658.1144)	19 (163.9656)	21 (160.5144)	14 (168.5372)	16 (165.0972)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	34 / 90 (661.0628)	39 (166.2744)	17 (167.9772)	82 (151.9312)	10 (174.8800)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	44 / 78 (647.3256)	41 (166.2856)	45 (161.1088)	55 (157.0856)	34 (162.8456)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	56 / 65 (642.0916)	53 (162.8000)	47 (161.6688)	7 (173.1200)	64 (144.5028)
Sep 19, 2014	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	6 / 35 (678.1828)	13 (167.3828)	5 (173.1544)	14 (166.8228)	4 (170.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	13 / 37 (671.3488)	16 (169.1200)	5 (172.5716)	11 (169.7028)	25 (159.9544)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	23 / 73 (670.7544)	9 (174.2628)	35 (163.9888)	14 (170.8456)	46 (161.6572)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	29 / 65 (655.8632)	38 (164.5372)	44 (157.1088)	23 (165.0972)	15 (169.1200)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	39 / 75 (658.1944)	16 (171.4400)	13 (170.2744)	29 (166.8228)	64 (149.6572)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	11 / 41 (663.8856)	21 (161.7028)	15 (166.8112)	12 (167.3944)	11 (167.9772)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	64 / 97 (629.7136)	34 (165.1428)	43 (161.7142)	87 (151.4282)	76 (151.4284)

TOO BAD YOU'RE MY COUSIN

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)