SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY

SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship (2017). They are ranked #1854 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,854

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1545 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Oct 13, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#774

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0172 / 720

Master · Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.53 (+18.49)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

Consistency

±21.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.73 · weakest Pork (159.29)

Road miles

2,893

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 346 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

642.53 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+43 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 43 points across 6 contests since Oct 14, 2016 — from 1502 up to 1545.

6 contests since Oct 14, 2016
now 1545

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.0172 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0172 at Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 21, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 33%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 33%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 93% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KNOB HILL in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TAILWIND BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 31% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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	#774 (488 pts)	#936 (413 pts)	#1065 (333 pts)	#905 (423 pts)	#557 (703 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#964 (341 pts)	#907 (406 pts)	#1166 (286 pts)	#1006 (366 pts)	#840 (446 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1658 (124 pts)	#1656 (144 pts)	#1746 (129 pts)	#1717 (134 pts)	#1661 (139 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1213 (237 pts)	#1156 (282 pts)	#947 (377 pts)	#1385 (217 pts)	#971 (342 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

MAKIN BACON BBQ

#1,849 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1556

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — MAKIN BACON BBQ ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

TOO SAUCED

#1,863 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1562

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY)

59 contests to 18: their number has had years to settle where SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY's is still finding its level.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Big Juicy BBQ

#1,855 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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1709 BBQ

#1,847 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1556

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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PORKARITAVILLE

#1,845 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1548

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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SMOKIN FYRPIT

#1,850 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1556

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GRAND SLAM BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Rocks Money Pit BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
TAILWIND BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	3	0	0	170.8228	144.4800	160.08	top 59%
Pork Ribs	18	5	1	3	173.7144	148	161.73	top 50%
Pork	18	3	0	1	176.5600	137.0740	159.29	top 57%
Brisket	18	7	1	1	174.2628	143.9084	161.42	top 43%

“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)	13	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VA	17	0	top 50%
SC	1	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	3	24	top 55%	May 13, 2016
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2	9	top 27%	Oct 13, 2017
Que & Cruz	2	11	top 41%	Oct 6, 2017
Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship	2	14	top 54%	Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 17 of 18 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 332 finished ahead 345 times, behind 338

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

20173 milestones

Jul 21 Career-best overall score673.0172 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
Oct 13 Peak power rating (1545) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Oct 13 Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20163 milestones

May 13 10th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
Oct 14 First overall top-10 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20152 milestones

Jul 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9312 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship

20132 milestones

Sep 6 First tracked contest Recovery Fest 2013
Sep 6 First call Recovery Fest 2013

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 14, 2016
+12.3	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship	Jul 21, 2017
+9.6	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 13, 2017
+9.5	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
+6.6	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	11th Annual Recovery Fest	Sep 11, 2015
-4.8	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	Jul 18, 2014
-3.9	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014
-3.1	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	Apr 29, 2016
-3	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 13, 2015

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	5	2	1	80%	top 33%	93.5%	91.8%
2016	5	1	0	60%	top 51%	92.9%	89.9%
2015	4	0	1	50%	top 59%	92.2%	88.6%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 65%	89.4%	86.7%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 61%	83.2%	83.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	9 / 30 (660.3768)	14 (165.0856)	7 (169.1200)	19 (162.7884)	10 (163.3828)
Oct 6, 2017	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	11 / 28 (650.6848)	18 (161.0740)	15 (159.9884)	19 (157.6340)	6 (171.9884)
Sep 8, 2017	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	14 / 35 (662.1712)	22 (163.3828)	22 (163.4400)	19 (161.6456)	5 (173.7028)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA	5 / 25 (673.0172)	6 (170.8228)	16 (161.0972)	6 (166.8344)	1 (174.2628)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	22 / 64 (658.8116)	20 (170.2972)	53 (154.8688)	20 (167.4056)	22 (166.2400)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	9 / 38 (669.0056)	24 (161.6800)	5 (173.1200)	2 (176.5600)	23 (157.6456)
Sep 30, 2016	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	13 / 31 (652.3544)	21 (161.6456)	22 (160.5144)	18 (161.6572)	4 (168.5372)
Jul 15, 2016	Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA	14 / 25 (657.5312)	4 (170.8228)	23 (150.8116)	7 (169.6684)	11 (166.2284)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	46 / 72 (630.6400)	67 (147.3600)	40 (159.9772)	28 (162.8000)	33 (160.5028)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	33 / 48 (626.7200)	23 (165.1200)	18 (164)	40 (153.6916)	42 (143.9084)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	18 / 28 (642.1256)	23 (154.7772)	2 (172.5600)	14 (161.1200)	22 (153.6684)
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	24 / 29 (608.4684)	19 (159.3712)	27 (148)	21 (155.4172)	25 (145.6800)
Jul 17, 2015	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	15 / 29 (663.9312)	24 (157.6912)	1 (173.7144)	18 (166.8456)	16 (165.6800)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 65 (637.1200)	41 (156.5600)	22 (163.4284)	34 (155.9772)	20 (161.1544)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	19 / 32 (616.3880)	30 (146.2056)	3 (169.7028)	31 (137.0740)	8 (163.4056)
Jul 18, 2014	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	21 / 30 (643.8516)	8 (168.5256)	22 (159.9428)	19 (161.1432)	26 (154.2400)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	42 / 64 (613.0516)	32 (156.5716)	49 (149.6800)	50 (147.9544)	13 (158.8456)
Sep 6, 2013	Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA	17 / 28 (599.2228)	25 (144.4800)	11 (157.1316)	28 (141.0512)	10 (156.5600)

SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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)