SIBLING RIVALRY

SIBLING RIVALRY is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 17 at the Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 (2017). They are ranked #3291 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,291

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1519 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 10, 2015

latest Sep 21, 2019 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#765

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

35% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

659.4400 / 720

Master · Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval

Perfect 180s

Current form

541.16 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 601.23 (-60.07)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7256

Chicken · Oinktoberfest

Consistency

±110.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.75)

Road miles

4,358

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 376 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

601.23 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PADDY MCQ'S has finished one call ahead of SIBLING RIVALRY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS ahead in 90% of their meetings

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.85 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 56%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.75
Chicken avg 160.60
5 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

MEAN MOE'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MEAN MOE'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±15.36% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.36% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 83.5% of a perfect score
best 91.6%

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An August team

Top 35% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 35% across 4 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,358 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,358 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 376 miles to Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival.

17 mapped stops
furthest 376 mi

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	#765 (386 pts)	#517 (671 pts)	#961 (306 pts)	#957 (306 pts)	#792 (406 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1114 (237 pts)	#1215 (222 pts)	#1348 (182 pts)	#1181 (237 pts)	#904 (357 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1304 (235 pts)	#2067 (95 pts)	#1741 (130 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#998 (327 pts)	#951 (382 pts)	#1041 (337 pts)	#1034 (352 pts)	#943 (372 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1487 (162 pts)	#1584 (162 pts)	#1689 (142 pts)	#1955 (112 pts)	#1694 (132 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SIBLING RIVALRY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY

#3,282 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SIBLING RIVALRY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SIBLING RIVALRY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Traditions BBQ

#3,300 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1504

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 Jun 9, 2023

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Bbqweiser

#3,299 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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NIBBLE ME THIS

#3,288 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Smokin A's

#3,284 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1498

Level with SIBLING RIVALRY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Southern Tailgates

#3,296 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1504

Fewer contests behind them than SIBLING RIVALRY has cooked, 10 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SHOP BOYS BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
MEAN MOE'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BOYMEETSGRILL	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Q+BREW	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
JACK9 BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Cousin's Catering and BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	9	2	173.7256	146.8228	160.60	top 46%
Pork Ribs	16	5	1	166.2860	142.7888	154.75	top 60%
Pork	16	6	0	168.6172	145.6800	158.16	top 55%
Brisket	16	4	1	168.5600	139.9428	155.04	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 57%
Large (40+)	5	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ON	7	top 55%
NY	4	top 66%
QC	3	top 44%
MI	1	top 98%
CA	1	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	2	6	0	top 37%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in ON 7 of 17 contests · 5 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 241 finished ahead 203 times, behind 277

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

20192 milestones

Sep 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 Oinktoberfest
Sep 21 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Peak power rating (1519) Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018

20171 milestone

Aug 5 10th tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival

20155 milestones

Jul 10 First tracked contest Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 First call Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4400 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 Career-best overall score659.4400 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.5	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2015
+7.7	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017	Jun 16, 2017
+7.7	Capital BBQ Festival	Aug 5, 2017
+6.9	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival	Jun 9, 2017
+5.8	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship	Aug 6, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 14, 2018
-11.3	Craze Fest	Jun 3, 2017
-9.3	I love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 2, 2016
-6.4	Capital BBQ Festival	May 25, 2019
-4.6	Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic	Jul 13, 2018

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	4	1	75%	top 55%	90.1%	88.3%
2018	3	1	33%	top 69%	88.8%	66%
2017	4	2	100%	top 48%	90.2%	88.1%
2016	4	0	50%	top 65%	87.1%	84.7%
2015	2	2	100%	top 39%	91.6%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	18 / 43 (646.1484)	2 (173.7256)	37 (155.3600)	36 (153.0628)	16 (164)
Aug 23, 2019	Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	10 / 23 (649.0284)	7 (167.4400)	16 (152.5028)	14 (160.5256)	5 (168.5600)
Jun 15, 2019	514 BBQ Saint-LÃ©onard, QC	13 / 23 (630.7084)	4 (169.1428)	19 (150.8228)	18 (158.8228)	21 (151.9200)
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	33 / 43 (615.8744)	38 (146.8228)	22 (161.1316)	37 (150.2284)	27 (157.6916)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	47 / 48 (164.0344)	—	—	—	—
Jul 13, 2018	Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	17 / 24 (639.3372)	20 (158.7884)	22 (153.1200)	15 (165.0972)	12 (162.3316)
Jun 15, 2018	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC	7 / 18 (621.7144)	7 (156.6172)	10 (148.5372)	8 (155.4400)	2 (161.1200)
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	13 / 42 (637.6916)	37 (149.7028)	3 (166.2860)	18 (160.5828)	11 (161.1200)
Jun 16, 2017	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC	6 / 17 (631.3144)	3 (160.5828)	5 (159.3944)	5 (165.1200)	11 (146.2172)
Jun 9, 2017	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario	8 / 22 (649.0860)	7 (165.1428)	8 (163.3944)	5 (166.8572)	16 (153.6916)
Jun 3, 2017	Craze Fest Georgina, ON	15 / 17 (620.5372)	10 (161.1428)	14 (147.9772)	5 (163.9884)	14 (147.4288)
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	23 / 35 (627.2684)	19 (162.8228)	11 (163.3828)	30 (147.9656)	24 (153.0972)
Aug 6, 2016	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	15 / 41 (608.5032)	17 (155.4284)	30 (146.8576)	26 (149.6800)	8 (156.5372)
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	17 / 24 (610.7544)	17 (152.5600)	16 (151.9544)	6 (166.2972)	19 (139.9428)
Jul 2, 2016	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	24 / 28 (591.8172)	15 (155.9656)	26 (142.7888)	22 (145.6800)	21 (147.3828)
Aug 8, 2015	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	6 / 22 (617.6460)	6 (161.7256)	8 (152.5488)	12 (152.5600)	9 (150.8116)
Jul 10, 2015	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	9 / 18 (659.4400)	5 (172)	13 (159.9772)	7 (168.6172)	12 (158.8456)

SIBLING RIVALRY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

An August team

The long haul

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)