High-water mark
674.1832
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1832 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-15
SONNY'S PIT MASTERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-15
latest 2018-05-05
Best ToY finish
#2055
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.61
last 5 Master vs avg 647.61 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Road miles
72
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
647.61 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.26 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 157.65
- Pork avg 165.91
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Festival (2018-05-05).
- last seen 2016-08-12
- back 2018-05-05
An August team
Top 51%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 66% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SONNY'S PIT MASTERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SONNY'S PIT MASTERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SONNY'S PIT MASTERS)
20 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where SONNY'S PIT MASTERS's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after SONNY'S PIT MASTERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with SONNY'S PIT MASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 151.9544 | 164.43 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 151.3828 | 159.62 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 161.1200 | 165.91 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 148.5028 | 157.65 | top 70% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 32% | 2015-08-14 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.7 yrs
2014-08-15 → 2018-05-05
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.91 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
647.61
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
117
70–93 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
72
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2016-08-12 → 2018-05-05
Power rating
1481
peak 1511 · #4062 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- First call Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1832 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score674.1832 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Peak power rating (1511) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- 2018
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | 2014-08-15 |
| +2 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2015-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | 2014-10-03 |
| -12.4 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | 2016-08-12 |
| -6.5 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | 2018-05-05 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 93.6% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-05 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 22 / 27 (634.1256) | 12 (168.0000) | 22 (151.3828) | 20 (161.1200) | 23 (153.6228) |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 25 / 28 (642.6512) | 25 (157.0740) | 24 (158.8344) | 23 (165.0856) | 20 (161.6572) |
| 2015-08-14 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 22 / 48 (662.7312) | 15 (169.7144) | 16 (166.8456) | 25 (164.5372) | 28 (161.6340) |
| 2014-10-03 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA | 21 / 22 (624.3772) | 22 (151.9544) | 17 (160.5144) | 18 (163.4056) | 22 (148.5028) |
| 2014-08-15 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 8 / 43 (674.1832) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (160.5144) | 3 (175.4172) | 16 (162.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2967 (53 pts) | #2957 (53 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #2318 (63 pts) | #2241 (78 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2055 (75 pts) | #1935 (110 pts) | #1954 (105 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |