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
- Aug 15, 2014
SONNY'S PIT MASTERS
SONNY'S PIT MASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 43 at the Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #4095 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2014
latest May 5, 2018 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Road miles
72
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SONNY'S PIT MASTERS, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,105 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#4,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with SONNY'S PIT MASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 70 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Aug 12, 2016 → May 5, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Festival
20147 milestones
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +2 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) | Oct 3, 2014 |
| -12.4 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Aug 12, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | May 5, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2018 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 22 / 27 (634.1256) | 12 (168) | 22 (151.3828) | 20 (161.1200) | 23 (153.6228) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 25 / 28 (642.6512) | 25 (157.0740) | 24 (158.8344) | 23 (165.0856) | 20 (161.6572) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 22 / 48 (662.7312) | 15 (169.7144) | 16 (166.8456) | 25 (164.5372) | 28 (161.6340) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | 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) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 8 / 43 (674.1832) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (160.5144) | 3 (175.4172) | 16 (162.8344) |