SweetMax BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the La Classique BBQ Labonte (2024). Also listed in KCBS results as “Sweet Max BBQ”.
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.66 · weakest Brisket (163.99)
Road miles
2,017
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,024 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
678.14 / 720
4 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (8 found in their record)
Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.
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Against the odds
30-in-100shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at La Classique BBQ Labonte (Aug 2, 2024) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rusty's BBQ.
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Signature meat
40%pork entries won
2 wins from 5 entries
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (2 of 5).
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 80%.
Brisket avg 163.99
Chicken avg 171.66
1 call in 5 entries
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A strong matchup
3–1ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Team Sunrise BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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An August team
Top 15%average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 15% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
3 August contests
top 40% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SweetMax BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
SweetMax BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 73 rated teams sit within a point of it.
“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
Small (<20 teams)
1
0
top 17%
Medium (20–39)
3
1
top 29%
Large (40+)
1
0
top 94%
By state / province (where the contests were held)