High-water mark
675.3944
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3944 at *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-05-18
SONS OF SAUCE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-11-06
latest 2018-07-13
Best ToY finish
#1127
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.37 (+4.90)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.45 · weakest Pork (155.88)
Road miles
2,182
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 975 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Master avg
640.37 / 720
7 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.57 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Pork avg 155.88
- Pork Ribs avg 165.45
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival (2018-05-18).
- last seen 2016-07-08
- back 2018-05-18
They cook the hard rooms
1615
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 7 rated contests
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.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SONS OF SAUCE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SONS OF SAUCE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1477
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SONS OF SAUCE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 14 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#4280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with SONS OF SAUCE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 147.9656 | 161.44 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 155.9772 | 165.45 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 146.2628 | 155.88 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 144.4912 | 157.60 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2015-11-06 → 2018-07-13
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.45 · weakest Pork (155.88)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
640.37
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
178
62–181 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,182
7 mapped stops · furthest 975 mi
Schedule strength
1615
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2018-05-18
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #4277 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute)
- Peak power rating (1492) MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute)
- 2016
- First call Boots and BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1716 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
- 2018
- Career-best overall score675.3944 *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- Most recent contest *17th Annual Bordertown Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2016-07-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) | 2015-11-06 |
| -7.8 | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2018-07-13 |
| -5.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| -5.4 | Boots and BBQ Festival | 2016-05-13 |
| -1.7 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship | 2016-06-10 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 93.8% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 92% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 31 / 32 (624.4800) | 28 (159.9772) | 31 (159.4400) | 30 (151.4056) | 27 (153.6572) |
| 2018-05-18 | *Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 20 / 26 (675.3944) | 18 (169.1656) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (165.6916) | 14 (169.7144) |
| 2016-07-08 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 18 / 39 (662.1716) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (163.3944) | 19 (164.5600) | 19 (161.6572) |
| 2016-06-10 | Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK | 28 / 41 (638.1940) | 37 (147.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 32 (154.8112) | 17 (164.5828) |
| 2016-05-13 | Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 23 / 28 (626.0908) | 21 (155.3368) | 10 (167.4056) | 24 (156.4912) | 24 (146.8572) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 44 / 58 (633.5196) | 28 (166.8228) | 12 (170.2628) | 54 (151.9428) | 55 (144.4912) |
| 2015-11-06 | MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO | 24 / 26 (622.7312) | 25 (158.2284) | 22 (155.9772) | 25 (146.2628) | 21 (162.2628) |
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 | #1127 (278 pts) | #1034 (338 pts) | #866 (448 pts) | #1231 (268 pts) | #1087 (308 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2769 (56 pts) | #2832 (51 pts) | #2169 (66 pts) | #2840 (51 pts) | #2136 (71 pts) |