NU BETA GAMMA

NU BETA GAMMA is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Southaven Springfest (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #981 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#981

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1607

peak 1607 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 8, 2016

latest Apr 27, 2018 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#475

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

697.1200 / 720

Master · Southaven Springfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

684.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.72 (+4.77)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Southaven Springfest

Consistency

±12.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 172.55 · weakest Brisket (168.48)

Road miles

4,351

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 509 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)

Master avg

679.72 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.4404 points from the title

Came within 3.4404 points of the Grand Championship at Southaven Springfest (Apr 27, 2018).

On the rise

+31 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 4 contests since Apr 28, 2017 — from 1576 up to 1607.

4 contests since Apr 28, 2017
now 1607

Happy hunting ground

Top 7% average finish here

Southaven Springfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 7%

High-water mark

697.1200 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.1200 at Southaven Springfest — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 27, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Q-BONES BBQ has finished one call ahead of NU BETA GAMMA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

VICTORY LANE BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

VICTORY LANE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.07 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 168.48
Pork Ribs avg 172.55
4 calls in 14 entries

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A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KILLER HOGS in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

VICTORY LANE BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, VICTORY LANE BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Sixth Annual Bull Moose (Apr 8, 2016).

Apr 8, 2016
27-team field

They cook the hard rooms

1610 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

14 rated contests

An April team

Top 18% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 18% across 4 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,351 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,351 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 509 miles to Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship.

14 mapped stops
furthest 509 mi

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1044 (259 pts)	#1463 (154 pts)	#1570 (129 pts)	#1403 (174 pts)	#1322 (184 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#475 (796 pts)	#775 (511 pts)	#449 (866 pts)	#576 (696 pts)	#531 (746 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#524 (751 pts)	#642 (641 pts)	#308 (1,161 pts)	#558 (726 pts)	#591 (681 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NU BETA GAMMA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PORK ME PURPLE

#982 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1607

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to NU BETA GAMMA)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NU BETA GAMMA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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KANAK ATTACK

#978 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1608

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 26, 2018

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Salted Anchor

#977 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1610

37 contests to 14: their number has had years to settle where NU BETA GAMMA's is still finding its level.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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IT'S BBQ TIME

#980 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1624

43 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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PUREBBQ

#983 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1616

Level with NU BETA GAMMA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2024

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HUMPHREY'S BBQ

#984 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1622

72 contests to 14: their number has had years to settle where NU BETA GAMMA's is still finding its level.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
VICTORY LANE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
South Pork	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	0	0	176.5600	161.6456	169.40	top 48%
Pork Ribs	14	6	3	4	178.8572	161.6800	172.55	top 27%
Pork	14	5	0	0	176	160	169.29	top 42%
Brisket	14	4	0	2	177.7028	153.6804	168.48	top 44%

“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)	7	0	top 34%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	5	top 15%
TN	3	top 53%
KS	2	top 25%
VA	1	top 28%
LA	1	top 24%
AL	1	top 75%
GA	1	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southaven Springfest	2	2	0	top 7%	Apr 27, 2018
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	25	0	top 71%	May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 5 of 14 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 928 finished ahead 1,007 times, behind 412

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

20184 milestones

Apr 27 First Reserve Championship Southaven Springfest
Apr 27 Career-best overall score697.1200 Southaven Springfest
Apr 27 Peak power rating (1607) Southaven Springfest
Apr 27 Most recent contest Southaven Springfest

20171 milestone

Mar 24 10th tracked contest Hammond BBQ

20167 milestones

Apr 8 First tracked contest Sixth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 8 First call Sixth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sixth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 8 First overall top-10 Sixth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.4176 Sixth Annual Bull Moose
Apr 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Southaven Springfest
May 20 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 20, 2016
+15.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
+14.6	Southaven Springfest	Apr 28, 2017
+14.4	Southaven Springfest	Apr 27, 2018
+13.5	Sixth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	May 28, 2016
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Jul 1, 2016
-2.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 24, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 6%	96.8%	96.8%
2017	6	3	2	50%	top 28%	96%	94.2%
2016	7	2	1	57%	top 47%	96.6%	94.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	2 / 34 (697.1200)	8 (175.4172)	11 (170.8228)	6 (176)	5 (174.8800)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	78 / 407 (681.6572)	198 (166.8456)	104 (170.8228)	157 (167.9772)	15 (176.0116)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA	7 / 25 (670.7424)	10 (168.5140)	1 (173.1084)	4 (170.8456)	19 (158.2744)
Apr 28, 2017	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	3 / 33 (690.2172)	22 (167.3944)	1 (177.7144)	5 (174.2628)	12 (170.8456)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	13 / 55 (682.7312)	32 (168.5256)	11 (171.9772)	14 (171.9656)	16 (170.2628)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	8 / 68 (691.4060)	12 (173.7144)	25 (170.2744)	28 (169.7144)	3 (177.7028)
Feb 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	21 / 28 (651.8972)	22 (165.0972)	24 (161.6800)	20 (161.7028)	17 (163.4172)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	173 / 557 (666.8456)	168 (168.5600)	100 (171.4056)	387 (160)	174 (166.8800)
Jul 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA	27 / 30 (668.4000)	30 (161.6456)	27 (166.2400)	16 (170.8228)	19 (169.6916)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	46 / 50 (665.0408)	30 (170.8344)	18 (171.9888)	32 (168.5372)	49 (153.6804)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	25 / 51 (683.9200)	14 (176.5600)	4 (176.5600)	46 (163.9772)	40 (166.8228)
May 20, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS	3 / 29 (695.3716)	8 (174.2744)	4 (176.5600)	5 (173.1200)	10 (171.4172)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	15 / 41 (679.3140)	16 (170.8228)	2 (178.8572)	24 (167.4056)	29 (162.2284)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	5 / 27 (691.4176)	16 (163.4172)	1 (177.7144)	4 (173.7144)	3 (176.5716)

NU BETA GAMMA

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

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

They cook the hard rooms

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

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)