High-water mark
665.0060
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0060 at Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 3, 2016
NEWSOME'S BBQ
NEWSOME'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest (2016). They are ranked #3302 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest May 4, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.66 · weakest Brisket (158.34)
Road miles
96
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
649.54 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2178 (75 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1211 (241 pts) | #1290 (246 pts) | #1458 (201 pts) | #1341 (236 pts) | #1171 (276 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to NEWSOME'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with NEWSOME'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1498
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They turned up 5 years after NEWSOME'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINE SONG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALONEY JOE'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 154.8460 | 164.66 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 157.0628 | 161.91 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 162.8000 | 164.64 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.3372 | 158.34 | top 65% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggy With the Piggy | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 64% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 121 times, behind 189
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Jiggy With the Piggy
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8628 Jiggy With the Piggy
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 Jiggy With the Piggy
- First call Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Career-best overall score665.0060 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Peak power rating (1507) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Jun 3, 2016 |
| +1.9 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 6, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 4, 2018 |
| -1.8 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -1 | Jiggy With the Piggy | May 5, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 52% | 92.4% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 55 / 70 (645.0176) | 63 (154.8460) | 32 (165.1088) | 32 (164.5256) | 56 (160.5372) |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 46 / 75 (641.4744) | 22 (169.6800) | 47 (161.6572) | 43 (162.8000) | 66 (147.3372) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 43 / 68 (640.3544) | 53 (158.8344) | 50 (157.0628) | 28 (163.9544) | 37 (160.5028) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 11 / 26 (665.0060) | 10 (169.6800) | 19 (159.4060) | 12 (167.3828) | 7 (168.5372) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 39 / 76 (655.8628) | 26 (170.2628) | 31 (166.2972) | 37 (164.5372) | 58 (154.7656) |