SONS OF BRISKETS - KS

SONS OF BRISKETS - KS is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 7th of 45 at the Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #5064 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Sons-of-Briskets”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,064

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 15 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Aug 7, 2020 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9200 / 720

Master · Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.19 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.89 (+2.30)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival

Consistency

±18.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.04 · weakest Pork (160.80)

Road miles

2,238

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 387 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.89 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.9200 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9200 at Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 28, 2018

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Mar 25, 2016).

last seen Oct 3, 2013
back Mar 25, 2016

Brisket nemesis

10 of 12 shared brisket entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE GRISWOLDS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 47% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 74% the rest of the year

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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#761 (391 pts)	#827 (391 pts)	#728 (461 pts)	#769 (421 pts)	#792 (406 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1157 (223 pts)	#1032 (293 pts)	#1167 (243 pts)	#1216 (223 pts)	#1207 (228 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1876 (117 pts)	#1934 (117 pts)	#1754 (132 pts)	#1924 (117 pts)	#1305 (232 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1542 (180 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#958 (365 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SONS OF BRISKETS - KS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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1461 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1508

They've been 1508 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
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#5,078 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

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rated over 16 contests
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#5,071 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1461

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Coulbourn Creek Q

#5,057 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1506

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rated over 14 contests
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BIG SEXY BBQ

#5,079 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Level with SONS OF BRISKETS - KS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2024

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THE B TEAM

#5,070 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1461

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 17, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUFFALO'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	174.8456	143.9428	161.73	top 69%
Pork Ribs	16	2	1	173.7144	138.8688	160.91	top 63%
Pork	15	0	0	171.4172	149.0628	160.80	top 69%
Brisket	16	4	0	173.1428	142.2060	162.04	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 76%
Large (40+)	10	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	8	top 78%
OK	5	top 79%
MO	2	top 77%
AR	1	top 16%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	26	0	top 77%	Oct 19, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 8 of 16 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 871 finished ahead 321 times, behind 1,030

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Oct 3, 2013 → Mar 25, 2016

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

20201 milestone

Aug 7 Most recent contest 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20191 milestone

Mar 22 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1

20183 milestones

Sep 28 First overall top-10 Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Sep 28 Career-best overall score683.9200 Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Sep 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Jul 1 First call Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3944 Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20132 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1492) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
+6.5	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 26, 2019
+2.7	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff	Sep 6, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-8.1	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
-8	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-8	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Aug 7, 2020
-6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	0%	top 88%	90.4%	88.7%
2019	5	1	20%	top 69%	92.6%	90.5%
2018	2	1	50%	top 47%	95%	91.9%
2017	2	0	50%	top 87%	89.3%	87.2%
2016	3	0	33%	top 80%	92.1%	90.1%
2013	2	0	0%	top 77%	89.6%	87.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	50 / 54 (626.7772)	48 (153.6344)	48 (157.1544)	—	31 (164.5484)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	51 / 61 (650.7084)	35 (166.8344)	28 (170.2628)	59 (153.6568)	49 (159.9544)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	36 / 53 (630.6972)	41 (153.1316)	29 (161.1200)	37 (157.0628)	26 (159.3828)
Sep 6, 2019	Midian Shrine Cowskin Cookoff 🏅 Wichita, KS	9 / 16 (660.9824)	7 (168)	3 (167.9772)	11 (163.9312)	10 (161.0740)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	20 / 39 (666.8004)	24 (164.5372)	25 (161.7260)	11 (171.4172)	15 (169.1200)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	56 / 62 (650.6968)	51 (164.5256)	24 (170.2628)	62 (152.5256)	46 (163.3828)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	58 / 74 (650.1256)	44 (167.4400)	55 (160.5256)	32 (168.5372)	63 (153.6228)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	26 / 33 (639.8628)	31 (154.7884)	28 (154.8344)	15 (168)	24 (162.2400)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	7 / 45 (683.9200)	3 (174.8456)	5 (173.7144)	14 (164.5372)	7 (170.8228)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	39 / 47 (642.7088)	40 (163.3828)	22 (168.5372)	36 (161.6916)	43 (149.0972)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	29 / 32 (613.6688)	32 (143.9428)	32 (138.8688)	27 (158.8572)	6 (172)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	26 / 38 (663.3944)	28 (166.8572)	29 (162.8456)	32 (162.2744)	11 (171.4172)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	35 / 38 (641.0400)	28 (166.2744)	38 (152.5600)	38 (149.0628)	6 (173.1428)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	53 / 66 (641.6116)	47 (162.8340)	26 (168.5944)	34 (167.9772)	63 (142.2060)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	132 / 174 (645.0968)	59 (168.5828)	157 (153.7028)	159 (154.2512)	59 (168.5600)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	419 / 535 (610.2056)	474 (148.0344)	410 (151.9428)	321 (158.2284)	366 (152)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SONS OF BRISKETS - KS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)