BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE

BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 16 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3561 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,561

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1516 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 9, 2017

latest Apr 28, 2023 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#514

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0860 / 720

Master · Marietta River City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.63 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.39 (-1.75)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Marietta River City BBQ

Consistency

±16.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.81 · weakest Brisket (161.23)

Road miles

509

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$5,200

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.39 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.0860 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0860 at Marietta River City BBQ — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2017

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.59 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 44% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 161.23
Pork Ribs avg 165.81
4 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CIRCLE L BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Marietta River City BBQ (Apr 28, 2023).

last seen Apr 26, 2019
back Apr 28, 2023

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, Marietta River City BBQ (Jun 9, 2017).

Jun 9, 2017
16-team field

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The metronome

±2.35% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
9 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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1392 (70 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1879 (71 pts)	#2006 (66 pts)	#1842 (91 pts)	#1957 (71 pts)	#1900 (76 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1472 (131 pts)	#1592 (121 pts)	#1451 (161 pts)	#1608 (121 pts)	#1250 (211 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#514 (746 pts)	#699 (576 pts)	#494 (796 pts)	#453 (856 pts)	#677 (591 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

145 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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#3,563 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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HEAD COUNTRY II

#3,531 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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Sofa King/Good BBQ

#3,544 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1516

Level with BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2014

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RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ

#3,567 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

They turned up 6 years after BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ

#3,564 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2025

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Gourmet Rednecks

#3,543 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ALE YEAH BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	0	169.7028	157.0744	162.50	top 71%
Pork Ribs	9	4	0	1	173.7144	159.9544	165.81	top 49%
Pork	9	4	1	1	175.4172	152.5940	163.85	top 54%
Brisket	9	4	0	1	171.4056	153.0860	161.23	top 60%

“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)	3	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	8	0	top 57%
KY	1	0	top 85%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Marietta River City BBQ	4	2	0	top 62%	Apr 28, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 153 finished ahead 93 times, behind 142

Longest layoff 4 yrs Apr 26, 2019 → Apr 28, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Apr 28 Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ

201710 milestones

Jun 9 First tracked contest Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First call Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First category win (Pork) Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First overall podium Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First Reserve Championship Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.0860 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 Career-best overall score685.0860 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1516) Marietta River City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 9, 2017
+8.7	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)	Sep 22, 2017
+4.7	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Fire on the Mountain	Jul 28, 2017
-8.1	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 26, 2019
-7.7	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 28, 2023
-4.9	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Sep 1, 2017
-3.7	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 8, 2018

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)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	88.2%	88.2%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	87.9%	87.9%
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 73%	90.1%	90.1%
2017	6	2	1	50%	top 51%	95.2%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 28, 2023	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	35 / 42 (635.2912)	30 (162.7884)	23 (161.6572)	38 (152.5940)	30 (158.2516)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	21 / 26 (632.9484)	22 (160.5256)	16 (163.3828)	21 (154.2400)	20 (154.8000)
Jun 8, 2018	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	8 / 11 (648.9944)	9 (158.8228)	5 (165.1200)	9 (157.6688)	3 (167.3828)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	16 / 39 (666.7428)	14 (169.7028)	18 (168.5372)	18 (165.6800)	23 (162.8228)
Sep 22, 2017	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH	7 / 25 (674.1832)	11 (166.8344)	3 (173.1316)	9 (169.1200)	10 (165.0972)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	30 / 40 (643.2348)	36 (157.0744)	31 (159.9544)	15 (169.1200)	33 (157.0860)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	21 / 32 (650.1260)	24 (158.2056)	22 (159.9888)	11 (170.8344)	19 (161.0972)
Jul 28, 2017	Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	11 / 13 (643.8748)	11 (164.0116)	6 (166.8344)	9 (159.9428)	10 (153.0860)
Jun 9, 2017	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	2 / 16 (685.0860)	11 (164.5488)	4 (173.7144)	1 (175.4172)	8 (171.4056)

BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

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)