BROTHA K'S BOARBECUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3547

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1516 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-06-09

latest 2023-04-28

Best ToY finish

#514

Master 2017

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.81 · weakest Brisket (161.23)

Road miles

509

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

38%

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

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.39 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

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
2017-06-09

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 (2023-04-28).

last seen 2019-04-26
back 2023-04-28

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 (2017-06-09).

2017-06-09
16-team field

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

RJ'S BOW TIE BARBECUE

#3546 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

HEAD COUNTRY II

#3533 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ

#3548 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ

#3544 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Gourmet Rednecks

#3532 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts!

#3540 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1492

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	top 79%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Marietta River City BBQ	4	2	0	top 62%	2023-04-28

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.9 yrs 2017-06-09 → 2023-04-28

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.81 · weakest Brisket (161.23)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 3 of 9 contests

Master average 653.39 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 154 93–142 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 509 9 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,200 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4 yrs 2019-04-26 → 2023-04-28

Power rating 1492 peak 1516 · #3547 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
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
2023
Apr 28 Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Marietta River City BBQ	2017-06-09
+8.7	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams)	2017-09-22
+4.7	*Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2017-10-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	*Fire on the Mountain	2017-07-28
-8.2	Marietta River City BBQ	2019-04-26
-7.7	Marietta River City BBQ	2023-04-28
-4.9	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-01
-3.7	Marietta River City BBQ	2018-06-08

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	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
2023-04-28	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	35 / 42 (635.2912)	30 (162.7884)	23 (161.6572)	38 (152.5940)	30 (158.2516)
2019-04-26	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	21 / 26 (632.9484)	22 (160.5256)	16 (163.3828)	21 (154.2400)	20 (154.8000)
2018-06-08	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	8 / 11 (648.9944)	9 (158.8228)	5 (165.1200)	9 (157.6688)	3 (167.3828)
2017-10-20	*Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	16 / 39 (666.7428)	14 (169.7028)	18 (168.5372)	18 (165.6800)	23 (162.8228)
2017-09-22	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)
2017-09-01	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)
2017-08-04	*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)
2017-07-28	*Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	11 / 13 (643.8748)	11 (164.0116)	6 (166.8344)	9 (159.9428)	10 (153.0860)
2017-06-09	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	2 / 16 (685.0860)	11 (164.5488)	4 (173.7144)	1 (175.4172)	8 (171.4056)

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
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)