PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5646

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1446

peak 1446 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-04-07

latest 2023-03-31

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

634.1944 / 720

Master · *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 609.07 (+11.37)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2

Consistency

±16.33

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.22 · weakest Brisket (146.61)

Road miles

369

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

609.07 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

438.26 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (6 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.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.61 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 146.61
Chicken avg 157.22
0 calls in 9 entries

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Beats, Brews, & BBQ (2020-06-12).

last seen 2018-09-28
back 2020-06-12

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN DAN ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN DAN has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±20.19% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±20.19% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
best 141.1%

A May team

Top 69% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 69% across 3 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 78% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Half-Inked BBQ

#5636 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-08

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Porkmafia

#5658 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

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SWINE DOCTORS

#5653 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM

#5644 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-09-08

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BAD MOTHER SMOKERS

#5659 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

Level with PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-05-05

⚔ Head-to-head

THE OUTLAW BBQ NY

#5645 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CEO BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DEAD BIRD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	0	169.7028	141.7028	157.22	top 76%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	174.2744	141.0744	155.06	top 72%
Pork	11	1	1	179.4400	148.5600	157.22	top 76%
Brisket	9	0	0	153.6568	140.5372	146.61	top 87%

“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
OK	11	0	top 77%
AR	1	0	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 77%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Beats, Brews, & BBQ	2	28	0	top 97%	2022-04-01
*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2	45	0	top 68%	2018-05-04

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2017-04-07 → 2023-03-31

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 11 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.22 · weakest Brisket (146.61)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 3 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 609.07 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 438.26 out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 299 119–400 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 369 12 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,550 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2018-09-28 → 2020-06-12

Power rating 1446 peak 1446 · #5646 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Apr 7 First tracked contest Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival
Apr 7 Peak power rating (1490) Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival
2018
May 4 Career-best overall score634.1944 *Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
2022
Oct 7 First call Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
Oct 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score507.9544 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
Oct 7 10th tracked contest Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
Oct 8 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2
2023
Mar 31 Most recent contest Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1	2022-10-07
+5.3	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)	2023-03-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Boots and BBQ Festival	2017-06-02
-10	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	2017-04-07
-8.9	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	2020-06-12
-8.9	*Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ	2017-09-29
-8.2	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2	2022-10-08

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	100%	top 41%	87.8%	87.8%
2022	3	67%	top 71%	141.1%	121.3%
2021	1	0%	top 70%	87.1%	87.1%
2020	1	0%	top 100%	84.2%	84.2%
2018	2	0%	top 75%	88.1%	86.6%
2017	4	0%	top 89%	84.2%	82.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-03-31	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK	12 / 29 (316.0000)	11 (158.3428)	9 (157.6572)	—	—
2022-10-08	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK	27 / 32 (490.8116)	31 (159.4056)	32 (151.9660)	3 (179.4400)	—
2022-10-07	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK	11 / 32 (507.9544)	19 (165.7144)	4 (174.2744)	21 (167.9656)	—
2022-04-01	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	28 / 30 (622.1148)	29 (154.2172)	22 (164.5372)	29 (150.8344)	28 (152.5260)
2021-05-07	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	37 / 53 (626.7660)	48 (141.7028)	12 (173.1544)	29 (165.1200)	42 (146.7888)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	55 / 55 (606.1376)	49 (161.6800)	49 (154.8460)	53 (148.5600)	54 (141.0516)
2018-09-28	*Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	41 / 49 (612.9824)	31 (162.2628)	44 (145.6800)	44 (151.3828)	36 (153.6568)
2018-05-04	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	45 / 68 (634.1944)	22 (169.7028)	47 (157.7144)	54 (156.5256)	51 (150.2516)
2017-09-29	*Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	28 / 30 (599.2800)	28 (155.4400)	29 (143.3600)	25 (155.4056)	28 (145.0744)
2017-06-02	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	28 / 28 (577.5200)	27 (142.8000)	27 (141.0744)	24 (153.1084)	28 (140.5372)
2017-05-05	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival(JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	48 / 68 (596.3884)	47 (154.2400)	56 (143.9200)	53 (151.4056)	48 (146.8228)
2017-04-07	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	31 / 33 (606.2060)	29 (161.1432)	32 (152.5600)	31 (149.6800)	32 (142.8228)

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 ↗	Backyard	—	#280 (110 pts)	#271 (125 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#229 (144 pts)	#146 (264 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#1653 (55 pts)	#1657 (55 pts)	#1363 (70 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)	#1654 (55 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1005 (125 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1529 (135 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1238 (226 pts)	#1337 (226 pts)	#1348 (226 pts)	#1317 (231 pts)	#1322 (226 pts)