High-water mark
666.1256
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1256 at Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 21, 2017
LIL BROTHERS BBQ
LIL BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship (2017). They finished #1323 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 21, 2017
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.83 · weakest Pork (161.08)
Road miles
97
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Purse competed for
$7,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
655.11 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1636 (114 pts) | #1428 (154 pts) | #1334 (174 pts) | #1741 (109 pts) | #1956 (69 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1931 (65 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1826 (100 pts) | #1825 (95 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1323 (195 pts) | #1435 (195 pts) | #1233 (260 pts) | #1682 (140 pts) | #1178 (270 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 161.1088 | 165.83 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.0512 | 164.80 | top 50% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 157.0512 | 161.08 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 152.5256 | 163.39 | top 53% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 74% | Oct 19, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
83
finished ahead 47 times, behind 72
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival
20177 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- First call Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1256 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- Career-best overall score666.1256 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
- Peak power rating (1508) Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship | Jul 21, 2017 |
| +6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -0.9 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival | Oct 19, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 92.5% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 12 / 24 (658.7316) | 7 (169.1200) | 5 (171.9772) | 13 (165.1088) | 21 (152.5256) |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 24 / 35 (647.2344) | 23 (161.1088) | 29 (157.0512) | 17 (164.5372) | 18 (164.5372) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC | 31 / 39 (648.3428) | 17 (168.5488) | 32 (159.3600) | 31 (157.0512) | 23 (163.3828) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA | 9 / 25 (666.1256) | 16 (164.5488) | 4 (170.8228) | 19 (157.6340) | 4 (173.1200) |