High-water mark
669.5768
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.5768 at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 26, 2017
SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ
SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 42 at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (2018). They are ranked #5518 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2016
latest May 13, 2022 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.40 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.28 (+4.12)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.24 · weakest Pork (157.19)
Road miles
355
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$73K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.28 / 720
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1346 (75 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1394 (160 pts) | #1542 (125 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1465 (135 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1506 (180 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer B's BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERSIDE SMOKE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| QMEISTERS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOOTIE-Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 154.2172 | 162.24 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 147.8972 | 160.88 | top 67% |
| Pork | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 142.1828 | 157.19 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 145.0972 | 157.97 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 6 | 29 | 0 | top 78% | May 13, 2022 |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 4 | 43 | 0 | top 82% | May 24, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
259
finished ahead 130 times, behind 476
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 24, 2019 → May 14, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5768 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score669.5768 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1428 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1496) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 26, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) | May 12, 2017 |
| -6.6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 13, 2022 |
| -6.4 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 27, 2016 |
| -6.3 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | May 24, 2019 |
| -6 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | May 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.3% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 93% | 88% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.1% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 42 (651.2224) | 28 (167.3828) | 22 (167.3828) | 37 (159.9540) | 35 (156.5028) |
| May 14, 2021 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 34 / 42 (635.7484) | 39 (156.5028) | 39 (154.7772) | 26 (165.1200) | 34 (159.3484) |
| May 24, 2019 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 65 / 72 (643.8284) | 54 (163.3944) | 55 (163.3828) | 68 (155.9772) | 56 (161.0740) |
| May 10, 2019 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 30 / 42 (647.7712) | 17 (167.3828) | 24 (163.3828) | 40 (150.1828) | 22 (166.8228) |
| May 25, 2018 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 66 / 72 (633.4512) | 60 (163.3828) | 71 (147.8972) | 46 (164.5256) | 62 (157.6456) |
| May 11, 2018 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 29 / 42 (642.6512) | 37 (154.2172) | 22 (163.3944) | 36 (156.4912) | 15 (168.5484) |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 61 / 89 (633.5428) | 48 (164.5256) | 57 (162.2744) | 72 (154.8228) | 69 (151.9200) |
| May 26, 2017 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 43 / 67 (669.5768) | 46 (166.8228) | 13 (173.1428) | 36 (167.3828) | 49 (162.2284) |
| May 12, 2017 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 40 / 42 (597.4284) | 33 (157.6456) | 39 (152.5028) | 40 (142.1828) | 40 (145.0972) |
| May 27, 2016 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 55 / 66 (631.7712) | 54 (158.2284) | 32 (166.8228) | 65 (152.4800) | 57 (154.2400) |
| May 13, 2016 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 29 / 41 (634.1028) | 19 (165.1200) | 34 (154.7656) | 22 (160) | 33 (154.2172) |