S&S BEERBQ

S&S BEERBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 24th of 38 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2018). They are ranked #5622 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,622

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 11, 2017

latest Apr 16, 2021 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1253

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

642.8116 / 720

Master · Interstate BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.75 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 620.18 (+6.57)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Pork · Boo-B-Que

Consistency

±11.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (150.40)

Road miles

881

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.18 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 150.40
Pork avg 161.13
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLACK DOG BBQ MD in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.1% of a perfect score
8 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1272 (185 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1253 (185 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1185 (235 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to S&S BEERBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BENTWOOD SMOKERS

#5,638 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to S&S BEERBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team S&S BEERBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Sea Brisket

#5,615 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

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 Mar 15, 2019

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THE SWHINERY

#5,617 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before S&S BEERBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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THE KINGS OF Q

#5,618 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2016

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Global Smokers

#5,613 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1448

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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OFF THE GRILL BBQ

#5,619 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Level with S&S BEERBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FIRED UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	167.4632	146.2172	156.53	top 77%
Pork Ribs	8	0	168.6172	142.7888	152.12	top 78%
Pork	8	2	170.2628	147.3600	161.13	top 51%
Brisket	8	0	159.4172	142.8000	150.40	top 80%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 83%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MD	5	0	top 82%
DE	3	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	41	top 84%	Apr 19, 2019
Boo-B-Que	2	58	top 82%	Oct 19, 2018
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	24	top 74%	Aug 10, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 285 finished ahead 88 times, behind 441

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 16, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Apr 16 Most recent contest Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1

20192 milestones

Apr 19 Career-best overall score642.8116 Interstate BBQ Festival
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Boo-B-Que

20173 milestones

Aug 11 First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 11 Peak power rating (1492) Maryland State BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.7	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 10, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
-9.2	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
-8.3	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 11, 2017
-7.9	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
-6.9	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 91%	86.7%	86.7%
2019	2	50%	top 72%	89.3%	88.1%
2018	3	0%	top 79%	87.2%	85.4%
2017	2	50%	top 85%	85.6%	85%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	43 / 47 (624.5032)	28 (167.4632)	35 (162.2628)	44 (148.5372)	45 (146.2400)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	43 / 63 (625.5884)	33 (163.3828)	57 (149.1428)	10 (170.2628)	55 (142.8000)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	41 / 54 (642.8116)	52 (146.2172)	12 (168.6172)	16 (168.5600)	41 (159.4172)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	59 / 73 (612.9028)	62 (151.9200)	67 (146.7888)	44 (159.4056)	53 (154.7884)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	24 / 38 (627.9432)	26 (157.0972)	30 (153.7144)	14 (162.8800)	27 (154.2516)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	62 / 67 (603.8976)	59 (153.6344)	65 (142.8456)	42 (162.8688)	61 (144.5488)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	58 / 69 (616.4232)	56 (159.9428)	54 (150.8116)	61 (147.3600)	43 (158.3088)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	40 / 47 (607.3600)	39 (152.5712)	44 (142.7888)	8 (169.1428)	39 (142.8572)

S&S BEERBQ

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 (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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)