A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sweet Bayou BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sweet Bayou BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BRANDED BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-05-29
latest 2022-04-29
Best ToY finish
#2814
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.83
last 5 Master vs avg 618.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.77)
Road miles
23
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.83 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−13.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.36 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 148.77
- Pork avg 162.13
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2022-04-29).
- last seen 2019-05-24
- back 2022-04-29
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BRANDED BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#5471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Level with BRANDED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BRANDED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BRANDED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 144.5144 | 156.65 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3084 | 139.9428 | 148.77 | top 85% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 143.3600 | 162.13 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 129.0744 | 151.27 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 91% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 88% | 2017-04-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.9 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2022-04-29
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.77)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
618.83
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
13–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
23
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,040
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2019-05-24 → 2022-04-29
Power rating
1451
peak 1451 · #5468 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- 2017
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score627.9200 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- 2022
- Most recent contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2019-05-24 |
| -10.3 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2017-04-28 |
| -9.7 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2015-05-29 |
| -9 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2022-04-29 |
| -8.4 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2018-05-04 |
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)
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 92% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 23 / 25 (622.6744) | 21 (160.5028) | 23 (147.9660) | 18 (162.8228) | 21 (151.3828) |
| 2019-05-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 25 / 26 (596.9832) | 25 (144.5144) | 24 (147.4172) | 26 (143.3600) | 14 (161.6916) |
| 2018-05-04 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 16 / 19 (626.1372) | 13 (163.4172) | 18 (139.9428) | 7 (169.1200) | 14 (153.6572) |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 24 / 27 (627.9200) | 19 (162.2744) | 13 (166.3084) | 9 (170.2628) | 27 (129.0744) |
| 2015-05-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 27 / 31 (620.4116) | 27 (152.5600) | 30 (142.2172) | 13 (165.0856) | 20 (160.5488) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2814 (57 pts) | #2139 (82 pts) | #1997 (112 pts) | #1700 (137 pts) | #2914 (52 pts) |