On the rise
+51
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 51 points across 8 contests since May 11, 2019 — from 1508 up to 1559.
- 8 contests since May 11, 2019
- now 1559
TEA AND BRISKETS
TEA AND BRISKETS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 15 at the Smoke on the Waters (2019). They are ranked #1580 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1559
peak 1559 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2018
latest Nov 30, 2019 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
60% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.25 (+3.78)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.17)
Road miles
2,381
across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
653.25 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #611 (141 pts) | #676 (126 pts) | #789 (106 pts) | #451 (256 pts) | #741 (116 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #281 (1,066 pts) | #258 (1,116 pts) | #295 (1,011 pts) | #231 (1,196 pts) | #321 (986 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1036 (265 pts) | #1190 (230 pts) | #1061 (285 pts) | #1185 (235 pts) | #926 (345 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TEA AND BRISKETS, each with one reason worth a look.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1559
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1559
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1559
Level with TEA AND BRISKETS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1560
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#1,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1564
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before TEA AND BRISKETS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1559
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 153.7028 | 166.29 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173.7260 | 150.8688 | 160.17 | top 51% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 149.1088 | 163.36 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 155.9772 | 163.42 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 198 times, behind 97
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Tony Stone BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Tony Stone BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score672.5260 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- First overall podium Smoke on the Waters
- 10th tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
- Peak power rating (1559) Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
- Most recent contest Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest Q'Fest
- First call Q'Fest
- First overall top-10 Q'Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8688 Smoke on the Quiet Waters
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Smoke on the Waters | Sep 7, 2019 |
| +11.1 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 20, 2019 |
| +9.9 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI | May 11, 2019 |
| +8.6 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition | Nov 30, 2019 |
| +8.5 | Brew N Q Open | May 25, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.2 | Smoke on the Quiet Waters | Sep 8, 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 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 75% | top 33% | 93.4% | 91.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 90.4% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven | 9 / 31 (654.2972) | 11 (166.8800) | 15 (154.8688) | 2 (171.9884) | 13 (160.5600) |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas | 15 / 36 (652.5604) | 12 (166.2972) | 20 (160.0116) | 18 (163.4172) | 15 (162.8344) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Waters Devon | 3 / 15 (660.1144) | 2 (170.8800) | 9 (160.0344) | 4 (163.4628) | 5 (165.7372) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | Smoke and Fire Festival Maldon, Essex | 8 / 16 (645.6688) | 6 (168) | 2 (165.1316) | 15 (156.5600) | 12 (155.9772) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 9 / 44 (672.5260) | 6 (171.4172) | 2 (173.7260) | — | 14 (163.9888) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 22 / 55 (657.1544) | 24 (165.1656) | 51 (150.8688) | 1 (176.5600) | 21 (164.5600) |
| May 25, 2019 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire | 12 / 34 (659.4172) | 11 (170.2628) | 27 (156.5600) | 24 (159.4400) | 4 (173.1544) |
| May 11, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt | 13 / 49 (659.8744) | 17 (168.5600) | 22 (161.0972) | 13 (168.5256) | 20 (161.6916) |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Smoke on the Quiet Waters Devon | 9 / 13 (650.8688) | 11 (161.7600) | 5 (166.8344) | 9 (161.1544) | 8 (161.1200) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Q'Fest Bishopsteignton, Devon | 7 / 12 (620.0232) | 9 (153.7028) | 9 (152.5944) | 10 (149.1088) | 3 (164.6172) |