BREWBQUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5790

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1441

peak 1441 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-27

latest 2019-05-24

Best ToY finish

#1107

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

655.3372 / 720

Master · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.29 (+4.51)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4056

Chicken · Squealin in the Square

Consistency

±14.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.47 · weakest Brisket (152.98)

Road miles

896

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1614)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

631.29 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 152.98
Chicken avg 160.47
0 calls in 10 entries

Chicken nemesis

9 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1614 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1614 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

10 rated contests

Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 6 contests since 2018-05-25 — from 1467 down to 1441.

6 contests since 2018-05-25
now 1441

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

NO CHANCE BBQ CREW THOMSON GA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
12 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 53rd

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.

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

BUTT NAKED AND SMOKIN

#5791 of the rated field

1441 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1441

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BREWBQUE)

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2021-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoking Our Butts Off

#5774 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

OL SMOKEY

#5788 of the rated field

1441 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Q-CHIPS

#5778 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM MEAT BBQ

#5794 of the rated field

1441 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Yankee Twang BBQ Co.

#5783 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after BREWBQUE did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
QMEISTERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SWIG-N-PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	171.4056	140.5028	160.47	top 69%
Pork Ribs	10	0	165.0856	149.0856	158.41	top 79%
Pork	10	0	170.8344	147.3484	159.44	top 76%
Brisket	10	0	169.1544	139.9428	152.98	top 85%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	8	0	top 85%
SC	2	0	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 91%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 83%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	53	0	top 91%	2019-05-24
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	2	26	0	top 64%	2019-05-10

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2016-05-27 → 2019-05-24

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 10 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.47 · weakest Brisket (152.98)

Walk rate 8% a top-10 call in 1 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 631.29 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 258 67–457 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 896 12 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi

Schedule strength 1614 average field rating faced — tougher than 85% of rated contests

Purse competed for $51,150 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-05-22 → 2016-05-27

Power rating 1441 peak 1441 · #5790 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 22 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
2016
May 27 Peak power rating (1495) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2018
Oct 5 First call Squealin in the Square
Oct 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Squealin in the Square
2019
Mar 1 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3372 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
May 10 Career-best overall score655.3372 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
May 24 Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.9	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	2019-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2017-10-13
-9.8	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2017-05-26
-9.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2019-03-01
-7.4	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	2019-05-24
-7.2	*Rock The Grill	2018-09-28

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0%	top 83%	91%	89.1%
2018	5	20%	top 83%	89.3%	87.9%
2017	2	0%	top 99%	84.7%	84.5%
2016	1	0%	top 80%	88.8%	88.8%
2015	1	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	69 / 72 (641.5084)	28 (169.6800)	64 (159.3600)	63 (159.9428)	67 (152.5256)
2019-05-10	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	26 / 42 (655.3372)	25 (164.5256)	30 (158.2400)	24 (163.4172)	17 (169.1544)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	57 / 62 (628.3312)	42 (165.7028)	44 (162.8000)	61 (147.3484)	56 (152.4800)
2018-10-05	Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC	22 / 27 (637.4744)	9 (171.4056)	22 (157.0744)	22 (159.3600)	25 (149.6344)
2018-09-28	*Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC	25 / 27 (616.3884)	18 (163.4056)	25 (149.0856)	18 (162.8228)	27 (141.0744)
2018-05-25	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	65 / 72 (634.0456)	64 (159.3484)	56 (160.5260)	63 (158.8000)	65 (155.3712)
2018-05-11	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	28 / 42 (643.2568)	17 (167.9772)	21 (165.0856)	32 (158.2284)	38 (151.9656)
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2017-10-13	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	29 / 29 (607.7940)	29 (140.5028)	27 (152.5028)	26 (154.7884)	22 (160.0000)
2017-05-26	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	65 / 67 (609.5196)	63 (151.9084)	60 (158.8112)	62 (158.8572)	66 (139.9428)
2016-05-27	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	53 / 66 (639.2804)	66 (150.2172)	49 (160.5832)	15 (170.8344)	49 (157.6456)
2015-05-22	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	—	—	—	—	—

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1107 (239 pts)	#864 (384 pts)	#1116 (259 pts)	#1075 (274 pts)	#1217 (224 pts)