A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ
CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 35 at the Smokin on the Summit (2019). They are ranked #4621 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2016
latest Oct 28, 2022 · 6.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.91 (+2.29)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.51 · weakest Chicken (154.24)
Road miles
118
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.91 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,619 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Boys in Que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 146.1940 | 154.24 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 151.9544 | 162.51 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.9428 | 157.27 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7260 | 145.7372 | 155.90 | 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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 83% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
258
finished ahead 83 times, behind 293
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
Jul 19, 2019 → Oct 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
20193 milestones
- First call Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best overall score646.1716 Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8456 Smokin on the Summit
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
- Peak power rating (1492) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 5, 2018 |
| +0.9 | Smokin on the Summit | Jul 19, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | Oct 28, 2022 |
| -7.9 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -6.6 | Smokin On Big Creek | Mar 23, 2018 |
| -5.5 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -4.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 18, 2017 |
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 95% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.9% | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 38 / 40 (626.1372) | 39 (157.1200) | 38 (157.6572) | 40 (150.2400) | 37 (161.1200) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 22 / 35 (646.1716) | 24 (161.6572) | 10 (170.8456) | 32 (147.9428) | 17 (165.7260) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 30 / 56 (639.7940) | 55 (146.1940) | 26 (166.2400) | 21 (168.5600) | 32 (158.8000) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 33 / 39 (622.0568) | 33 (150.8000) | 35 (151.9544) | 29 (159.9312) | 26 (159.3712) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 51 / 65 (626.8684) | 61 (151.4056) | 49 (158.8916) | 37 (163.9884) | 52 (152.5828) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 46 / 59 (627.2684) | 46 (158.2628) | 15 (169.1316) | 53 (151.9428) | 48 (147.9312) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 63 / 72 (621.0972) | 64 (154.2628) | 35 (162.8344) | 59 (158.2628) | 70 (145.7372) |