BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE

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

Power ranking

#2699

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1513 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-19

latest 2020-08-08

Best ToY finish

#354

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

686.1944 / 720

Master · BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.19 (+3.80)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Consistency

±15.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.14)

Road miles

3,859

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 434 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$65K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.19 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

686.1944 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.1944 at BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2020-08-08

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BAD AZZ MULE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BAD AZZ MULE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

BAD AZZ MULE BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAD AZZ MULE BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DANTE'S INFERNO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,859 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,859 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 434 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL).

23 mapped stops
furthest 434 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
23 contests

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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.

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

Hot Rods BBQ

#2684 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

KenzielouQ

#2683 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1579

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE)

They've been 1579 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Speaks For Itself

#2701 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE has cooked, 8 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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NELSON FAMILY BARBEQUE

#2678 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

QUETPIES

#2691 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 7 years before BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)

#2676 of the rated field

1514 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE has cooked, 9 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	0	176.5600	160.5372	167.26	top 51%
Pork Ribs	13	6	1	2	176.0116	149.0628	164.14	top 48%
Pork	9	4	0	0	175.4172	157.6684	167.46	top 44%
Brisket	8	2	1	2	176.0000	151.3484	166.10	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
PA	4	top 55%
VA	2	top 35%
WV	1	top 35%
MD	1	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 24%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 56%
Large (40+)	4	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	2	13	0	top 35%	2020-07-24

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2019-04-19 → 2020-08-08

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WV 9 of 23 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 13 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.14)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 10 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 23 contests

Master average 661.19 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 282 201–256 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,859 23 mapped stops · furthest 434 mi

Schedule strength 1580 average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests

Purse competed for $64,525 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Power rating 1513 peak 1513 · #2699 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jun 17 First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
2018
Aug 31 10th tracked contest *West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 26 First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
2019
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.0796 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2020
Aug 8 First category win (Brisket) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
Aug 8 First overall top-10 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
Aug 8 Career-best overall score686.1944 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
Aug 8 Peak power rating (1513) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
2022
Apr 1 Most recent contest Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2	2020-08-08
+9	Smoke in the Grove	2020-07-24
+4.6	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+3	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2019-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
-4.3	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2	2019-05-25
-3.1	Smoke in the Grove	2019-07-26
-0.9	Smoke in the Park	2019-09-27

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	1	100%	—	—	—
2021	2	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2020	2	1	1	50%	top 23%	95.3%	94.7%
2019	6	0	0	67%	top 60%	92.3%	90.9%
2018	6	0	0	17%	—	—	—
2017	4	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	1 (176.0116)	—	—
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	4 (170.2860)	—	—
2021-05-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	7 (164.5256)	—	—
2021-05-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	10 (163.9544)	—	—
2020-08-08	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 WYTHE, VA	4 / 17 (686.1944)	11 (169.6800)	2 (172.5716)	9 (168.5256)	1 (175.4172)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	13 / 59 (678.1944)	11 (171.9888)	15 (167.4172)	15 (170.2628)	19 (168.5256)
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	26 / 40 (642.6396)	27 (160.5372)	15 (160.5028)	35 (157.6684)	23 (163.9312)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	25 / 53 (653.5084)	20 (167.3828)	48 (149.0628)	6 (171.9656)	16 (165.0972)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	11 / 31 (664.4344)	21 (161.6572)	15 (163.3944)	18 (163.3828)	3 (176.0000)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	27 / 32 (664.3884)	27 (166.2284)	28 (159.9312)	8 (175.4172)	29 (162.8116)
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	15 / 32 (662.0796)	4 (176.5600)	22 (159.3484)	27 (160.4912)	16 (165.6800)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	43 / 54 (638.0796)	41 (161.0856)	40 (158.2284)	21 (167.4172)	49 (151.3484)
2018-10-26	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	—	11 (170.2628)	6 (168.5372)	6 (171.9656)	—
2018-08-31	*West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	—	—	—	—	—
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	—	—	—	—	—
2018-06-15	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	—	—	—	—	—
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	—	—	—	—	—
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	—	—	—	—	—
2017-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	—	—	—	—	—
2017-04-28	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2017-04-14	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	—	—	—	—	—
2016-06-17	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	—	—	—	—	—

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
2022 ↗	Master	—	—	#543 (445 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Master	—	—	#653 (261 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Master	#354 (312 pts)	#465 (242 pts)	#362 (352 pts)	#482 (237 pts)	#343 (357 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#679 (470 pts)	#622 (545 pts)	#720 (465 pts)	#563 (615 pts)	#537 (625 pts)