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
- Aug 8, 2020
BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE
BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 (2020). They are ranked #2692 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2019
latest Aug 8, 2020 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
4% of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.19 (+3.80)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.14)
Road miles
3,859
across 23 mapped stops · furthest 434 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.19 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1579
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE)
One contest 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1514
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
Fewer contests behind them than BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE has cooked, 8 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,693 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
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.
⚔ Compare careers#2,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1525
They turned up 7 years after BROTHER-UNCLE BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 35% | Jul 24, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
6 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WV
9 of 23 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
13 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Opponents faced
282
finished ahead 201 times, behind 256
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A
20204 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
- First overall top-10 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
- Career-best overall score686.1944 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
- Peak power rating (1513) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.0796 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
20182 milestones
- 10th tracked contest West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 | Aug 8, 2020 |
| +9 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 24, 2020 |
| +4.6 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | Apr 26, 2019 |
| +3 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 | May 25, 2019 |
| -3.1 | Smoke in the Grove | Jul 26, 2019 |
| -0.9 | Smoke in the Park | Sep 27, 2019 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 23% | 95.3% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 60% | 92.3% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2022 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 4 (170.2860) | — | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 10 (163.9544) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 7 (164.5256) | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2020 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 Wythe, VA | 4 / 17 (686.1944) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (172.5716) | 9 (168.5256) | 1 (175.4172) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 13 / 59 (678.1944) | 11 (171.9888) | 15 (167.4172) | 15 (170.2628) | 19 (168.5256) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 26 / 40 (642.6396) | 27 (160.5372) | 15 (160.5028) | 35 (157.6684) | 23 (163.9312) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 25 / 53 (653.5084) | 20 (167.3828) | 48 (149.0628) | 6 (171.9656) | 16 (165.0972) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 11 / 31 (664.4344) | 21 (161.6572) | 15 (163.3944) | 18 (163.3828) | 3 (176) |
| May 25, 2019 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA | 27 / 32 (664.3884) | 27 (166.2284) | 28 (159.9312) | 8 (175.4172) | 29 (162.8116) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 15 / 32 (662.0796) | 4 (176.5600) | 22 (159.3484) | 27 (160.4912) | 16 (165.6800) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 43 / 54 (638.0796) | 41 (161.0856) | 40 (158.2284) | 21 (167.4172) | 49 (151.3484) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 11 (170.2628) | 6 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9656) | — |
| Aug 31, 2018 | West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 19, 2017 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | — | — | — | — | — |