A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Sons of Barbeque
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2018-09-15
latest 2021-03-19
Best ToY finish
#1226
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.04
last 5 Master vs avg 625.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.65 · weakest Brisket (150.13)
Road miles
109
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$73K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−10.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.13
- Chicken avg 160.65
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2021-03-19).
- last seen 2019-09-12
- back 2021-03-19
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.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Sons of Barbeque)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sons of Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Sons of Barbeque)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Sons of Barbeque's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sons of Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 157.0972 | 160.65 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 149.6800 | 159.76 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 144.5256 | 154.50 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 139.3716 | 150.13 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2018-09-15 → 2021-03-19
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.65 · weakest Brisket (150.13)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
625.04
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
741
179–894 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
109
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$73,225
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2019-09-12 → 2021-03-19
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4902 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score636.0004 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1495) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5600 Sertoma 48 BBQ
- 2021
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smokin on the Summit | 2019-07-19 |
| -8.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -6.9 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2021-03-19 |
| -6 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| -5.4 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.3% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 61 / 70 (633.0288) | 59 (159.9888) | 52 (162.2628) | 54 (161.1200) | 66 (149.6572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 385 / 468 (628.4576) | 383 (157.0972) | 239 (165.1544) | 361 (157.1316) | 420 (149.0744) |
| 2019-07-19 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 32 / 35 (601.5432) | 26 (160.5144) | 29 (157.1316) | 34 (144.5256) | 33 (139.3716) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 30 / 38 (626.1828) | 14 (168.5600) | 35 (149.6800) | 35 (155.4056) | 27 (152.5372) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 360 / 467 (636.0004) | 389 (157.0972) | 266 (164.5716) | 394 (154.3200) | 303 (160.0116) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1226 (180 pts) | #1115 (235 pts) | #1285 (180 pts) | #1301 (180 pts) | #1277 (180 pts) |