SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ

SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2020). They are ranked #1175 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Sneaky Creek BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,175

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1594 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2019

latest Jun 20, 2025 · 6.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

53% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

518.2056 / 540

Backyard · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

338.00 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 337.24 (+0.76)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±8.48

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.02 · weakest Chicken (168.31)

Road miles

2,125

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$252K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

337.24 / 360

11 Backyard contests · 1 GC

Backyard (3-meat) avg

508.18 / 540

4 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 13, 2020).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

518.2056 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 540

Their best day on record: 518.2056 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) — 96.0% of a perfect 540.

Backyard
Oct 25, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 10 entries at contests carrying the title.

10 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 1 Grand Championship

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

5 contests
4 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 22%

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A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q ahead in 82% of their meetings

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) on Mar 13, 2020 — 8 contests and 6.6 years ago.

last GC Mar 13, 2020
6.6 years ago

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Groundhog Smokers in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Poosa Q (Jun 20, 2025).

last seen Oct 5, 2023
back Jun 20, 2025

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 23% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.8% of a perfect score
17 contests

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 ↗	Backyard	—	#90 (519 pts)	#60 (774 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#202 (113 pts)	#208 (113 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#22 (541 pts)	#16 (646 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN

#1,177 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1636

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

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

rated over 67 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2025

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A MOTLEY QUE

#1,174 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1589

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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piratesBBQ

#1,172 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1589

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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The King and His Q

#1,176 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1597

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2026

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WOODPILE BBQ SHACK

#1,169 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1596

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2015

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RICE BROTHERS BBQ

#1,181 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1588

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ's first contest.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Groundhog Smokers	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Holy Smokers	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
RAMMER JAMMER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PERFECTLY BLENDED	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BAMA BOYS BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	8	2	2	177.7028	155.3600	168.31	top 37%
Pork Ribs	15	9	2	5	180 🔥	160.5028	169.15	top 31%
Pork	5	4	1	1	177.1428	166.2284	170.02	top 27%

“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)	2	0	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	8	2	top 24%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	11	2	top 32%
MS	2	0	top 17%
FL	1	0	top 89%
TN	1	0	top 12%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poosa Q	4	9	0	top 40%	Jun 20, 2025
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	1	1	top 23%	Mar 12, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 13 of 17 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

First title Feb 22, 2019 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off

Opponents faced 452 finished ahead 508 times, behind 290

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 5, 2023 → Jun 20, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Jun 20 Most recent contest Poosa Q

20231 milestone

Oct 5 Peak power rating (1594) Poosa Q

20211 milestone

Nov 12 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)

20202 milestones

Mar 13 First multi-meat day Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Bonifay All American Smoker Competition

20198 milestones

Feb 22 First call Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First category win (Chicken) Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First overall podium Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First Grand Championship Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First state championship Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score351.4056 Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
Oct 25 Career-best overall score518.2056 Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Jun 9 First tracked contest Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.7	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off	Feb 22, 2019
+13.5	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 13, 2020
+12.3	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)	Nov 12, 2021
+11.8	Poosa-Q	Jun 14, 2019
+11.6	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 12, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition	Oct 2, 2020
-5.3	Poosa Q	Jun 20, 2025
-1.5	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 12, 2021

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)
2025	1	0	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.4%	92.4%
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	top 37%	93.5%	93.5%
2022	2	0	1	0	50%	top 26%	94.3%	93.1%
2021	3	0	2	1	100%	top 32%	98.1%	94.3%
2020	3	1	2	2	67%	top 43%	95%	92.8%
2019	5	1	4	2	100%	top 22%	97.6%	94.7%
2017	2	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 20, 2025	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	27 / 42 (332.5032)	20 (169.6916)	32 (162.8116)	—	—
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	27 / 73 (336.5028)	31 (167.3944)	25 (169.1084)	—	—
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	29 / 72 (330.7884)	35 (161.6684)	16 (169.1200)	—	—
Mar 12, 2022	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	3 / 26 (509.0400)	10 (165.0856)	2 (174.2744)	7 (169.6800)	—
Dec 2, 2021	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	6 / 19 (337.0744)	4 (173.1200)	8 (163.9544)	—	—
Nov 12, 2021	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS	3 / 30 (353.1200)	9 (173.1200)	1 (180)	—	—
Mar 12, 2021	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	15 / 28 (492.4228)	13 (164.5372)	13 (160.5028)	8 (167.3828)	—
Oct 2, 2020	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition 🏅 Bonifay, FL	16 / 18 (322.7772)	16 (155.3600)	14 (167.4172)	—	—
Mar 13, 2020	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	1 / 23 (513.0628)	1 (173.1200)	9 (162.8000)	1 (177.1428)	—
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	9 / 25 (337.7144)	16 (165.7028)	2 (172.0116)	—	—
Oct 25, 2019	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	5 / 42 (518.2056)	10 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	22 (166.2284)	—
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	6 / 25 (335.3484)	10 (166.2400)	3 (169.1084)	6 (169.6800)	—
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	14 / 27 (330.7888)	10 (169.1200)	19 (161.6688)	—	—
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	9 / 48 (341.6456)	12 (169.6800)	6 (171.9656)	—	—
Feb 22, 2019	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	1 / 27 (351.4056)	1 (177.7028)	4 (173.7028)	—	—
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 9, 2017	Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL	—	—	—	—	—

SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The metronome

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)