A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pappy & Roleys ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pappy & Roleys has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Son of A Mitch
Son of A Mitch is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 15 at the WV Coalfields Cookoff (2022). They are ranked #4507 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest Aug 5, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.77)
Road miles
785
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 377 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.68 / 720
5 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 | #549 (365 pts) | #546 (395 pts) | #585 (395 pts) | #602 (330 pts) | #576 (355 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Son of A Mitch, each with one reason worth a look.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with Son of A Mitch on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before Son of A Mitch's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 158.2056 | 164.43 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 147.9200 | 161.77 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 157.0628 | 162.00 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 153.0972 | 162.71 | top 69% |
“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 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
GA
2 of 6 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 36 times, behind 140
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- First tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3372 Jiggy With The Piggy
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Jiggy With The Piggy
- Peak power rating (1497) Jiggy With The Piggy
- First call WV Coalfields Cookoff
- Career-best overall score660.9484 Swine At the Shrine
- Most recent contest Swine At the Shrine
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | WV Coalfields Cookoff | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -7 | Swine At the Shrine | Aug 5, 2022 |
| -6.5 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | Jul 15, 2022 |
| -3.5 | Jiggy With The Piggy | May 13, 2022 |
| -1.9 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2022 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 42 / 49 (660.9484) | 46 (158.2056) | 42 (166.8228) | 36 (166.2516) | 27 (169.6684) |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 24 (147.9200) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 29 / 31 (657.0176) | 30 (162.8228) | 29 (161.6572) | 25 (165.1088) | 22 (167.4288) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 19 / 29 (651.2800) | 17 (168.5600) | 17 (165.6800) | 24 (163.9428) | 27 (153.0972) |
| Jun 10, 2022 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 12 / 15 (643.8056) | 11 (162.8228) | 9 (164.5256) | 14 (157.6572) | 11 (158.8000) |
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 32 / 46 (655.3372) | 22 (169.7144) | 27 (164.0116) | 42 (157.0628) | 25 (164.5484) |