The comeback
3.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Oct 14, 2022).
- last seen May 31, 2019
- back Oct 14, 2022
SOB BBQ
SOB BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 14th of 49 at the Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2019). They finished #1653 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “.SOB BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Oct 14, 2022 · 3.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.07)
Road miles
2,292
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 2,292 mi
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
622.15 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
142.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 | #1653 (55 pts) | #1325 (65 pts) | #1698 (55 pts) | #1654 (55 pts) | #1263 (75 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 161.1772 | 161.18 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9428 | 142.2060 | 145.07 | top 59% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 157.1084 | 157.11 | top 70% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 55 times, behind 76
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Oct 14, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.1484 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.1772 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 26 / 30 (622.1484) | 23 (161.1772) | 27 (147.9428) | 29 (155.9200) | 21 (157.1084) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 14 / 49 (142.2060) | — | 14 (142.2060) | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | — | — | — | — | — |