Announced themselves early
2nd
at their very first contest
Finished 2 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Esperanza Bonanza (Oct 22, 2021).
- Oct 22, 2021
- 27-team field
Let's Go Brandon
Let's Go Brandon is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Esperanza Bonanza (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 22, 2021
latest Nov 4, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.06 · weakest Brisket (132.51)
Road miles
337
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
606.30 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
342.90 / 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 154.2972 | 154.30 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0800 | 164.0344 | 168.06 | top 37% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 155.4516 | 163.14 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.5144 | 132.5144 | 132.51 | top 100% |
“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
Opponents faced
46
finished ahead 35 times, behind 11
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 22, 2021 → Nov 4, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score606.2976 Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
20217 milestones
- First tracked contest Esperanza Bonanza
- First call Esperanza Bonanza
- First overall top-10 Esperanza Bonanza
- First overall podium Esperanza Bonanza
- First Reserve Championship Esperanza Bonanza
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.9028 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0800 Esperanza Bonanza
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 10 / 11 (606.2976) | 9 (154.2972) | 7 (164.0344) | 9 (155.4516) | 11 (132.5144) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 2 / 27 (342.9028) | — | 3 (172.0800) | 3 (170.8228) | — |