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Sweet Bayou BBQ

Sweet Bayou BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1534 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,534
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1562
peak 1562 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

14
in the data

First seen

May 29, 2015
latest Oct 24, 2025 · 10.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#897
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

2
1 reserve · wins it all 14% of the time

Category wins

3
9 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
36% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 43%
overall standings

Best overall

700.5256 / 720
Master · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

671.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.63 (+1.96)

Walk rate

64%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400
Chicken · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition

Consistency

±17.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.63 · weakest Pork (165.65)

Road miles

1,963
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 409 mi

Schedule strength

52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$45K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.63 / 720
14 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (Oct 24, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CAJUN BLAZE.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5256 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5256 at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 24, 2025

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 5 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 5 state-championship entries

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 24%.

  • 3 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 1 category win
  • average top 24%
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A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 50%.

  • Pork avg 165.65
  • Chicken avg 170.63
  • 2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (Oct 25, 2024).

  • last seen Oct 8, 2021
  • back Oct 25, 2024

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 32% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 5 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

  • 5 May contests
  • top 43% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.0% of a perfect score
  • 14 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024 ↗ Master #946 (116 pts) #973 (121 pts) #1314 (61 pts) #1037 (106 pts) #713 (231 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #1059 (105 pts) #1225 (75 pts) #1092 (115 pts) #1131 (95 pts) #934 (125 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1327 (161 pts) #1112 (236 pts) #1196 (211 pts) #1488 (136 pts) #1366 (161 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1055 (254 pts) #1094 (264 pts) #981 (329 pts) #1467 (154 pts) #1121 (254 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #897 (396 pts) #874 (446 pts) #1244 (256 pts) #1279 (241 pts) #1174 (271 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1046 (305 pts) #1099 (310 pts) #1375 (220 pts) #1212 (275 pts) #1142 (285 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1614 (131 pts) #1473 (181 pts) #1209 (256 pts) #2137 (76 pts) #2136 (71 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Sweet Bayou BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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GRILL DOCTOR'S
#1,526 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1569
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Sweet Bayou BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Mar 22, 2019
⚔ Head-to-head
Flaps Up BBQ
#1,536 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
1
Top-10s
62%
Peak
1577

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Mar 7, 2025
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DEAD PIG WALKING
#1,537 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1565

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

  • rated over 15 contests
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HOGGERQ
#1,527 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
64%
Peak
1562

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 19, 2023
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Hog Diesel
#1,549 of the rated field
1561 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1561

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Oct 7, 2022
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Free Range Friends BBQ
#1,529 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1562

Level with Sweet Bayou BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Oct 7, 2022
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
COCHON 225 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
Smokin' Good Times 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
C4-Que 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 14 7 2 3 179.4400 163.3828 170.63 top 34%
Pork Ribs 14 5 1 3 177.7144 153.6912 166.19 top 49%
Pork 14 2 0 1 177.1544 152.4684 165.65 top 49%
Brisket 14 5 0 2 176.5600 154.2400 167.16 top 46%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 21%
Medium (20–39)92top 35%
Large (40+)40top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
LA71top 50%
MS61top 27%
TN10top 94%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 3 1 1 top 15% Apr 28, 2017
Hammond BBQ 3 15 0 top 59% Mar 22, 2019
VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 2 1 1 top 22% Oct 24, 2025
Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 2 15 0 top 50% May 1, 2021
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 12 0 top 62% Mar 3, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in LA 7 of 14 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 7 5 of them more than once
First title Apr 28, 2017 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Opponents faced 353 finished ahead 255 times, behind 287
Longest layoff 3 yrs Oct 8, 2021 → Oct 25, 2024

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

20256 milestones
  1. First state championship VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
  2. Biggest field won (33 teams) VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
  3. Career-best overall score700.5256 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
  4. Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
  5. Peak power rating (1562) VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
  6. Most recent contest VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
20191 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
20172 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
  2. First Grand Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
20162 milestones
  1. First overall podium Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
  2. First Reserve Championship Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
20154 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
  2. First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
  3. First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.6284 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.9VPD Back the Blue BBQ CompetitionOct 24, 2025
+16Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family FestivalApr 28, 2017
+15.8Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family FestivalMay 27, 2016
+10.8Hammond BBQMar 24, 2017
+9.7Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family FestivalMay 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.2Hammond BBQMar 22, 2019
-8.9Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family FestivalMay 24, 2019
-7.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 4, 2016
-2.5Hammond BBQMar 23, 2018

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251111 100% top 3% 97.3% 97.3%
20241000 100% top 42% 94.9% 94.9%
20212000 0% top 68% 92.6% 91.8%
20192000 50% top 69% 91.4% 91%
20182011 50% top 45% 93.6% 92.6%
20173111 100% top 24% 95.3% 94.3%
20162010 50% top 46% 96% 92%
20151010 100% top 32% 92.3% 92.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 24, 2025 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA 1 / 33 (700.5256) 1 (179.4400) 3 (177.7144) 11 (172.5600) 8 (170.8112)
Oct 25, 2024 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA 13 / 31 (683.3256) 12 (172.5484) 24 (163.9544) 15 (170.8228) 3 (176)
Oct 8, 2021 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 66 / 70 (654.7884) 58 (163.9656) 70 (157.7144) 21 (171.4400) 63 (161.6684)
May 1, 2021 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS 16 / 38 (666.7888) 22 (163.9888) 14 (166.8572) 18 (166.2400) 12 (169.7028)
May 24, 2019 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS 15 / 26 (652.5028) 5 (170.2972) 11 (162.8572) 20 (158.7884) 16 (160.5600)
Mar 22, 2019 Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA 39 / 48 (658.0684) 30 (167.3828) 19 (168.5372) 43 (152.4684) 24 (169.6800)
May 4, 2018 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS 4 / 19 (674.2056) 6 (168.5256) 1 (174.8688) 15 (158.2628) 4 (172.5484)
Mar 23, 2018 Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA 33 / 48 (659.2452) 16 (170.2628) 42 (158.2284) 28 (165.6684) 30 (165.0856)
Apr 28, 2017 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS 1 / 27 (686.1940) 1 (177.7028) 4 (173.7028) 12 (169.1084) 17 (165.6800)
Mar 24, 2017 Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA 15 / 55 (681.6800) 20 (172.5484) 34 (163.9772) 3 (177.1544) 24 (168)
Mar 3, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA 12 / 29 (668.5028) 6 (173.7028) 28 (155.3600) 11 (168) 5 (171.4400)
May 27, 2016 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS 2 / 25 (691.3600) 3 (173.1200) 6 (171.9772) 7 (169.7028) 3 (176.5600)
Mar 4, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA 25 / 30 (633.0168) 19 (163.3828) 26 (153.6912) 12 (161.7028) 24 (154.2400)
May 29, 2015 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS 10 / 31 (664.6284) 5 (172) 2 (177.1772) 21 (157.1312) 22 (158.3200)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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