Sweet Bayou BBQ LA
Rating
1502
peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2025-10-24
Best ToY finish
#897
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.33 (+2.25)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.60 · weakest Pork (165.39)
Road miles
808
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 392 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.33 / 720
6 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2025-10-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Poppa Pig.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2024-10-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 163.9656 | 169.60 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 157.7144 | 166.27 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.4684 | 165.39 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 160.5600 | 168.07 | top 45% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 3 | 1 | top 42% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 22% | 2025-10-24 |
| Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 50% | 2021-05-01 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LA (3 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2025-10-24)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 669.33 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · Hammond BBQ
- 📣 2019-05-24 — First call · Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- 🏆 2025-10-24 — First Grand Championship · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2025-10-24 — Career-best overall score (700.5256) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- 📈 2025-10-24 — Peak power rating (1502) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.9 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2025-10-24 |
| +6.5 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2024-10-25 |
| +4.3 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2021-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Hammond BBQ | 2019-03-22 |
| -8 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2021-10-08 |
| -8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2019-05-24 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 97.3% | 97.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 92.6% | 91.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.4% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 1 / 33 (700.5256) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8112) |
| 2024-10-25 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 13 / 31 (683.3256) | 12 (172.5484) | 24 (163.9544) | 15 (170.8228) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 66 / 70 (654.7884) | 58 (163.9656) | 70 (157.7144) | 21 (171.4400) | 63 (161.6684) |
| 2021-05-01 | 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) |
| 2019-05-24 | 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) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 39 / 48 (658.0684) | 30 (167.3828) | 19 (168.5372) | 43 (152.4684) | 24 (169.6800) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #1332 (161 pts) | #1118 (236 pts) | #1200 (211 pts) | #1494 (136 pts) | #1370 (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) |