High-water mark
689.6916
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6916 at Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 26, 2024
SOFA KING SWEET BBQ
SOFA KING SWEET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 44 at the Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (2024). They are ranked #3198 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2021
latest Apr 24, 2026 · 4.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.88 (+12.23)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.26 · weakest Pork (162.74)
Road miles
112
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.88 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SOFA KING SWEET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before SOFA KING SWEET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1500
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with SOFA KING SWEET BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 155.3828 | 163.97 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 144.5372 | 162.91 | top 60% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 150.8456 | 162.74 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 144.5600 | 166.26 | top 49% |
“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 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 57% | Apr 24, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 104 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 21, 2023 → Apr 26, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
20252 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1506) Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score689.6916 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
20221 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2112 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL)
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on The Harbor
- First call Smokin on The Harbor
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.6 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | Apr 26, 2024 |
| +6.3 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | Apr 25, 2025 |
| +3.3 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Smokin on The Harbor | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -5.3 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -3.3 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | Apr 21, 2023 |
| -3 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | Apr 22, 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 45% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 23 / 28 (659.8056) | 21 (168.5372) | 24 (163.3944) | 24 (162.7884) | 22 (165.0856) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 18 / 40 (686.1944) | 27 (170.8228) | 12 (175.4056) | 36 (162.2632) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 12 / 44 (689.6916) | 23 (170.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5716) | 31 (163.4400) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 37 / 51 (652.9828) | 29 (165.1200) | 30 (164.5372) | 41 (161.6800) | 35 (161.6456) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 21 / 41 (651.8628) | 37 (155.3828) | 18 (166.2744) | 35 (156.5028) | 10 (173.7028) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 26 / 35 (651.2112) | 28 (157.6456) | 35 (147.3372) | 16 (168.5256) | 6 (177.7028) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smokin on The Harbor 🏅 Warsaw, MO | 17 / 19 (599.3828) | 9 (159.4400) | 18 (144.5372) | 18 (150.8456) | 16 (144.5600) |