A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Tamm Good Eatin'
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2021-06-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.22
last 5 Master vs avg 635.53 (-0.31)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.79 · weakest Pork (157.26)
Road miles
71
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.53 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Mullet Brothers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) (2021-06-04).
- last seen 2019-05-31
- back 2021-06-04
Brisket nemesis
6 of 8
shared brisket entries lost
Sons of a Brisket ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tamm Good Eatin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Tamm Good Eatin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Tamm Good Eatin' did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| NICKLE BOYS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODBROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WALDO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUDHOLE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 144.5714 | 158.45 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 150.2856 | 159.03 | top 59% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 144.5600 | 157.26 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 150.2400 | 160.79 | top 48% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The Summit | 4 | 31 | 0 | top 58% | 2017-06-02 |
| Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 70% | 2021-06-04 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2021-06-04
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 160.79 · weakest Pork (157.26)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
635.53
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
812
379–693 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
71
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-05-31 → 2021-06-04
Power rating
1482
peak 1482 · #4023 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9428 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best overall score659.9428 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0000 Racing for the BBQ
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1496) *Kelley Wilson BBQ
- 2021
- Most recent contest Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Smokin on the Summit | 2014-06-06 |
| +3 | Smokin' On The Summit | 2017-06-02 |
| +2.5 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ | 2018-06-01 |
| +1.2 | Racing for the BBQ | 2015-07-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2021-06-04 |
| -9 | SMOKIN on the Summit | 2013-06-07 |
| -3.9 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) | 2019-05-31 |
| -2.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| -2.2 | Smokin' on the Summit | 2015-06-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 48 / 55 (601.6344) | 48 (150.2400) | 41 (154.2972) | 50 (145.1544) | 41 (151.9428) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 38 / 56 (630.2172) | 35 (158.8228) | 49 (150.3088) | 47 (154.2512) | 19 (166.8344) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 25 / 48 (654.1480) | 31 (159.4056) | 17 (168.5256) | 14 (169.1428) | 33 (157.0740) |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 31 / 65 (650.7084) | 22 (169.1084) | 48 (153.0972) | 36 (165.6800) | 30 (162.8228) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 381 / 557 (639.3828) | 227 (166.2972) | 455 (154.2628) | 164 (168.5828) | 469 (150.2400) |
| 2015-07-24 | Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO | 33 / 63 (659.9428) | 31 (165.6684) | 17 (172.0000) | 61 (152.5600) | 16 (169.7144) |
| 2015-06-05 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 48 / 78 (629.0512) | 54 (155.4056) | 33 (160.5372) | 75 (144.5600) | 11 (168.5484) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 35 / 79 (643.8400) | 49 (156.5028) | 20 (167.9772) | 15 (167.9772) | 59 (151.3828) |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 64 / 81 (610.8572) | 75 (144.5714) | 65 (150.2856) | 73 (147.4288) | 11 (168.5714) |