High-water mark
673.6000
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6000 at Bar-B-Cure — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 18, 2016
Louisville Branded BBQ
Louisville Branded BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Bar-B-Cure (2016). They are ranked #4618 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2015
latest Jun 20, 2020 · 4.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.33 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 630.43 (-5.10)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.18 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Road miles
616
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
630.43 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Louisville Branded BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with Louisville Branded BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1471
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#4,613 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 5 years before Louisville Branded BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 159.9656 | 166.18 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 146.7772 | 160.06 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 132.5140 | 154.06 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 139.3716 | 150.14 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 2 | 62 | 0 | top 99% | Jun 20, 2020 |
| Bar-B-Cure | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 62% | Nov 18, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 45 times, behind 216
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Nov 10, 2017 → Jun 19, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score673.6000 Bar-B-Cure
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First call The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9540 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Peak power rating (1501) The River Grill before the Big Chill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 18, 2016 |
| +1.2 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Brew B Q | Nov 10, 2017 |
| -10.5 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) | Jun 19, 2020 |
| -9.3 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | Jun 20, 2020 |
| -5.9 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 20, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 86.6% | 83.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 67% | 91.1% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 62 / 63 (623.3260) | 55 (163.3828) | 63 (147.3944) | 46 (164.5716) | 62 (147.9772) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 69 / 69 (583.2344) | 45 (164.5716) | 67 (146.7772) | 69 (132.5140) | 69 (139.3716) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Brew B Q Nashville, TN | 26 / 26 (607.2000) | 26 (159.9656) | 24 (153.0856) | 26 (149.0972) | 25 (145.0516) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 13 / 29 (673.6000) | 20 (169.1200) | 15 (169.6800) | 12 (169.7028) | 20 (165.0972) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 28 / 35 (639.2916) | 13 (170.8572) | 18 (165.1200) | 34 (150.2172) | 26 (153.0972) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 24 / 45 (655.9540) | 15 (169.1544) | 1 (178.2972) | 40 (158.2512) | 43 (150.2512) |