High-water mark
683.9316
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.9316 at The Downtown BBQ Showdown — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 17, 2026
So So Barbeque
So So Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 43 at the 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show (2024). They finished #301 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 4, 2024
latest Apr 17, 2026 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.11 · weakest Chicken (163.53)
Road miles
240
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.46 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.34 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #301 (87 pts) | #318 (67 pts) | #278 (112 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1003 (65 pts) | #1025 (85 pts) | #879 (145 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #826 (125 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1104 (91 pts) | #1259 (71 pts) | #1055 (101 pts) | #1085 (86 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #319 (104 pts) | #367 (74 pts) | #268 (154 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 156.5256 | 163.53 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 163.4172 | 169.69 | top 38% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 161.1200 | 166.27 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 162.2284 | 170.11 | top 28% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 64% | Apr 17, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 93 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Nov 8, 2024 → Jan 9, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score683.9316 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4056 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First call 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.0284 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1505) 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | Jan 4, 2024 |
| +2.2 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2026 |
| +0.4 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | Apr 17, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | Nov 8, 2024 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 95% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 91.4% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 24 / 41 (683.9316) | 20 (174.2860) | 9 (175.4056) | 41 (161.1200) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 18 / 38 (325.6456) | 22 (156.5256) | 13 (169.1200) | 18 (167.3944) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Nov 8, 2024 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 18 / 26 (656.9940) | 17 (165.0856) | 21 (163.4172) | 15 (166.2628) | 18 (162.2284) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 14 / 43 (329.0284) | 20 (158.2056) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (170.2856) | 2 (170.8228) |