High-water mark
671.9200
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9200 at Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 18, 2019
Brother In-Law BBQ
Brother In-Law BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 19 at the Squealin on the Square (2019). They are ranked #5178 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BROTHER IN LAW BBQ”, “BROTHER-IN-LAW BBQ” and “Brother Inlaw BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1517 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Mar 3, 2017
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
13% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.00 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 321.42 (+0.58)
Walk rate
19%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.69
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.09 · weakest Brisket (159.95)
Road miles
1,020
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 356 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.14 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.42 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
476.54 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 | #317 (60 pts) | #320 (60 pts) | #326 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #224 (190 pts) | #305 (130 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #373 (65 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #318 (75 pts) | #271 (125 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brother In-Law BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1459
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Brother In-Law BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1459
Fewer contests behind them than Brother In-Law BBQ has cooked, 11 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Brother In-Law BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,156 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke'Em All | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 157.7028 | 164.41 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 145.0628 | 160.98 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 164 | 168.09 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 154.2172 | 159.95 | top 70% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 83% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 78% | Mar 27, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
8 of 16 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
287
finished ahead 123 times, behind 325
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Nov 8, 2019 → Aug 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20195 milestones
- First overall top-10 Squealin on the Square
- First category win (Pork) Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
- Career-best overall score671.9200 Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
- Peak power rating (1517) Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8516 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20161 milestone
- First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B | Oct 18, 2019 |
| +6.7 | Squealin on the Square | Oct 4, 2019 |
| +3.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -9.4 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 5, 2022 |
| -7.7 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | Nov 8, 2019 |
| -7.7 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -7.5 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 13, 2025 |
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 93% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 92.5% | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 92.7% | 90.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 57% | 93.3% | 91.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 40 / 43 (303.3256) | 35 (158.2628) | 41 (145.0628) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (323.9772) | 32 (158.8456) | 23 (165.1316) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 27 / 43 (333.1088) | 11 (172) | 34 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (315.8972) | 24 (165.6684) | 31 (150.2288) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL | 19 / 14 (333.7144) | 22 (165.1428) | 12 (168.5716) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 47 / 58 (319.4404) | 39 (165.1544) | 52 (154.2860) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 20 / 26 (320.5024) | 19 (162.8340) | 20 (157.6684) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 19 / 21 (476.5372) | 19 (157.7028) | 19 (154.8344) | 18 (164) | — |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 42 / 47 (644.3772) | 34 (165.0856) | 39 (159.3944) | 30 (165.6800) | 41 (154.2172) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 9 / 22 (671.9200) | 18 (161.0972) | 10 (171.4172) | 1 (176) | 13 (163.4056) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 8 / 19 (668.4112) | 12 (166.2284) | 6 (172.5600) | 5 (169.1084) | 13 (160.5144) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 33 / 63 (663.8516) | 11 (174.8572) | 44 (161.6572) | 28 (165.6800) | 42 (161.6572) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA | — | — | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |