Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 62%
Brothers BBQ
Brothers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 40 at the Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #6211 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1421
peak 1421 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Mar 21, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.09 (-12.07)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.65 · weakest Brisket (153.17)
Road miles
15,069
across 22 mapped stops · furthest 2,284 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.09 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
301.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brothers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1421
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Brothers BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Brothers BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1421
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Brothers BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1421
Fewer contests behind them than Brothers BBQ has cooked, 12 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#6,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1421
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Brothers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1421
They turned up 11 years after Brothers BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#6,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1421
26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GIVE IT TO GOD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 142.3200 | 155.34 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 144.0344 | 155.62 | top 70% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 137.1428 | 156.65 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7600 | 112.0116 | 153.17 | top 62% |
“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) | 7 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 88% | Sep 16, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.4
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 22 contests · 10 states in all
Contests visited
13
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
16 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
1,322
finished ahead 577 times, behind 1,532
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Apr 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Panama
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7600 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.3316 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score654.3316 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- First call BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- Peak power rating (1498) BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival | Apr 9, 2021 |
| +3.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Border War Barbecue | Oct 25, 2013 |
| -13.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -11.3 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -10.5 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jun 1, 2024 |
| -10.2 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | Sep 16, 2016 |
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 | 100% | top 83% | 80% | 80% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 91% | 85.1% | 84.8% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 76% | 90.1% | 88% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 90.9% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 85% | 89.8% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 19 / 23 (576.0224) | 6 (161.8056) | 14 (148.5484) | 22 (137.1428) | 22 (128.5256) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO | — | — | 8 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 36 / 37 (621.0628) | 35 (150.8000) | 37 (153.6916) | 34 (161.1312) | 30 (155.4400) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD | — | — | 25 (152.5144) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL | 16 / 40 (301.0972) | 18 (145.6800) | 10 (155.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | — | — | — | — | 4 (166.2744) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 33 / 38 (612.4456) | 22 (165.1428) | 29 (157.6800) | 36 (147.3828) | 37 (142.2400) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 39 (608.9832) | 36 (155.3828) | 37 (148.5488) | 38 (153.6800) | 35 (151.3716) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | KY Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-off (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | — | — | — | — | 8 (154.2516) |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 26 (621.6116) | 19 (156.5488) | 14 (165.1084) | 18 (155.4172) | 24 (144.5372) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 430 / 606 (634.2628) | 582 (142.8228) | 514 (151.9428) | 297 (164.0228) | 26 (175.4744) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 42 / 45 (629.5084) | 43 (154.2284) | 44 (146.8000) | 21 (168.5372) | 37 (159.9428) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 31 / 51 (648.5940) | 40 (158.2512) | 40 (157.1772) | 41 (155.4056) | 2 (177.7600) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 277 / 552 (654.3316) | 234 (166.3088) | 445 (154.8228) | 297 (162.8800) | 96 (170.3200) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 22 / 30 (635.9540) | 25 (156.5484) | 18 (161.0856) | 30 (150.8456) | 5 (167.4744) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS | 27 / 27 (600.5600) | 19 (160.5828) | 27 (144.0344) | 20 (159.9772) | 27 (135.9656) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 509 / 535 (570.9832) | 507 (142.3200) | 320 (157.1660) | 288 (159.4856) | 528 (112.0116) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL | 33 / 56 (646.8566) | 43 (158.2860) | 7 (171.9998) | 39 (160.5710) | 40 (155.9998) |