High-water mark
691.9200
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9200 at Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 21, 2025
Sadie Beth Barbeque Company
Sadie Beth Barbeque Company is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) (2025). They are ranked #3089 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SadieBeth Barbeque Company”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Feb 28, 2025
latest Jul 9, 2026 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.29 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 678.02 (-2.73)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.33)
Road miles
1,235
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 203 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$94K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.02 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Sadie Beth Barbeque Company, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1587
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Sadie Beth Barbeque Company)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Sadie Beth Barbeque Company ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1537
They've been 1537 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,087 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Sadie Beth Barbeque Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Sadie Beth Barbeque Company's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with Sadie Beth Barbeque Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers SC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE CHAIN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BARREL FEVER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 162.7884 | 170.11 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 161.6800 | 168.33 | top 62% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 163.3828 | 171.12 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 155.3600 | 168.46 | top 56% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 46% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 55% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 75% | Feb 27, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 163 times, behind 255
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1503) South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20257 milestones
- First tracked contest Mission Farms - King of the Farm
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1600 Mission Farms - King of the Farm
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
- First overall top-10 Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
- Career-best overall score691.9200 Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| +6 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 9, 2026 |
| +5 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 10, 2025 |
| +3.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | BBQ & Boogie | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -5.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 7, 2025 |
| -3.8 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | Feb 28, 2025 |
| -1 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | Feb 27, 2026 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 95.5% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 64% | 96.1% | 93.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 33 / 75 (683.8856) | 16 (175.4056) | 19 (173.1316) | 31 (171.4056) | 56 (163.9428) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 44 (687.3140) | 27 (170.8112) | 35 (167.3828) | 4 (177.7144) | 18 (171.4056) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 24 / 33 (675.2912) | 9 (173.1200) | 30 (161.6800) | 17 (169.6800) | 19 (170.8112) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 32 / 66 (681.0512) | 51 (162.7884) | 17 (174.8572) | 30 (170.2972) | 20 (173.1084) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 30 / 32 (648.9256) | 29 (163.9428) | 25 (166.2400) | 29 (163.3828) | 31 (155.3600) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 9 / 26 (691.9200) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8572) | 20 (168.5256) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 29 / 45 (681.6112) | 30 (169.1200) | 33 (166.2400) | 29 (169.6684) | 4 (176.5828) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 20 / 26 (674.1600) | 23 (166.8112) | 17 (167.4060) | 12 (171.9772) | 17 (167.9656) |