Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Pork ×1
- Brisket ×1
Barely Sober BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1579
peak 1579 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2016-11-18
latest 2026-01-22
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
4
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
474.34 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 530.80 (-56.46)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±168.51
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.60 · weakest Pork (166.09)
Road miles
17
mi across 12 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$150K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.74 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
530.80 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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.
Storylines (14 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Giant slayer
60
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 60-team field at Lakeland Pig Festival.
- 2022-01-28
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 7 visits.
- 7 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 16%
A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Lakeland Pig Festival (2022-01-28).
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
83%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 12 contests
A top-10 category call in 83% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
686.2288
career-best overall
190.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 686.2288 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 190.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2023-01-27
State champions
1
state championships won
They've taken 1 state championship from 7 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 7 state-championship entries
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Bourbon & Blues BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
Bourbon & Blues BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
9–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2022-01-28).
- last seen 2020-01-24
- back 2022-01-28
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
GETTIN' BASTED has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±46.99%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±46.99% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 130.5% of a perfect score
- best 190.6%
A January team
Top 16%
average finish in January
Something about January: average finish in the top 16% across 7 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
- 7 January contests
- top 29% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 7 visits in all
- best finish 1st
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1591
5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to Barely Sober BBQ)
These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — Barely Sober BBQ ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1590
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Barely Sober BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 26 contests to 12.
⚔ Head-to-head#1290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Barely Sober BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#1302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
Level with Barely Sober BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Hamarchy | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| The Rusty Pig | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Burning Bush BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Porkganic BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Smoke Showin' | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Gourmet Rednecks | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| 92 BB Crew | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 162.8000 | 168.60 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 155.9200 | 167.75 | top 31% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6456 | 166.09 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 166.09 | top 32% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 23% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 7 | 1 | 1 | top 16% | 2026-01-22 |
The story so far (22 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.2 yrs
2016-11-18 → 2026-01-22
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 10 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 1 win · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.60 · weakest Pork (166.09)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 10 of 12 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
4 of 12 contests
Wins it all
8%
1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve
First title
2022-01-28
Lakeland Pig Festival
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
653.74
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
530.80
out of 360 · 7 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
2
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
433
677–168 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
17
12 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$149,960
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2020-01-24 → 2022-01-28
Power rating
1579
peak 1579 · #1296 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4228 Plant City Pig Jam
- 2019
- First overall top-10 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall podium Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2022
- First category win (Chicken) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First Grand Championship Lakeland Pig Festival
- First state championship Lakeland Pig Festival
- First multi-meat day Lakeland Pig Festival
- Biggest field won (60 teams) Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2023
- Career-best overall score686.2288 Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2024
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2025
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1579) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| +16.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2019-01-25 |
| +14.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2023-01-27 |
| +14.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
| +9.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | 2018-11-16 |
| -0.6 | When Pigs Fly South | 2016-12-02 |
Category scores over time
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 | 1 | 100% | top 19% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 50% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93% | 93% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 190.6% | 190.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 2% | 187.9% | 187.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 185.9% | 185.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 5% | 187.5% | 187.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.6% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 12 / 63 (339.9428) | 19 (167.3828) | 12 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 26 (161.0856) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 20 / 40 (334.2172) | 31 (163.3944) | 11 (170.8228) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 15 / 61 (334.7772) | 29 (162.8000) | 8 (171.9772) | 45 (156.5144) | 30 (156.5028) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 51 (686.2288) | 15 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (176.5944) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 1 / 60 (676.5488) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (167.4516) | 26 (158.2628) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 4 / 53 (669.0740) | 12 (167.9772) | 17 (165.6800) | 4 (171.4056) | 13 (164.0112) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 58 (674.8344) | 13 (166.8800) | 4 (171.9772) | 4 (172.0000) | 14 (163.9772) |
| 2018-11-16 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 30 / 44 (648.9256) | 5 (175.4056) | 37 (155.9200) | 39 (158.2172) | 29 (159.3828) |
| 2018-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-12-02 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 20 / 36 (659.8744) | 8 (170.2512) | 23 (161.1088) | 28 (159.9544) | 14 (168.5600) |
| 2016-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 19 / 38 (652.4228) | 8 (169.1200) | 18 (163.3944) | 32 (153.6456) | 14 (166.2628) |