THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3636

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1512 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-07-31

latest 2018-10-12

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6576 / 720

Master · 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.67 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.20 (-10.53)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · *Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off

Consistency

±15.22

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.21)

Road miles

972

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Master avg

649.20 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

681.6576 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6576 at 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-04-14

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 53%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.21
Chicken avg 164.25
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUTTS R US has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
16 contests

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.

159 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ

#3641 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS

#3615 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Beware of the Hog BBQ

#3650 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS

#3656 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

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BURDETTE BARBEQUE

#3657 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

Level with THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-03-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Camo Cookers

#3626 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PORKYLICIOUS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	0	1	177.1544	147.9884	164.25	top 61%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	2	174.8688	150.8000	160.21	top 65%
Pork	16	3	1	1	174.2628	151.9428	162.00	top 63%
Brisket	16	2	0	1	170.8572	152.5028	162.74	top 54%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	15	0	top 64%
SC	1	0	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2	27	0	top 68%	2018-09-21
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	28	0	top 78%	2018-09-14

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2015-07-31 → 2018-10-12

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 15 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.21)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 7 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 16 contests

Master average 649.20 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 242 240–365 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 972 16 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength 1583 average field rating faced — tougher than 66% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2015-10-09 → 2016-11-11

Power rating 1490 peak 1512 · #3636 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2015
Jul 31 First tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
Jul 31 First call Pigs & Pedals
2016
Nov 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1368 *Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
Nov 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 *Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
2017
Apr 14 First category win (Pork) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 14 First overall top-10 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 14 Career-best overall score681.6576 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 11 Peak power rating (1512) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
2018
Apr 20 10th tracked contest *22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff
Oct 12 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	2017-04-14
+6	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2017-08-11
+4.8	*Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off	2016-11-11
+4.2	*Rock The Grill	2018-09-28
+1.3	Jiggy With the Piggy	2018-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2018-09-14
-8.1	Pigs & Pedals	2015-07-31
-5.2	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2018-10-12
-4.5	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n	2015-10-09
-3.1	*22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff	2018-04-20

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	7	0	0	29%	top 70%	92.5%	89.2%
2017	6	1	1	50%	top 53%	94.7%	91.4%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 76%	89.6%	89.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-12	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	20 / 26 (633.4744)	18 (163.9312)	21 (157.0972)	24 (155.3832)	18 (157.0628)
2018-09-28	*Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC	15 / 27 (666.2060)	7 (169.6800)	19 (165.6916)	19 (162.2628)	15 (168.5716)
2018-09-21	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	32 / 45 (638.1372)	26 (163.3828)	34 (154.2516)	23 (163.9884)	31 (156.5144)
2018-09-14	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	28 / 29 (612.2740)	26 (156.4912)	27 (151.3372)	25 (151.9428)	25 (152.5028)
2018-06-15	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	27 / 44 (643.2684)	26 (165.6800)	38 (150.8000)	39 (155.9312)	3 (170.8572)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	40 / 70 (656.9600)	49 (163.3944)	45 (160.5144)	45 (162.2284)	16 (170.8228)
2018-04-20	*22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	24 / 33 (647.8284)	18 (167.9656)	18 (165.1200)	27 (156.5028)	25 (158.2400)
2017-11-10	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	31 / 47 (642.6744)	35 (160.5372)	32 (159.3600)	18 (164.5716)	27 (158.2056)
2017-10-13	*Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	19 / 29 (648.4576)	14 (166.8228)	26 (153.1088)	23 (159.3944)	11 (169.1316)
2017-09-22	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	27 / 41 (656.4344)	30 (165.0972)	37 (153.6572)	8 (173.1428)	24 (164.5372)
2017-09-15	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	38 / 63 (656.3540)	51 (162.8000)	35 (166.2284)	42 (163.9428)	25 (163.3828)
2017-08-11	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	14 / 34 (662.1484)	18 (167.3828)	16 (164.5600)	10 (168.5600)	19 (161.6456)
2017-04-14	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	9 / 49 (681.6576)	24 (167.3944)	2 (174.8688)	1 (174.2628)	23 (165.1316)
2016-11-11	*Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	12 / 25 (658.1368)	2 (177.1544)	22 (153.0972)	22 (158.2168)	9 (169.6684)
2015-10-09	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	19 / 28 (645.0520)	19 (162.2516)	16 (163.4400)	16 (164.5600)	24 (154.8004)
2015-07-31	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	26 / 31 (638.1828)	31 (147.9884)	3 (170.2744)	29 (157.1200)	19 (162.8000)

THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)