High-water mark
669.6228
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.6228 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 15, 2014
That's how it's DONE son
That's how it's DONE son is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 43 at the Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #3238 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “That's how its DONE son!”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1512 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Nov 14, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.26 (+4.85)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.98 · weakest Brisket (161.02)
Road miles
89
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
652.26 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to That's how it's DONE son, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1499
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to That's how it's DONE son)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team That's how it's DONE son has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
They turned up 5 years after That's how it's DONE son did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before That's how it's DONE son's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with That's how it's DONE son on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 157.7142 | 165.98 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 152.5718 | 163.59 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 158.2172 | 161.68 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 151.9200 | 161.02 | top 57% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 28% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
229
finished ahead 111 times, behind 163
Longest layoff
7.5 yrs
May 5, 2018 → Nov 14, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1512) Atlanta BBQ Festival
20152 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Career-best overall score669.6228 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2572 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +8.5 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +5.8 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
| +1.1 | Atlanta BBQ Festival | May 5, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | May 17, 2013 |
| -12 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 93% | 93% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 91.6% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 55 / 56 (631.7372) | 55 (158.7884) | 52 (162.8116) | 55 (158.2172) | 56 (151.9200) |
| May 5, 2018 | Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA | 15 / 27 (658.1484) | 18 (163.9656) | 17 (161.6456) | 8 (170.2744) | 18 (162.2628) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 16 / 48 (666.8116) | 1 (177.7144) | 19 (164.5600) | 28 (162.8572) | 27 (161.6800) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 10 / 43 (669.6228) | 14 (169.7028) | 4 (173.7144) | 32 (158.7884) | 9 (167.4172) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 11 / 41 (659.2572) | 7 (167.9656) | 9 (166.2516) | 24 (158.8000) | 11 (166.2400) |
| May 17, 2013 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 34 / 37 (628.0002) | 31 (157.7142) | 34 (152.5718) | 24 (161.1428) | 27 (156.5714) |