BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC NC
Rating
1499
peak 1520 · rated over 44 contests
Contests
45
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#304
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 45 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.15 (+5.81)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.43 · weakest Brisket (163.25)
Road miles
5687
mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$411K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 44 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.15 / 720
44 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has finished one call ahead of BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Smoke Central BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 19 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 42% across 6 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 31 | 5 | 26 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 28 | 1 | 27 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 25 | 4 | 21 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 25 | 4 | 21 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 23 | 2 | 21 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 23 | 2 | 21 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | 21 | 9 | 12 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| JL Smokers | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 155.3368 | 169.23 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 155.9200 | 170.43 | top 41% |
| Pork | 44 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 169.38 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 150.7888 | 163.25 | top 69% |
“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 | 23 | 0 | top 59% |
| GA | 6 | 0 | top 76% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 35 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 5 | 15 | 0 | top 67% | 2025-09-19 |
| Big BBQ Bash | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 45% | 2025-06-20 |
| Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | 2025-07-18 |
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 65% | 2025-05-16 |
| Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 55% | 2024-08-30 |
| Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 42% | 2023-10-13 |
| Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 62% | 2023-04-14 |
| Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 72% | 2022-10-29 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 41% | 2022-05-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (23 of 45 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (45 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 672.15 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Jiggy With The Piggy
- 📣 2019-06-14 — First call · Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
- 🎖️ 2022-10-29 — 25th tracked contest · Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)
- 🔥 2025-02-28 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Mission Farms - King of the Farm
- ⭐ 2025-07-18 — Career-best overall score (691.9772) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- 📈 2025-10-24 — Peak power rating (1520) · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2025-07-18 |
| +14.8 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2021-10-08 |
| +14.6 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 2022-05-13 |
| +12.1 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | 2025-10-24 |
| +10.2 | Big BBQ Bash | 2023-06-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2026-03-06 |
| -9.5 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2026-05-29 |
| -8.2 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
| -7.7 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax | 2020-10-23 |
| -7.3 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge | 2021-04-16 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 92.9% | 92.4% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83% | top 45% | 96.1% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63% | top 59% | 94.9% | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89% | top 60% | 95.9% | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 63% | 95.4% | 93.1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 95.1% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 66% | 93.8% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 17 / 19 (668.9944) | 6 (174.8572) | 18 (165.0972) | 13 (171.9772) | 18 (157.0628) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 39 / 44 (661.5428) | 38 (163.9428) | 21 (171.9772) | 19 (171.4056) | 42 (154.2172) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 45 (691.3832) | 12 (173.1316) | 10 (174.2744) | 5 (176.0000) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 19 / 36 (675.8972) | 15 (170.8228) | 19 (168.5256) | 31 (162.2860) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 6 / 34 (691.9772) | 14 (171.4172) | 4 (177.1428) | 18 (169.1544) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 11 / 26 (685.6228) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (167.9772) | 13 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 27 / 33 (655.7940) | 29 (155.3368) | 12 (170.8228) | 11 (171.4172) | 27 (158.2172) |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 13 / 26 (679.8744) | 25 (155.9316) | 9 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 24 / 33 (675.8744) | 25 (167.9656) | 17 (167.3944) | 26 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 12 / 28 (681.0168) | 12 (173.1084) | 16 (166.2284) | 3 (175.4172) | 17 (166.2628) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 16 / 33 (684.4568) | 16 (170.8112) | 24 (165.6800) | 16 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 15 / 31 (685.6460) | 25 (163.3944) | 20 (169.6800) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (173.7144) |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 17 / 25 (669.5312) | 20 (161.6456) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 23 / 33 (668.9712) | 25 (167.3712) | 17 (170.8228) | 17 (167.3944) | 25 (163.3828) |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 14 / 21 (671.8972) | 8 (174.8572) | 16 (165.1200) | 17 (164.5372) | 12 (167.3828) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 16 / 36 (679.8744) | 10 (173.1200) | 20 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 33 (159.3600) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 36 / 76 (674.1256) | 21 (173.1200) | 32 (169.6800) | 51 (163.9428) | 38 (167.3828) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 13 / 36 (683.3488) | 7 (175.4172) | 6 (173.7144) | 19 (169.1200) | 26 (165.0972) |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 24 / 35 (671.2800) | 26 (167.3828) | 21 (170.8228) | 24 (166.2516) | 24 (166.8228) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 22 / 32 (655.8744) | 17 (168.5484) | 8 (171.4172) | 20 (165.1200) | 29 (150.7888) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 25 / 34 (670.1604) | 10 (174.2744) | 4 (177.7144) | 31 (160.5144) | 32 (157.6572) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 25 / 35 (671.8284) | 21 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9656) | 23 (167.3828) | 25 (163.9428) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 34 / 51 (670.7084) | 43 (165.6800) | 16 (173.1200) | 24 (169.1200) | 42 (162.7884) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 9 (175.4288) | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 25 / 32 (659.8976) | 28 (162.8344) | 29 (155.9200) | 5 (176.5716) | 21 (164.5716) |
| 2022-07-22 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 19 / 35 (673.5656) | 9 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5372) | 17 (167.9772) | 27 (160.4912) |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 15 / 29 (678.1596) | 8 (172.5600) | 10 (170.2628) | 14 (169.6684) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 7 / 46 (690.2172) | 3 (178.2972) | 13 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 34 (161.0972) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 25 / 37 (669.0284) | 9 (174.2628) | 21 (167.4172) | 12 (172.5600) | 35 (154.7884) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC | 30 / 33 (650.0684) | 30 (162.8000) | 10 (169.6916) | 28 (159.9428) | 30 (157.6340) |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 4 / 26 (686.7772) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (165.6916) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 20 / 27 (656.4572) | 20 (163.9772) | 20 (163.9544) | 14 (167.9656) | 18 (160.5600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 32 / 43 (676.4800) | 21 (171.9772) | 32 (169.1200) | 13 (172.5600) | 41 (162.8228) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 27 / 39 (663.9092) | 13 (172.0116) | 4 (176.0116) | 28 (163.9544) | 38 (151.9316) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 16 / 81 (685.6344) | 11 (175.4056) | 33 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 44 (163.3944) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 20 / 28 (669.6000) | 17 (170.2628) | 6 (171.9772) | 15 (167.9656) | 26 (159.3944) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 23 / 27 (671.8512) | 15 (171.9656) | 10 (171.9772) | 13 (169.1200) | 26 (158.7884) |
| 2020-10-23 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA | 22 / 25 (646.6512) | 23 (161.0856) | 7 (171.9656) | 23 (159.3600) | 25 (154.2400) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC | 12 / 22 (684.4916) | 13 (170.2744) | 2 (176.5716) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 15 / 24 (674.1828) | 20 (164.5256) | 7 (173.1316) | 11 (171.4056) | 16 (165.1200) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 22 / 34 (667.8512) | 20 (170.2512) | 6 (173.1200) | 20 (166.8344) | 32 (157.6456) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 19 / 24 (649.4972) | 10 (167.3944) | 14 (166.2400) | 15 (163.3944) | 22 (152.4684) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 13 / 29 (675.3716) | 17 (167.3828) | 5 (174.2972) | 4 (174.8572) | 25 (158.8344) |
| 2019-06-14 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 🏅 Barbourville, KY | 22 / 30 (671.2912) | 22 (168.5484) | 6 (174.8572) | 10 (171.9656) | 28 (155.9200) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 40 / 60 (647.8056) | 41 (162.8344) | 26 (166.2400) | 51 (157.0628) | 38 (161.6684) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #571 (204 pts) | #474 (339 pts) | #637 (219 pts) | #529 (264 pts) | #599 (199 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #316 (684 pts) | #366 (634 pts) | #332 (789 pts) | #270 (854 pts) | #324 (729 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #482 (390 pts) | #572 (335 pts) | #613 (340 pts) | #356 (620 pts) | #375 (605 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #312 (681 pts) | #280 (811 pts) | #274 (886 pts) | #258 (846 pts) | #368 (576 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #351 (655 pts) | #185 (1150 pts) | #254 (955 pts) | #235 (970 pts) | #438 (525 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #304 (639 pts) | #301 (679 pts) | #213 (959 pts) | #235 (819 pts) | #309 (654 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #728 (462 pts) | #762 (452 pts) | #518 (722 pts) | #580 (642 pts) | #811 (417 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #957 (360 pts) | #1240 (255 pts) | #718 (555 pts) | #616 (655 pts) | #805 (480 pts) |