A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
Mullet Brothers
Mullet Brothers is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 27 at the Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest (2021). They are ranked #6149 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1425
peak 1425 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 610.85 (-2.48)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.83 · weakest Brisket (149.66)
Road miles
78
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.85 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1226 (62 pts) | #1274 (62 pts) | #1304 (62 pts) | #1563 (52 pts) | #1220 (67 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mullet Brothers, each with one reason worth a look.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1425
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Mullet Brothers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Mullet Brothers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1424
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Mullet Brothers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1425
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1425
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1425
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IHC BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CB'S FINGER LICKIN' BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| E.R. BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SKIN 'R' BUTTS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Influence BBQ - MO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 142.2856 | 154.83 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 134.8116 | 154.58 | top 72% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 145.6344 | 151.78 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 133.6116 | 149.66 | top 77% |
“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 91% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Summit | 5 | 34 | 0 | top 85% | Jul 19, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,124
finished ahead 296 times, behind 1,209
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Oct 15, 2021 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.1596 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9656 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
- Peak power rating (1490) SMOKIN on the Summit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -12.3 | Smokin' on the Summit | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -9.8 | SMOKIN on the Summit | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -9.2 | Smokin' On The Summit | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -9.1 | Smokin on the Summit | Jul 19, 2019 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.9% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87% | 87% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 383 / 401 (616.9600) | 381 (154.2628) | 277 (165.6916) | 386 (150.7884) | 391 (146.2172) |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 23 / 27 (608.3316) | 23 (152.5488) | 23 (154.8344) | 26 (148.4684) | 22 (152.4800) |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 34 / 35 (586.6404) | 25 (161.1084) | 35 (134.8116) | 26 (157.1088) | 34 (133.6116) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 58 / 76 (618.6744) | 59 (154.2744) | 61 (150.1828) | 58 (157.6800) | 50 (156.5372) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 58 / 65 (611.2456) | 29 (166.2744) | 50 (151.9656) | 63 (147.3828) | 59 (145.6228) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 64 / 67 (596.9144) | 61 (149.6228) | 58 (154.2288) | 59 (154.2056) | 63 (138.8572) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 409 / 606 (638.1596) | 518 (153.1200) | 399 (160.5028) | 515 (152.5712) | 83 (171.9656) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 73 / 78 (596.2976) | 48 (157.0972) | 65 (146.7660) | 74 (145.6344) | 68 (146.8000) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 51 / 79 (626.1256) | 44 (157.7260) | 38 (161.6456) | 51 (155.9428) | 61 (150.8112) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 66 / 81 (609.1426) | 76 (142.2856) | 22 (165.1430) | 71 (147.9998) | 50 (153.7142) |