Brisket Brothers

Brisket Brothers is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 36 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons (2016). They are ranked #2424 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,424

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1526 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 17, 2015

latest Feb 4, 2017 · 2.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5372 / 720

Master · Del Mar BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.98 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.91 (-1.93)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Del Mar BBQ Championship

Consistency

±15.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.37)

Road miles

10,012

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 7,949 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

662.91 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

684.5372 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5372 at Del Mar BBQ Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 15, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q has finished one call ahead of Brisket Brothers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 27%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.37
Chicken avg 168.35
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FU MAN QUE CREW in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Sharpe's Woodshed has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

10,012 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,012 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 7,949 miles to Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

11 mapped stops
furthest 7,949 mi

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
11 contests

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BUTTS AND GUTS

#2,434 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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SLADES BBQ

#2,429 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1523

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Texas Revolution

#2,407 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1535

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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WarPig BBQ

#2,415 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1530

Level with Brisket Brothers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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OLLIE BABA Q

#2,412 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1532

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2018

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MINISTER OF BARBECUE

#2,410 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1526

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 3, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
COME AND TAKE IT BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BLUE EYED BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	176.5600	162.2628	168.35	top 44%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	172.0344	142.2972	163.37	top 58%
Pork	11	1	0	172.5716	156.5028	165.60	top 50%
Brisket	11	2	2	172.5600	152.5600	165.59	top 45%

“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)	4	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	9	0	top 52%
AL	1	0	top 28%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2	10	0	top 39%	Aug 5, 2016
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	27	0	top 59%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 237 finished ahead 250 times, behind 257

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

20173 milestones

Jan 27 10th tracked contest Newport Beach Winter Q
Jan 27 Peak power rating (1526) Newport Beach Winter Q
Feb 4 Most recent contest Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival

20162 milestones

Jul 15 Career-best overall score684.5372 Del Mar BBQ Championship
Jul 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Del Mar BBQ Championship

20154 milestones

Jan 17 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First call Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7772 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Del Mar BBQ Championship	Jul 15, 2016
+10	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 5, 2016
+9.2	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled	Jan 17, 2015
+3.5	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	Jun 3, 2016
+2.1	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 7, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	May 29, 2015
-3.8	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition	Jun 24, 2016
-3.2	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival	Feb 4, 2017
-0.2	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	Apr 15, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 56%	91.8%	89.2%
2016	6	1	67%	top 49%	95.1%	92.9%
2015	3	1	33%	top 50%	94.3%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 4, 2017	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne	25 / 43 (623.4744)	7 (166.2972)	37 (142.2972)	13 (162.3200)	31 (152.5600)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	30 / 56 (661.0632)	31 (166.2744)	45 (159.9544)	19 (169.7144)	22 (165.1200)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	10 / 36 (678.7772)	21 (166.2400)	10 (171.4172)	14 (168.5600)	3 (172.5600)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	14 / 47 (684.5372)	3 (176.5600)	14 (171.4400)	28 (167.4172)	18 (169.1200)
Jun 24, 2016	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	24 / 33 (657.0284)	14 (169.7028)	22 (164)	29 (156.5028)	17 (166.8228)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	27 / 58 (666.3432)	10 (173.1772)	12 (172.0344)	44 (158.8800)	36 (162.2516)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	25 / 44 (663.3712)	21 (168.5484)	30 (161.7144)	29 (163.9656)	21 (169.1428)
Apr 15, 2016	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	20 / 32 (663.9320)	29 (162.2744)	27 (163.9772)	7 (172.5716)	18 (165.1088)
Aug 7, 2015	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	29 / 58 (665.6572)	11 (174.2972)	50 (153.6800)	16 (169.1200)	22 (168.5600)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	54 / 75 (649.0516)	54 (162.2628)	46 (165.1316)	48 (164)	55 (157.6572)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	10 / 36 (678.7772)	21 (166.2400)	10 (171.4172)	14 (168.5600)	3 (172.5600)

Brisket Brothers

At a glance (the record 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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)