Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
The rating has slipped 25 points across 6 contests since 2013-01-25 — from 1492 down to 1466.
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with ETs BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4284 | 153.7142 | 163.81 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2858 | 151.9998 | 157.42 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 151.4282 | 157.33 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 134.8572 | 154.76 | top 62% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Randolph County Pig Party | 2013-05-17 |
| -8.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2013-01-25 |
| -7.7 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-24 |
| -5 | Mississippi Springfest | 2013-05-10 |
| -2.4 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-03 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.5% | 88% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 26 / 44 (645.6000) | 18 (167.4056) | 24 (162.2400) | 39 (151.9544) | 14 (164.0000) |
| 2013-05-24 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN | 29 / 36 (637.7138) | 26 (161.7142) | 11 (166.2858) | 34 (151.4282) | 28 (158.2856) |
| 2013-05-17 | Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL | 21 / 25 (602.8566) | 21 (153.7142) | 18 (153.1426) | 13 (160.0000) | 24 (135.9998) |
| 2013-05-10 | Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS | 20 / 29 (643.4280) | 25 (156.5714) | 21 (157.7142) | 22 (159.4282) | 9 (169.7142) |
| 2013-05-03 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 19 / 31 (658.8568) | 3 (175.4284) | 29 (153.1428) | 21 (164.5714) | 13 (165.7142) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 54 / 70 (611.4282) | 9 (168.0000) | 52 (151.9998) | 40 (156.5712) | 67 (134.8572) |