The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Chubby Cheeks BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sochie's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Sochie's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#2530
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 602.23 (+8.60)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.03 · weakest Brisket (136.27)
Road miles
0
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
602.23 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−25.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 25.76 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 136.27
- Pork avg 162.03
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021-08-20).
- last seen 2019-08-16
- back 2021-08-20
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
3 Smokin Chicks has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sochie's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sochie's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sochie's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Sochie's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Sochie's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Sochie's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Cheeks BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LaTa-Que | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPA'S PIT CREW | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WYO SMOKE SHOW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 Smokin Chicks | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 142.7772 | 154.42 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 132.4916 | 149.52 | top 86% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 157.0856 | 162.03 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2628 | 125.6116 | 136.27 | top 98% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 4 | 25 | 0 | top 93% | 2026-08-14 |
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 82% | 2025-08-15 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2026-08-14
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.03 · weakest Brisket (136.27)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
602.23
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
100
23–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$85,000
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2021-08-20
Power rating
1441
peak 1441 · #5802 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2025
- First call Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5944 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- 2026
- Career-best overall score626.1828 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2021-08-20 |
| -12.3 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2023-08-18 |
| -7.9 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2019-08-16 |
| -7.4 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2022-08-19 |
| -7.4 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2026-08-14 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87% | 87% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87% | 87% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85% | 85% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 26 / 29 (626.1828) | 23 (165.7144) | 26 (157.1200) | 27 (157.0856) | 29 (146.2628) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 22 / 27 (621.6120) | 23 (155.9544) | 20 (157.6688) | 10 (172.5944) | 27 (135.3944) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 24 / 29 (626.1144) | 26 (153.0972) | 22 (162.2628) | 19 (165.6800) | 27 (145.0744) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 27 / 27 (568.3204) | 26 (142.7772) | 25 (141.6688) | 20 (158.2628) | 27 (125.6116) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 25 / 29 (611.9088) | 20 (162.2744) | 27 (147.9544) | 23 (158.8572) | 26 (142.8228) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 29 / 30 (570.6520) | 28 (150.8344) | 30 (132.4916) | 21 (158.2516) | 30 (129.0744) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 25 / 30 (590.8116) | 25 (150.2628) | 24 (147.4400) | 13 (163.4744) | 30 (129.6344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2530 (55 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1689 (115 pts) | #2529 (55 pts) |