Braddah's BBQ

Braddah's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024). They are ranked #2065 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,065

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1536 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2024

latest Aug 9, 2025 · 1.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#508

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3828 / 720

Master · Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.78 (+3.89)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

Consistency

±10.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.22 · weakest Pork (167.59)

Road miles

726

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.78 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 6 contests since Jan 24, 2025 — from 1507 up to 1536.

6 contests since Jan 24, 2025
now 1536

Giant slayer

34 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship.

Apr 26, 2024

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3828 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3828 at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 14, 2025

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 7 entries at contests carrying the title.

7 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Smokin' Bliss BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

Smokin' Bliss BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BONE RUBBIN BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (Apr 26, 2024).

Apr 26, 2024
34-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.47% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2025 ↗	Master	#508 (361 pts)	#552 (366 pts)	#600 (336 pts)	#542 (341 pts)	#496 (396 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Braddah's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Berg's BBQ

#2,074 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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BBQ Costa Rica

#2,071 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1538

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 71% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2024

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2 WORTHLESS NUTS

#2,056 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1536

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before Braddah's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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South of the James BBQ

#2,054 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1556

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2024

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LONESOME DOVE KOOKERS

#2,063 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1536

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 29, 2021

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Double S Smokers

#2,061 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

Level with Braddah's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BONE RUBBIN BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Bad Bears BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Chompa Q	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bliss BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BULL MARKET BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Big Boys BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PRISON BREAK BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Cat BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OM BBQ COMPANY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Cherry Anchor BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	0	175.4056	162.2516	168.26	top 61%
Pork Ribs	8	3	1	3	175.4400	159.9428	168.98	top 41%
Pork	6	2	0	0	171.9772	164	167.59	top 57%
Brisket	6	4	0	0	175.4400	165.0972	169.22	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	6	1	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	2	1	1	top 26%	Apr 25, 2025
3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 37%	Aug 9, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 6 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 8 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

First title Apr 26, 2024 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

Opponents faced 74 finished ahead 117 times, behind 74

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 9, 2025 → Sep 12, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Sep 12 Most recent contest Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20254 milestones

Mar 14 Career-best overall score687.3828 Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
Aug 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Aug 9 Peak power rating (1536) 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

20248 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First call Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall podium Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First Grand Championship Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First state championship Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.8688 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Biggest field won (34 teams) Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2024
+15.7	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Aug 8, 2025
+9.8	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest	Mar 14, 2025
+2.9	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship	Apr 25, 2025
+1.4	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Aug 9, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1)	Jan 24, 2025
-1.1	Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship	May 16, 2025

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)
2026	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2025	6	0	2	1	83%	top 52%	95.5%	93.7%
2024	1	1	1	0	100%	top 3%	95.2%	95.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2026	Woodland Ribs & Rods Rib Cook Off & Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Woodland, CA	—	—	15 (166.8228)	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA	12 / 21 (678.2056)	17 (165.1084)	1 (175.4400)	10 (171.9772)	13 (165.6800)
Aug 8, 2025	3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Felton, CA	4 / 25 (685.0628)	6 (173.1428)	3 (175.4056)	15 (165.6800)	9 (170.8344)
May 16, 2025	Gold Country Casino Resort BrewFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Oroville, CA	12 / 19 (670.7424)	16 (165.6912)	12 (166.2400)	7 (169.6684)	7 (169.1428)
Apr 25, 2025	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	15 / 31 (671.9200)	21 (167.9884)	14 (170.2744)	14 (168.5600)	20 (165.0972)
Mar 14, 2025	Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA	8 / 26 (687.3828)	4 (175.4056)	12 (170.8572)	19 (165.6800)	6 (175.4400)
Jan 24, 2025	The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) 🏅 Hollister, CA	29 / 31 (655.3372)	29 (162.2516)	29 (159.9428)	24 (164)	7 (169.1428)
Apr 26, 2024	Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	1 / 34 (342.8688)	—	3 (166.8572)	—	—

Braddah's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

On the rise

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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

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)