High-water mark
693.1084
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.1084 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 1, 2018
Son of a Brisket
Son of a Brisket is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 12 at the Smokin in the Valley (2025). They are ranked #2774 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1526 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
latest Aug 2, 2025 · 7.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.02 (-6.42)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.25)
Road miles
22,016
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 9,357 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Son of a Brisket, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Son of a Brisket's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before Son of a Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with Son of a Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Son of a Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Fewer contests behind them than Son of a Brisket has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Brisket Brothers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RED BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 7-8-9 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 156.5028 | 168.67 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.7144 | 162.25 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 163.9656 | 170.98 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.8228 | 164.32 | top 56% |
“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 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 55% | Aug 16, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 139 times, behind 144
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 2, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smokin in the Valley
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- First overall top-10 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score693.1084 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best overall score693.1084 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1526) Turf & Surf BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 1, 2018 |
| +9.8 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | Aug 17, 2018 |
| +4.2 | Smokin in the Valley | Aug 2, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -6.7 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| -4.5 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | Mar 29, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.4% | 89.2% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 18% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 10 (153.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 5 / 12 (677.6460) | 2 (173.7144) | 7 (166.2400) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (161.1316) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA | 29 / 35 (634.6172) | 31 (156.5028) | 30 (154.7772) | — | 18 (167.3944) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 32 / 49 (641.5544) | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 50 / 70 (650.7312) | 30 (168) | 39 (163.9428) | 46 (163.9656) | 60 (154.8228) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 14 / 51 (668.4688) | 7 (173.1428) | 31 (161.1088) | 11 (169.6800) | 23 (164.5372) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 5 / 57 (693.1084) | 18 (172) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (173.7028) | 7 (173.7028) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |