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
- 2018-06-01
Son of a Brisket
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1526 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2018-06-01
latest 2025-08-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 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
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.38)
Road miles
11,384
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 9357 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 18%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6 years, then back at Smokin in the Valley (2025-08-02).
- last seen 2019-08-16
- back 2025-08-02
The long haul
11,384
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,384 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,357 miles to Smokin in the Valley.
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 9,357 mi
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
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#2756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with Son of a Brisket on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Son of a Brisket's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 152.5028 | 165.98 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.7772 | 163.38 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9428 | 166.44 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.8228 | 165.22 | top 48% |
“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 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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 55% | 2019-08-16 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.2 yrs
2018-06-01 → 2025-08-02
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.38)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
661.02
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
170
139–144 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
11,384
7 mapped stops · furthest 9,357 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$25,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2025-08-02
Power rating
1512
peak 1526 · #2762 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- 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
- 2025
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smokin in the Valley
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Valley
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | 2018-06-01 |
| +9.8 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2018-08-17 |
| +4.1 | Smokin in the Valley | 2025-08-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship | 2019-08-16 |
| -6.7 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-05-31 |
| -4.5 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 | 2019-03-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 5 / 12 (677.6460) | 2 (173.7144) | 7 (166.2400) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (161.1316) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA | 29 / 35 (634.6172) | 31 (156.5028) | 30 (154.7772) | 32 (155.9428) | 18 (167.3944) |
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 32 / 49 (641.5544) | 42 (152.5028) | 37 (160.5372) | 34 (158.8000) | 6 (169.7144) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 50 / 70 (650.7312) | 30 (168.0000) | 39 (163.9428) | 46 (163.9656) | 60 (154.8228) |
| 2018-08-17 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 14 / 51 (668.4688) | 7 (173.1428) | 31 (161.1088) | 11 (169.6800) | 23 (164.5372) |
| 2018-06-01 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 5 / 57 (693.1084) | 18 (172.0000) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (173.7028) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |