#4,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersSun of a Beach BBQ
Sun of a Beach BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the "The First State" BBQ Bash (2024). They finished #1470 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2024
latest May 16, 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.54 · weakest Brisket (144.93)
Road miles
305
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 305 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.62 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1470 (52 pts) | #1140 (82 pts) | #1130 (107 pts) | #1485 (52 pts) | #1478 (52 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Sun of a Beach BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Sun of a Beach BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Sun of a Beach BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Sun of a Beach BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 155.3712 | 158.54 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 140.5600 | 156.12 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 150.8228 | 154.45 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 139.4172 | 144.93 | top 95% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 6 times, behind 85
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.9884 Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4284 Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest "The First State" BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1491) "The First State" BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Weekend of Giving | Oct 26, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
| -8.9 | "The First State" BBQ Bash | Sep 27, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 25 / 27 (619.9884) | 19 (161.7256) | 14 (167.4284) | 27 (151.4172) | 27 (139.4172) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 24 / 25 (601.5884) | 24 (155.3712) | 25 (140.5600) | 24 (150.8228) | 21 (154.8344) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 18 (156.5372) | — | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 19 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 23 / 26 (619.2800) | 23 (160.5372) | 23 (157.0856) | 23 (161.1200) | 26 (140.5372) |