Brown Liquor BBQ

Brown Liquor BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 67 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 54 at The Ironman (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1139 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,139

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1591

peak 1654 · rated over 63 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 8, 2014

latest Mar 22, 2025 · 10.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#295

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 67 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

707.3944 / 720

Master · SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.72 (+7.75)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±17.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.27 · weakest Brisket (165.55)

Road miles

10,713

across 67 mapped stops · furthest 732 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$262K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 33 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.72 / 720

63 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 46 of 67 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 67 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

707.3944 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 707.3944 at SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 23, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BLUE & GRAY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Brown Liquor BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 30%

A tough matchup

41–5 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 89% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 41 of their 46 shared contests.

A strong matchup

17–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 17 of their 23 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

33 of 49 shared pork ribs entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 33 of 49 shared pork ribs entries.

Going the wrong way

-48 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 48 points across 6 contests since Mar 22, 2024 — from 1639 down to 1591.

6 contests since Mar 22, 2024
now 1591

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Accutech BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 33% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 6 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

6 April contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,713 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,713 miles across 67 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 732 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

67 mapped stops
furthest 732 mi

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
67 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Ironman every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2023 ↗	Master	#629 (255 pts)	#834 (180 pts)	#520 (443 pts)	#867 (160 pts)	#731 (225 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#333 (692 pts)	#293 (812 pts)	#352 (727 pts)	#317 (767 pts)	#389 (602 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#295 (656 pts)	#300 (681 pts)	#302 (696 pts)	#329 (631 pts)	#315 (641 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#509 (192 pts)	#417 (282 pts)	#362 (352 pts)	#617 (157 pts)	#621 (152 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#366 (873 pts)	#416 (803 pts)	#312 (978 pts)	#286 (1,058 pts)	#376 (873 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#843 (375 pts)	#1036 (290 pts)	#811 (435 pts)	#846 (400 pts)	#1049 (280 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#720 (524 pts)	#753 (529 pts)	#532 (754 pts)	#573 (699 pts)	#850 (454 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#453 (874 pts)	#557 (729 pts)	#441 (909 pts)	#399 (984 pts)	#499 (824 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#460 (839 pts)	#584 (669 pts)	#401 (924 pts)	#494 (784 pts)	#291 (1,179 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1510 (165 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#1842 (130 pts)	#1111 (295 pts)	#1126 (280 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Brown Liquor BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Kreiser Barbecue

#1,140 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1622

They've been 1622 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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NEVER EASY BBQ

#1,141 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1610

Careers of much the same size, 54 contests to 67, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Backwooder BBQ

#1,137 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1605

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 40 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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LAKE HOUSE BBQ

#1,138 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1629

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

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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ALL QUED UP

#1,142 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1616

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Brown Liquor BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 29 contests

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BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM

#1,135 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1591

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	46	5	41	11%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	25	8	17	32%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	23	17	6	74%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	17	13	4	76%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	63	16	2	6	179.4400	146.2628	166.51	top 53%
Pork Ribs	67	20	2	6	180 🔥	151.4172	167.27	top 45%
Pork	63	26	2	6	178.8800	149.6228	166.47	top 44%
Brisket	63	16	0	2	178.8572	150.2512	165.55	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 48%
Large (40+)	33	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	27	top 52%
PA	11	top 32%
NC	10	top 36%
MD	8	top 50%
GA	4	top 67%
SC	2	top 37%
FL	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	8	10	top 62%	Mar 22, 2025
The Ironman	5	2	top 25%	Apr 5, 2019
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	3	5	top 31%	Oct 13, 2023
New Holland Summer Fest	3	12	top 30%	Aug 25, 2023
Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	3	7	top 33%	May 18, 2018
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	3	14	top 37%	Oct 14, 2016
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	20	top 76%	Aug 10, 2024
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	11	top 64%	Feb 1, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	19	top 69%	Aug 5, 2016
BBQ Jamboree	2	15	top 31%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 8 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 31 of 67 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 40 10 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 67 entries · 2 wins · 20 calls

Opponents faced 947 finished ahead 1,485 times, behind 1,288

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

20251 milestone

Mar 22 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

20231 milestone

Oct 13 Peak power rating (1654) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20221 milestone

Oct 7 50th tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20211 milestone

Oct 23 Career-best overall score707.3944 SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2

20171 milestone

Jun 9 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20162 milestones

Apr 1 First overall podium The Ironman
Apr 1 First Reserve Championship The Ironman

20154 milestones

May 29 First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 14 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 28 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20143 milestones

Aug 8 First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets
Aug 8 First call MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2684 MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2	Oct 23, 2021
+15	The Ironman	Apr 1, 2016
+14	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015
+11.7	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2	Aug 12, 2023
+11.3	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 6, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	Mar 27, 2021
-14.9	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 22, 2025
-13.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	Mar 26, 2021
-12.6	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff	Sep 9, 2022
-11.8	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	Aug 10, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	0	0	0%	top 86%	93.2%	92.2%
2024	6	0	0	50%	top 64%	95.1%	94.2%
2023	8	3	0	63%	top 30%	96.6%	95.6%
2022	6	2	1	100%	top 41%	96.9%	94.6%
2021	6	2	2	33%	top 59%	98.2%	93.1%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 63%	92%	92%
2019	8	1	1	100%	top 39%	94.7%	92.8%
2018	3	1	0	100%	top 30%	93.6%	93%
2017	7	0	0	29%	top 58%	92%	90.4%
2016	7	2	1	71%	top 38%	94.7%	91.7%
2015	8	2	1	88%	top 39%	93.6%	90.1%
2014	4	0	0	100%	top 44%	90.9%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 22, 2025	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	42 / 43 (655.8056)	33 (168.5256)	42 (158.8000)	40 (162.8000)	34 (165.6800)
Mar 21, 2025	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	33 / 45 (671.3144)	28 (169.7028)	21 (171.9772)	38 (164.5372)	31 (165.0972)
Mar 21, 2025	BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA	—	—	11 (169.1200)	—	—
Aug 10, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	22 / 28 (678.7196)	5 (176.5600)	15 (172.5600)	22 (166.2284)	25 (163.3712)
Aug 9, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	20 / 27 (677.0284)	25 (162.8112)	18 (169.6800)	14 (171.9772)	11 (172.5600)
Mar 23, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	17 / 42 (684.4800)	10 (175.4172)	37 (162.7884)	28 (169.6800)	3 (176.5944)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	27 / 45 (671.8624)	22 (170.8572)	39 (161.6340)	14 (171.4056)	25 (167.9656)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	—	18 (166.2400)	—	—
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	17 / 26 (677.5656)	17 (169.6800)	12 (170.8228)	10 (170.8228)	22 (166.2400)
Oct 13, 2023	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	8 / 27 (685.6112)	12 (170.8228)	6 (172.5600)	10 (169.1084)	9 (173.1200)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	12 / 44 (671.8856)	4 (175.4056)	13 (167.4172)	2 (173.7028)	32 (155.3600)
Aug 12, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA	7 / 26 (695.4288)	4 (177.7372)	16 (170.2744)	3 (176)	15 (171.4172)
Aug 11, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA	14 / 28 (693.6456)	2 (179.4400)	23 (169.1084)	7 (176.5600)	20 (168.5372)
Aug 11, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA	—	—	11 (168.5372)	—	—
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	13 / 46 (690.7768)	17 (174.8456)	25 (170.2628)	17 (172.5600)	12 (173.1084)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 53 (690.7656)	21 (173.1200)	2 (178.8572)	32 (167.9656)	17 (170.8228)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	12 (169.6800)	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	5 / 27 (693.1084)	5 (177.1428)	8 (173.7028)	9 (174.2628)	9 (168)
Sep 9, 2022	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Hanover, VA	16 / 17 (662.7084)	17 (162.8228)	10 (169.6800)	7 (171.9772)	15 (158.2284)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	17 / 49 (673.0400)	23 (167.9656)	7 (174.8572)	23 (163.9428)	21 (166.2744)
Mar 26, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	8 / 50 (697.6800)	7 (176.5828)	8 (176.5600)	23 (173.1200)	18 (171.4172)
Mar 18, 2022	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	15 / 33 (679.3372)	32 (163.9656)	20 (170.8228)	1 (177.7144)	17 (166.8344)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	24 / 60 (680.4224)	2 (177.7028)	44 (165.0856)	39 (165.6684)	17 (171.9656)
Oct 23, 2021	SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 🏅 Summerville, SC	3 / 15 (707.3944)	1 (178.8572)	11 (173.1200)	4 (176.5600)	4 (178.8572)
Oct 22, 2021	SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 🏅 Summerville, SC	8 / 15 (692.4568)	10 (173.1084)	1 (178.8572)	13 (167.3828)	8 (173.1084)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	12 / 44 (664.4456)	12 (167.9656)	11 (167.3944)	17 (164.5600)	18 (164.5256)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	38 / 40 (643.8744)	30 (166.2628)	36 (158.2172)	38 (157.6916)	36 (161.7028)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	38 / 46 (650.1372)	33 (163.9772)	24 (164.5488)	44 (151.3484)	16 (170.2628)
Feb 5, 2021	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	24 / 31 (663.8516)	26 (165.0856)	23 (168.5716)	12 (168.5372)	26 (161.6572)
Feb 7, 2020	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	20 / 32 (662.6740)	28 (164.5256)	8 (171.9656)	24 (161.6572)	20 (164.5256)
Nov 1, 2019	Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC	13 / 25 (668.5144)	3 (172.0116)	4 (173.1544)	16 (166.8228)	21 (156.5256)
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	13 / 28 (663.3144)	16 (166.2744)	11 (167.4172)	8 (167.3828)	15 (162.2400)
Sep 6, 2019	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA	5 / 31 (681.6340)	20 (165.6684)	17 (163.3828)	1 (178.8800)	4 (173.7028)
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	16 / 30 (658.1828)	3 (171.9772)	21 (159.3828)	20 (161.1200)	10 (165.7028)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	13 / 48 (674.1940)	7 (173.1544)	10 (170.2856)	42 (155.3368)	4 (175.4172)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	13 / 32 (664.3880)	16 (166.2628)	16 (163.9428)	7 (170.8112)	16 (163.3712)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	15 / 42 (656.9596)	29 (161.6568)	23 (161.6572)	6 (170.8228)	16 (162.8228)
Feb 1, 2019	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	11 / 27 (678.7428)	21 (166.8228)	2 (177.7144)	9 (167.9772)	20 (166.2284)
Oct 12, 2018	Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA	12 / 30 (664.4340)	10 (168.5484)	8 (169.6800)	6 (166.8228)	21 (159.3828)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	9 / 38 (673.6456)	26 (165.1200)	11 (169.1428)	8 (170.2628)	11 (169.1200)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	15 / 60 (670.2056)	17 (169.1200)	8 (169.1084)	22 (165.1428)	22 (166.8344)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 50 (662.7312)	34 (162.2628)	17 (167.3828)	11 (170.2628)	30 (162.8228)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	19 / 29 (642.7884)	14 (166.8456)	15 (162.2860)	9 (163.4056)	28 (150.2512)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	19 / 36 (643.2912)	25 (161.0856)	25 (158.8228)	14 (164)	21 (159.3828)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 43 (654.2856)	32 (163.9656)	5 (172.5828)	10 (166.8916)	41 (150.8456)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 54 (644.4572)	44 (158.2744)	24 (165.6800)	37 (159.4056)	28 (161.0972)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	19 / 59 (654.7428)	13 (169.1428)	13 (165.7028)	44 (154.7772)	21 (165.1200)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	36 / 41 (654.0912)	27 (167.3944)	13 (170.8228)	41 (153.6340)	30 (162.2400)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	14 / 38 (663.3488)	14 (166.8572)	24 (155.9544)	11 (167.9772)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	28 / 42 (648.3884)	34 (159.3484)	3 (173.1428)	35 (156.5028)	22 (159.3944)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	19 / 29 (646.8460)	26 (157.7144)	12 (166.2744)	16 (159.4056)	14 (163.4516)
May 20, 2016	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	7 / 30 (666.2056)	17 (165.1428)	6 (169.7144)	7 (167.9656)	13 (163.3828)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	15 / 72 (668.4228)	31 (164.5372)	14 (169.1200)	5 (170.8228)	24 (163.9428)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	20 / 41 (649.0628)	34 (157.1084)	23 (158.8344)	14 (165.7028)	11 (167.4172)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	2 / 54 (681.6916)	1 (174.8572)	10 (166.8344)	3 (171.4172)	8 (168.5828)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	15 / 37 (646.7196)	31 (155.3712)	12 (166.2856)	23 (157.6800)	7 (167.3828)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	5 / 49 (674.2172)	12 (169.1200)	6 (171.4400)	30 (159.9544)	3 (173.7028)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	21 / 29 (625.5656)	28 (146.2628)	21 (157.0972)	23 (154.2400)	4 (167.9656)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	17 / 46 (662.7996)	41 (150.2856)	1 (180)	21 (165.0856)	12 (167.4284)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	10 / 39 (652.4456)	9 (167.4056)	20 (151.4172)	6 (168.5256)	10 (165.0972)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 65 (635.8172)	20 (165.6800)	43 (157.0972)	47 (149.6228)	17 (163.4172)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	26 / 46 (639.3024)	27 (161.7028)	34 (153.1428)	8 (168.5256)	29 (155.9312)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	14 / 48 (653.0288)	21 (163.3944)	29 (156.5600)	13 (165.0972)	8 (167.9772)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	14 / 40 (654.1604)	38 (147.9544)	2 (176.0116)	3 (174.2744)	28 (155.9200)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	22 / 53 (640.4796)	39 (153.1200)	30 (157.6912)	6 (170.8456)	26 (158.8228)
Aug 29, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	21 / 30 (654.1256)	26 (162.8456)	25 (162.2400)	15 (161.6572)	4 (167.3828)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	16 / 54 (651.2684)	41 (154.7884)	11 (166.2628)	4 (170.8572)	22 (159.3600)

Brown Liquor BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)