The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Babylon Grillbillies has finished one call ahead of Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ
Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 29 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2024). They are ranked #5209 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 14, 2023
latest Oct 19, 2024 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.14 · weakest Brisket (152.41)
Road miles
410
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.86 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.51 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #224 (192 pts) | #209 (222 pts) | #237 (192 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #803 (163 pts) | #833 (173 pts) | #895 (163 pts) | #741 (213 pts) | #814 (173 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1597 (54 pts) | #1625 (54 pts) | #1017 (148 pts) | #1198 (84 pts) | #1598 (54 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1527
0–1 in 2 shared contests (0% to Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ)
They've been 1527 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Butts BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOAKWOOD | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 148.5372 | 160.30 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 149.6112 | 157.09 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 156.5600 | 162.14 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 143.3600 | 152.41 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 82% | Oct 19, 2024 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 69% | Jul 13, 2024 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 65% | Apr 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 78 times, behind 263
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.4056 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score646.1372 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)168 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1492) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 19, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 21, 2023 |
| -11.7 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 19, 2024 |
| -10.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -8.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -3.4 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Oct 18, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 71% | 90.9% | 88.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 26 / 26 (633.0172) | 26 (154.8344) | 26 (154.2400) | 16 (168) | 23 (155.9428) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 18 / 28 (317.6232) | 12 (163.3944) | 19 (154.2288) | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 36 / 62 (646.1372) | 31 (165.0972) | 36 (162.2628) | 41 (158.8344) | 37 (159.9428) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 25 / 27 (624.9940) | 23 (165.1200) | 25 (149.6112) | 24 (156.5600) | 25 (153.7028) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 29 (327.4056) | 11 (163.9884) | 10 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 28 / 29 (622.6400) | 25 (161.1316) | 27 (154.2172) | 19 (163.9312) | 28 (143.3600) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 14 (162.2632) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 51 / 64 (617.4968) | 58 (148.5372) | 47 (156.4912) | 33 (163.3828) | 53 (149.0856) |