SWEET CLEAVER BBQ IN
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2024-09-20
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.67
last 3 Master vs avg 667.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.70 · weakest Pork (160.70)
Road miles
411
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 304 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.26 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 170.2856 | 172.70 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 159.3944 | 166.33 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.7656 | 160.70 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 157.0856 | 161.48 | top 68% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (7 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 667.67 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 330.26 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Rockin BBQ
- 📣 2019-05-10 — First call · Rockin BBQ
- 📈 2023-07-15 — Peak power rating (1505) · Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-09-20 — Career-best overall score (678.1484) · Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-07-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.1 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 2023-05-19 |
| -0.1 | Rockin BBQ | 2019-05-10 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 92.7% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 36 / 58 (678.1484) | 12 (177.7028) | 26 (170.8344) | 30 (171.4056) | 50 (158.2056) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 30 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 5 / 16 (330.2628) | 4 (170.2856) | 9 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 24 / 35 (667.3260) | 17 (170.8228) | 13 (171.4288) | 31 (155.9200) | 14 (169.1544) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 20 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 26 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 18 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 14 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 22 / 42 (657.5428) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (173.7144) | 36 (154.7656) | 33 (157.0856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | — | — | #423 (57 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #1096 (117 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #216 (191 pts) | #269 (126 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1232 (65 pts) | #1158 (100 pts) | #863 (199 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1072 (115 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1698 (55 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1189 (92 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | — | — | #764 (113 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1851 (75 pts) | #1419 (155 pts) | #1404 (155 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1476 (130 pts) | #1452 (155 pts) | #1771 (110 pts) | #1946 (75 pts) | #1388 (175 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1483 (174 pts) | #1584 (169 pts) | #1451 (194 pts) | #1411 (199 pts) | #1552 (174 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2967 (53 pts) | #2957 (53 pts) | #2260 (78 pts) | #2226 (78 pts) | #2131 (98 pts) |