SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ

SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 35 at the Smokin In the Square (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2340 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,340

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1543 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2019

latest Oct 5, 2023 · 4.6 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3256 / 720

Master · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Consistency

±20.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.53 · weakest Chicken (166.40)

Road miles

763

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 195 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$125K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.17 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

342.25 / 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.

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2744 points from the title

Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin In the Square (Mar 15, 2019).

High-water mark

687.3256 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3256 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 6, 2020

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

LEE LA Q ahead in 83% of their meetings

LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A March team

Top 12% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 46% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Purdom's BBQ

#2,335 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1535

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Eddie Frank's BBQ

#2,349 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 7, 2021

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PAT BBQ

#2,346 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1525

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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RUB-A-DUB BUTTS

#2,334 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1525

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ's first contest.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2013

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JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ

#2,333 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1535

Level with SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 3, 2018

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Shaky Swine

#2,327 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1526

Fewer contests behind them than SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PERFECTLY BLENDED	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	0	1	173.1200	151.3600	166.40	top 49%
Pork Ribs	8	3	1	2	174.8688	148.4916	166.40	top 47%
Pork	6	2	0	1	175.4056	161.0972	168.44	top 47%
Brisket	5	0	0	0	170.8228	163.9312	168.53	top 51%

“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)	1	top 18%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 54%
Large (40+)	3	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	5	top 61%
GA	1	top 13%
FL	1	top 6%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poosa Q	2	46	0	top 64%	Oct 5, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 7 of 9 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 388 finished ahead 282 times, behind 310

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs May 5, 2022 → Oct 5, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Oct 5 Most recent contest Poosa Q

20203 milestones

Mar 6 Career-best overall score687.3256 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 6 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 6 Peak power rating (1543) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20194 milestones

Mar 15 First overall top-10 Smokin In the Square
Mar 15 First overall podium Smokin In the Square
Mar 15 First Reserve Championship Smokin In the Square
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.6684 Smokin In the Square

20183 milestones

Oct 12 First tracked contest Butler Fest 2018
Oct 12 First call Butler Fest 2018
Oct 12 First category win (Pork Ribs) Butler Fest 2018

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.4	Smokin In the Square	Mar 15, 2019
+12.9	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2020
+11.5	Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 22, 2019
+2	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 8, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 9, 2021
-6.7	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
-3.4	Poosa Q	Oct 5, 2023

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	93.2%	93.2%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 65%	92.7%	92.5%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 92%	86.8%	86.8%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 13%	95.5%	95.5%
2019	2	2	0	100%	top 12%	95.2%	95.1%
2018	1	0	1	100%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	46 / 73 (671.3372)	66 (161.7144)	23 (171.9772)	47 (166.8228)	33 (170.8228)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	47 / 72 (667.2916)	33 (169.6800)	62 (162.2516)	47 (166.8228)	33 (168.5372)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	22 / 34 (664.9944)	24 (164.5256)	30 (159.9660)	14 (169.6800)	16 (170.8228)
Aug 6, 2021	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	35 / 38 (624.8800)	36 (151.3600)	37 (148.4916)	31 (161.0972)	27 (163.9312)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	8 / 61 (687.3256)	16 (171.9772)	24 (171.4056)	2 (175.4056)	29 (168.5372)
Mar 22, 2019	Smoke On the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL	3 / 17 (342.8228)	2 (173.1200)	4 (169.7028)	4 (170.8228)	—
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	2 / 35 (341.6684)	4 (169.1084)	2 (172.5600)	—	—
Oct 12, 2018	Butler Fest 2018 Butler, AL	—	5 (169.6800)	1 (174.8688)	—	—

SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

A March team

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 — 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)