SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ AL
Rating
1517
peak 1537 · rated over 7 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2023-10-05
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.17
last 5 Master vs avg 663.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±20.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.53 · weakest Chicken (165.46)
Road miles
633
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$125K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.17 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
342.25 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 151.3600 | 165.46 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 148.4916 | 165.90 | top 49% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 157.1084 | 166.82 | top 46% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 64% | 2023-10-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (6 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 663.17 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 342.25 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-15 — First tracked contest · Smokin In the Square
- 📣 2019-03-15 — First call · Smokin In the Square
- ⭐ 2020-03-06 — Career-best overall score (687.3256) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2020-03-06 — Peak power rating (1537) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Smokin In the Square | 2019-03-15 |
| +11.6 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-03-22 |
| +11 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
| +1.8 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| -7.6 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
| -3.8 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 92.7% | 92.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 92% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 95.2% | 95.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 46 / 73 (671.3372) | 66 (161.7144) | 23 (171.9772) | 47 (166.8228) | 33 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 47 / 72 (667.2916) | 33 (169.6800) | 62 (162.2516) | 47 (166.8228) | 33 (168.5372) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 22 / 34 (664.9944) | 24 (164.5256) | 30 (159.9660) | 14 (169.6800) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | — | 17 (162.2284) | 6 (170.8228) | 13 (157.1084) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 35 / 38 (624.8800) | 36 (151.3600) | 37 (148.4916) | 31 (161.0972) | 27 (163.9312) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 8 / 61 (687.3256) | 16 (171.9772) | 24 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4056) | 29 (168.5372) |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 3 / 17 (342.8228) | 2 (173.1200) | 4 (169.7028) | 4 (170.8228) | — |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL | 2 / 35 (341.6684) | 4 (169.1084) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |