SWEET BEAVER BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#719

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1638

peak 1638 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2017-10-06

Best ToY finish

#228

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7884 / 720

Master · Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.83 (+4.22)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Holy Smoke BBQ Competition

Consistency

±12.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.48)

Road miles

587

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.83 / 720

29 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Giant slayer

53 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out.

2013-09-20

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7884 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7884 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-19

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out on 2013-09-20 — 22 contests and 13 years ago.

last GC 2013-09-20
13 years ago

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Flower of the Flames in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

THUMP & STRUM BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THUMP & STRUM BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JAESTAR BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 23% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
29 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Boxer Q BBQ

#721 of the rated field

1637 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1694

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SWEET BEAVER BBQ)

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

rated over 77 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ

#718 of the rated field

1638 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1638

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

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SMOKEY GQ

#717 of the rated field

1638 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1663

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 56 contests to 29.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

All About the Wood

#720 of the rated field

1638 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1645

No shared contest yet.

59 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 56% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 57 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

MUD'S BBQ

#723 of the rated field

1637 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1642

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

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2022-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

RIBS WITHIN

#713 of the rated field

1639 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1665

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SWEET BEAVER BBQ)

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

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flames	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
BAPTIZED IN SMOKE	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	13	0	2	177.7144	156.5140	167.37	top 38%
Pork Ribs	29	12	0	4	175.4172	154.8116	166.48	top 37%
Pork	29	9	1	3	178.8572	150.7656	167.32	top 39%
Brisket	29	10	0	2	178.8572	147.3828	166.65	top 32%

“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
MO	23	1	top 30%
KS	6	0	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	20	1	top 29%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2	1	1	top 8%	2014-09-19
*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2	15	0	top 24%	2017-10-06
*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	8	0	top 27%	2017-06-09
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	2	0	top 36%	2015-08-21
Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest	2	6	0	top 27%	2015-07-03

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2017-10-06

Busiest season 2013 9 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 23 of 29 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 24 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 0 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.48)

Walk rate 79% a top-10 call in 23 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 11 of 29 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve

First title 2013-09-20 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 667.83 out of 720 · 29 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 1,668 2,346–1,215 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 587 29 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1638 peak 1638 · #719 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7138 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' In The Creek
Sep 20 First overall podium Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First Grand Championship Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 Biggest field won (53 teams) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2014
Mar 14 10th tracked contest NKC MO State Championship BBQ
Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
Aug 22 First Reserve Championship Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
Sep 19 Career-best overall score686.7884 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
2016
Aug 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Holy Smoke BBQ Competition
Oct 29 25th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1638) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 6 Most recent contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2013-09-20
+13.4	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-10
+12.9	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2014-08-22
+12.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+10.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.8	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-6.1	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2015-08-21
-6.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-09-27
-1.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
-1	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2014-05-02

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)
2017	4	0	1	0	100%	top 27%	95.1%	93.9%
2016	5	0	3	0	80%	top 34%	94.6%	93.6%
2015	5	0	1	0	80%	top 46%	92.6%	91.7%
2014	6	0	2	1	50%	top 33%	95.4%	92.2%
2013	9	1	4	0	89%	top 24%	94.8%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	15 / 76 (678.8000)	27 (167.4400)	19 (169.1316)	6 (175.4056)	23 (166.8228)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	13 / 42 (673.6344)	28 (161.6572)	16 (168.5600)	5 (175.4172)	13 (168.0000)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	7 / 59 (684.5144)	9 (173.1200)	13 (171.4400)	24 (168.5256)	9 (171.4288)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	28 / 64 (667.3716)	28 (167.4400)	9 (170.8688)	38 (166.2400)	32 (162.8228)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	271 / 557 (655.8856)	333 (162.2628)	453 (154.8116)	196 (167.9656)	96 (170.8456)
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	21 / 76 (674.7540)	4 (175.4400)	19 (171.4172)	55 (162.7884)	35 (165.1084)
2016-08-12	Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO	8 / 16 (678.8000)	7 (172.5828)	10 (162.2744)	10 (165.0856)	2 (178.8572)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	8 / 34 (681.0516)	3 (177.7144)	8 (172.0116)	17 (167.3828)	12 (163.9428)
2016-05-06	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	7 / 31 (680.5028)	15 (165.1428)	3 (175.4172)	18 (165.6800)	4 (174.2628)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	348 / 606 (647.8052)	417 (159.3940)	384 (161.0856)	546 (150.7656)	18 (176.5600)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	26 / 76 (661.5200)	23 (167.3944)	48 (159.3484)	36 (162.8000)	10 (171.9772)
2015-08-21	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	18 / 28 (661.6000)	26 (159.9544)	7 (172.0000)	7 (173.7144)	23 (155.9312)
2015-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	9 / 27 (666.7196)	7 (170.8456)	6 (170.8228)	11 (168.5484)	21 (156.5028)
2015-04-10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	22 / 52 (662.2060)	10 (172.0000)	41 (159.4060)	16 (170.8228)	29 (159.9772)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	57 / 552 (681.0744)	57 (174.2628)	54 (173.7028)	187 (167.4172)	193 (165.6916)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	111 / 165 (663.2568)	121 (164.5256)	136 (160.5256)	35 (171.9656)	94 (166.2400)
2014-09-19	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	7 / 49 (686.7884)	2 (176.5600)	8 (172.5600)	29 (163.4056)	3 (174.2628)
2014-08-22	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	2 / 29 (677.6116)	10 (168.5372)	3 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)	10 (163.3944)
2014-05-02	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	17 / 33 (634.6628)	13 (165.0856)	22 (157.0972)	27 (150.7772)	13 (161.7028)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	28 / 61 (639.7940)	9 (167.9656)	11 (166.2400)	38 (158.2056)	52 (147.3828)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	37 / 535 (671.9200)	257 (161.6800)	298 (158.2628)	3 (178.8572)	25 (173.1200)
2013-09-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	20 / 29 (664.4340)	26 (156.5140)	3 (174.8572)	15 (166.8228)	10 (166.2400)
2013-09-20	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	1 / 53 (682.2056)	7 (171.4056)	3 (173.7028)	7 (169.6800)	7 (167.4172)
2013-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 66 (658.6856)	10 (170.2628)	46 (157.0972)	39 (162.8000)	12 (168.5256)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	18 / 74 (670.2056)	31 (165.7028)	42 (162.2628)	18 (170.8344)	11 (171.4056)
2013-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	6 / 30 (673.1424)	18 (159.9998)	8 (170.8570)	3 (172.5714)	5 (169.7142)
2013-05-10	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	4 / 52 (672.5714)	6 (171.4286)	7 (170.8572)	21 (165.1428)	12 (165.1428)
2013-04-26	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	8 / 41 (665.7142)	24 (159.4284)	11 (165.1428)	16 (166.8572)	4 (174.2858)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	21 / 79 (649.7138)	10 (168.0000)	51 (155.9998)	7 (170.2856)	44 (155.4284)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1050 (285 pts)	#1150 (270 pts)	#918 (385 pts)	#1009 (340 pts)	#1274 (230 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#964 (329 pts)	#850 (424 pts)	#1045 (319 pts)	#1360 (224 pts)	#862 (399 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#228 (1290 pts)	#279 (1035 pts)	#221 (1245 pts)	#189 (1335 pts)	#217 (1280 pts)