SWEET BEAVER BBQ

SWEET BEAVER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #704 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#704

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1641

peak 1641 · rated over 28 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#228

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Holy Smoke BBQ Competition

Consistency

±12.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.48)

Road miles

587

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

35%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

667.83 / 720

29 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

53 teams beaten in one weekend

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

Sep 20, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship 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
Sep 19, 2014

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 Sep 20, 2013 — 22 contests and 13.1 years ago.

last GC Sep 20, 2013
13.1 years ago

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

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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

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
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 (1,290 pts)	#279 (1,035 pts)	#221 (1,245 pts)	#189 (1,335 pts)	#217 (1,280 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SON SEEKERS BBQ

#703 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1662

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

One contest 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 43 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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Wine Country Q

#705 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1641

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2025

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SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS

#706 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1655

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 47 contests to 29.

rated over 47 contests
last seen May 20, 2022

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WEEKEND SMOKERS

#701 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1659

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 70 contests, alongside a 26% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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FOUR SMOKING GUYS

#702 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1674

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

rated over 73 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2024

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DIVA Q

#700 of the rated field

1641 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1654

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SWEET BEAVER BBQ)

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

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jan 25, 2019

⚔ 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	10	0	100%	⚔ 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 field size and state

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%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	23	1	top 30%
KS	6	0	top 40%

Repeat visits (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%	Sep 19, 2014
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2	15	0	top 24%	Oct 6, 2017
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	8	0	top 27%	Jun 9, 2017
Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	2	2	0	top 36%	Aug 21, 2015
Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest	2	6	0	top 27%	Jul 3, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 23 of 29 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 24 5 of them more than once

First title Sep 20, 2013 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Opponents faced 1,649 finished ahead 2,425 times, behind 1,134

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

20172 milestones

Oct 6 Peak power rating (1641) Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 6 Most recent contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

20162 milestones

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)

20144 milestones

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

20137 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2013
+13.4	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2013
+12.9	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 22, 2014
+12.2	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+10.6	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest	Aug 21, 2015
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 27, 2013
-4.6	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-1.7	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-1	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	May 2, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
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
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	15 / 76 (678.8000)	27 (167.4400)	19 (169.1316)	6 (175.4056)	23 (166.8228)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	13 / 42 (673.6344)	28 (161.6572)	16 (168.5600)	5 (175.4172)	13 (168)
May 19, 2017	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)
Apr 21, 2017	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)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	21 / 76 (674.7540)	4 (175.4400)	19 (171.4172)	55 (162.7884)	35 (165.1084)
Aug 12, 2016	Holy Smoke BBQ Competition Liberty, MO	8 / 16 (678.8000)	7 (172.5828)	10 (162.2744)	10 (165.0856)	2 (178.8572)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	8 / 34 (681.0516)	3 (177.7144)	8 (172.0116)	17 (167.3828)	12 (163.9428)
May 6, 2016	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	7 / 31 (680.5028)	15 (165.1428)	3 (175.4172)	18 (165.6800)	4 (174.2628)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	26 / 76 (661.5200)	23 (167.3944)	48 (159.3484)	36 (162.8000)	10 (171.9772)
Aug 21, 2015	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	18 / 28 (661.6000)	26 (159.9544)	7 (172)	7 (173.7144)	23 (155.9312)
Jul 3, 2015	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	9 / 27 (666.7196)	7 (170.8456)	6 (170.8228)	11 (168.5484)	21 (156.5028)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	22 / 52 (662.2060)	10 (172)	41 (159.4060)	16 (170.8228)	29 (159.9772)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Oct 2, 2014	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)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	7 / 49 (686.7884)	2 (176.5600)	8 (172.5600)	29 (163.4056)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	2 / 29 (677.6116)	10 (168.5372)	3 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)	10 (163.3944)
May 2, 2014	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	17 / 33 (634.6628)	13 (165.0856)	22 (157.0972)	27 (150.7772)	13 (161.7028)
Mar 14, 2014	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)
Oct 3, 2013	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)
Sep 27, 2013	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)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	1 / 53 (682.2056)	7 (171.4056)	3 (173.7028)	7 (169.6800)	7 (167.4172)
Aug 16, 2013	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)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	18 / 74 (670.2056)	31 (165.7028)	42 (162.2628)	18 (170.8344)	11 (171.4056)
Jul 3, 2013	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	6 / 30 (673.1424)	18 (159.9998)	8 (170.8570)	3 (172.5714)	5 (169.7142)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	4 / 52 (672.5714)	6 (171.4286)	7 (170.8572)	21 (165.1428)	12 (165.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	8 / 41 (665.7142)	24 (159.4284)	11 (165.1428)	16 (166.8572)	4 (174.2858)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	21 / 79 (649.7138)	10 (168)	51 (155.9998)	7 (170.2856)	44 (155.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SWEET BEAVER BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)