KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ

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

Power ranking

#240

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1743

peak 1743 · rated over 45 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2012-12-31

latest 2016-11-11

Best ToY finish

#67

Master 2015

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

709.6800 / 720

Master · Blazin' BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

686.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.86 (+14.95)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · West Coast BBQ Classic

Consistency

±19.77

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.38 · weakest Brisket (165.95)

Road miles

13,122

mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 1784 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.86 / 720

45 Master contests · 5 GCs

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Storylines (18 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.

The heartbreaker

3.4172 points from the title

Came within 3.4172 points of the Grand Championship at 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship (2015-03-20).

Among the elite

#240 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1743 puts them #240 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1743
peak 1743
45 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship (2015-02-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Giant slayer

82 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 82-team field at 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship.

2015-02-27

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 18%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship (2013-12-13).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

709.6800 career-best overall

98.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 709.6800 at Blazin' BBQ Throwdown — 98.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-17

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

All Sauced Up has finished one call ahead of KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 3 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

13 contests
8 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 47% of the time against 49%.

Brisket avg 165.95
Chicken avg 170.38
21 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

25–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship (2012-12-31).

2012-12-31
25-team field

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

An October team

Top 11% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 11% across 6 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 23% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,122 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,122 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,784 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

45 mapped stops
furthest 1,784 mi

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.

Smokey Bey's Barbecue

#238 of the rated field

1743 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1743

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 42 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2026-08-21
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW

#242 of the rated field

1742 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1752

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2018-11-30

⚔ Head-to-head

BAD ROOSTER BBQ

#241 of the rated field

1742 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1782

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 90 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 79 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

FINGER LEIKAM GOOD

#239 of the rated field

1743 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 102
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1748

No shared contest yet.

Level with KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 90 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

#237 of the rated field

1743 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 349
GCs: 37
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1984

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ)

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

rated over 317 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

T-N-T Que Crew

#235 of the rated field

1744 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1748

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ did, first appearing in 2017.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2020-11-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	37	20	17	54%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	33	23	10	70%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	31	15	16	48%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	30	18	12	60%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	30	16	14	53%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	26	25	1	96%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	23	13	10	57%	⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	45	22	3	7	179.4400	158.8574	170.38	top 25%
Pork Ribs	45	20	3	10	179.4400	154.2858	167.66	top 30%
Pork	45	22	3	7	180.0000 🔥	153.7142	167.87	top 31%
Brisket	45	21	2	8	180.0000 🔥	146.8566	165.95	top 33%

“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
CA	38	4	top 21%
AZ	2	1	top 16%
NV	2	0	top 51%
TN	1	0	top 16%
IA	1	0	top 28%
CO	1	0	top 45%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	15	2	top 28%
Large (40+)	30	3	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 18%	2013-12-28
The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2	2	0	top 31%	2015-09-13
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	3	0	top 16%	2015-05-08
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	7	0	top 8%	2014-10-02

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2012-12-31 → 2016-11-11

Busiest season 2013 18 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 9 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 38 of 45 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 41 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 45 entries · 3 wins · 22 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.38 · weakest Brisket (165.95)

Walk rate 89% a top-10 call in 40 of 45 contests

Overall top-10 rate 51% 23 of 45 contests

Wins it all 11% 5 Grand Championships · 2 reserve

First title 2013-12-27 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship

Best top-10 run 9 straight contests

Master average 671.86 out of 720 · 45 contests · 5 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 795 1,841–434 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,122 45 mapped stops · furthest 1,784 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1743 peak 1743 · #240 of 6,413 rated

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

2012
Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall top-10 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall podium Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2858 Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
2013
May 31 First category win (Chicken) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Jul 12 10th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
Dec 13 First multi-meat day Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship
Dec 27 First Grand Championship 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship
2014
Jun 20 25th tracked contest 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Oct 17 First perfect 180 (Pork) Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
Oct 17 Career-best overall score709.6800 Blazin' BBQ Throwdown
2015
Feb 27 Biggest field won (82 teams) 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Mar 20 First Reserve Championship 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
May 15 10th category win Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
Oct 2 5th Grand Championship City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2016
Nov 11 Peak power rating (1743) Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
Nov 11 Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship	2013-12-27
+13.2	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship	2012-12-31
+12.9	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2013-06-21
+11.9	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV	2013-04-05
+11.6	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown	2014-10-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.9	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship	2015-09-13
-4.2	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31
-3.9	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship	2015-06-19
-3.3	The Great American Cookoff	2013-07-26
-2.4	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2015-06-26

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)
2016	4	0	1	0	75%	top 26%	95.9%	94.8%
2015	13	3	8	3	100%	top 18%	97.9%	95.4%
2014	9	1	4	2	100%	top 19%	98.6%	93.4%
2013	18	1	9	6	78%	top 29%	94.8%	91.4%
2012	1	0	1	0	100%	top 12%	94.2%	94.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-11-11	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	13 / 38 (682.2632)	15 (171.9772)	15 (170.8688)	29 (162.2744)	3 (177.1428)
2016-10-21	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	15 / 96 (690.2284)	7 (176.5828)	39 (170.8228)	51 (167.4056)	10 (175.4172)
2016-06-24	* Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	8 / 33 (678.7884)	13 (169.7144)	19 (166.2628)	4 (174.2628)	10 (168.5484)
2016-02-19	The Pig(Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	14 / 48 (678.2060)	27 (166.2744)	11 (172.5600)	24 (167.3828)	11 (171.9888)
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	1 / 75 (704.5600)	6 (177.1428)	4 (177.7144)	7 (175.4172)	8 (174.2856)
2015-09-13	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	12 / 22 (685.0856)	11 (172.5600)	10 (172.5944)	18 (165.6684)	8 (174.2628)
2015-09-11	The Outlets @ Lake Elsinore BBQ State Championship 🏅 Lake Elsinore, CA	2 / 28 (702.2628)	2 (179.4400)	8 (173.1200)	12 (170.2628)	1 (179.4400)
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	13 / 58 (685.0512)	17 (173.1200)	6 (175.4172)	18 (169.1084)	27 (167.4056)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	15 / 54 (671.9660)	28 (166.8572)	6 (172.5944)	27 (165.6800)	20 (166.8344)
2015-06-26	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	17 / 49 (642.1368)	7 (167.4056)	29 (155.9772)	26 (157.0856)	15 (161.6684)
2015-06-19	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship Banning, CA	14 / 29 (675.8860)	7 (175.4172)	13 (168.5488)	9 (170.8344)	26 (161.0856)
2015-05-15	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	1 / 53 (696.5604)	16 (169.6916)	1 (176.5716)	2 (174.8572)	2 (175.4400)
2015-05-08	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	3 / 57 (693.6572)	6 (176.0000)	18 (169.1200)	19 (168.5372)	1 (180.0000)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	3 / 42 (694.2744)	15 (172.0000)	3 (176.5944)	4 (173.7028)	6 (171.9772)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	2 / 100 (697.7144)	8 (176.5828)	28 (169.1200)	8 (176.0000)	6 (176.0116)
2015-02-27	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	1 / 82 (704.5600)	5 (176.0000)	2 (179.4400)	5 (175.4172)	5 (173.7028)
2015-02-20	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	8 / 49 (673.0632)	6 (171.9772)	20 (166.2744)	13 (167.3944)	10 (167.4172)
2014-10-17	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	1 / 29 (709.6800)	4 (173.1084)	2 (178.8572)	1 (180.0000)	2 (177.7144)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	7 / 97 (687.3256)	21 (171.9656)	38 (167.3828)	14 (172.5600)	5 (175.4172)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	5 / 60 (689.6800)	16 (171.4172)	5 (173.7028)	20 (168.5600)	3 (176.0000)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	12 / 65 (678.8000)	12 (172.5600)	2 (174.8800)	13 (169.6800)	32 (161.6800)
2014-05-16	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	15 / 56 (658.7888)	9 (170.2744)	21 (159.4288)	5 (170.2628)	25 (158.8228)
2014-05-09	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	16 / 59 (660.4572)	11 (169.6800)	9 (169.7144)	16 (166.8228)	43 (154.2400)
2014-05-02	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA	5 / 27 (667.3372)	1 (174.8456)	13 (160.5260)	8 (165.1200)	3 (166.8456)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	18 / 69 (653.1084)	14 (169.7028)	43 (156.0228)	25 (160.5028)	9 (166.8800)
2014-02-21	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	18 / 48 (646.1828)	28 (161.1200)	31 (155.9772)	10 (167.9772)	18 (161.1084)
2013-12-28	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	8 / 25 (667.8968)	7 (170.8228)	5 (170.2972)	9 (167.4056)	18 (159.3712)
2013-12-27	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	1 / 28 (682.2860)	7 (169.1544)	2 (171.4516)	2 (173.1200)	5 (168.5600)
2013-12-13	Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV	11 / 25 (671.3488)	1 (176.5600)	1 (174.3088)	10 (168.5372)	21 (151.9428)
2013-10-18	Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA	12 / 41 (666.8804)	28 (159.9656)	23 (161.7260)	1 (176.6172)	5 (168.5716)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	8 / 99 (675.8972)	21 (170.2628)	40 (163.3944)	1 (176.5600)	29 (165.6800)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	31 / 54 (633.6232)	13 (167.4172)	15 (160.5716)	33 (158.2516)	36 (147.3828)
2013-08-23	4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA	5 / 26 (664.4916)	3 (170.8572)	13 (158.8228)	3 (172.5716)	11 (162.2400)
2013-08-16	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	14 / 63 (663.2688)	18 (168.5372)	35 (159.3716)	11 (170.8228)	14 (164.5372)
2013-07-26	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	29 / 53 (636.4340)	15 (166.8228)	31 (156.5484)	25 (161.1200)	34 (151.9428)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	9 / 44 (655.2800)	24 (159.9428)	1 (174.8688)	7 (165.6800)	26 (154.7884)
2013-06-21	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	4 / 70 (671.4286)	43 (158.8574)	11 (167.4284)	2 (174.2858)	7 (170.8570)
2013-06-14	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	17 / 36 (645.1426)	9 (169.7144)	9 (165.7144)	28 (155.4282)	25 (154.2856)
2013-05-31	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	15 / 33 (644.5708)	1 (173.1428)	11 (161.1428)	9 (163.4286)	26 (146.8566)
2013-05-10	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	6 / 54 (669.7146)	13 (166.8572)	11 (168.0002)	29 (160.0000)	3 (174.8572)
2013-04-20	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	7 / 32 (659.4282)	3 (171.9998)	6 (166.2858)	9 (167.4284)	22 (153.7142)
2013-04-05	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	6 / 48 (653.1426)	7 (167.4286)	3 (169.7142)	30 (153.7142)	11 (162.2856)
2013-03-15	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	27 / 57 (633.1424)	28 (159.9998)	34 (154.2858)	36 (154.8570)	16 (163.9998)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	27 / 86 (653.7140)	10 (172.0000)	62 (156.0000)	53 (161.7142)	31 (163.9998)
2012-12-31	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	3 / 25 (678.2858)	3 (173.1430)	2 (174.8574)	4 (169.7142)	14 (160.5712)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1146 (268 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1388 (218 pts)	#1221 (273 pts)	#1212 (263 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#67 (2180 pts)	#148 (1599 pts)	#104 (1819 pts)	#173 (1499 pts)	#106 (1850 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#146 (1754 pts)	#158 (1584 pts)	#142 (1674 pts)	#154 (1574 pts)	#171 (1579 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#124 (1756 pts)	#56 (2050 pts)	#66 (1928 pts)	#46 (2061 pts)	#168 (1460 pts)