Sweet Cheeks BBQ AL
Rating
1656
peak 1656
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2021-05-14
Best ToY finish
#372
Master 2020
Grand champs
7
3 reserve
Category wins
12
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
546.45 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 412.92 (+133.52)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
13
best run (overall)
Consistency
±120.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.62)
Road miles
5519
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1022 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RIBLIFE has finished one call ahead of Sweet Cheeks BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Hickory Hangover has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HELL ON SQUEALS in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2000 points of the Grand Championship at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021-05-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at High on the Hog Festival.
🍖 Signature meat
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (6 of 24).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0972 | 171.98 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9428 | 169.62 | top 27% |
| Pork | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 178.8572 | 162.2400 | 171.21 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 | 174.26 | top 18% |
“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 | 17 | 5 | top 22% |
| TN | 3 | 1 | top 37% |
| MS | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 2 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 5 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (17 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-03-08)
- Wins it all in 28% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 412.92
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 679.3372 | 506.49 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0628 | 679.91 |
| 2019 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 523.3596 | 376.87 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 2 / 33 (333.6344) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 81 (679.3372) | 49 (165.6800) | 29 (169.1200) | 12 (172.5600) | 19 (171.9772) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 8 / 28 (681.0628) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (170.8344) | 17 (162.8572) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 8 / 25 (678.7544) | 2 (176.5600) | 17 (164.5488) | 21 (162.2400) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 1 / 20 (359.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL | 2 / 15 (341.6572) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 6 / 42 (517.7028) | 4 (174.2628) | 13 (169.1772) | 4 (174.2628) | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 5 / 20 (338.2284) | 3 (170.8228) | 8 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 8 / 25 (333.6228) | 5 (169.6800) | 8 (163.9428) | 2 (173.1200) | — |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 1 / 37 (354.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 1 / 19 (523.3596) | 4 (172.5484) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (170.8112) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL | 1 / 11 (515.3716) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (169.1316) | 3 (169.6800) | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 26 (517.0860) | 11 (170.8344) | 6 (169.6916) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 6 / 27 (341.7032) | 8 (169.7144) | 4 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2019-06-28 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 7 / 23 (337.0744) | 13 (165.0972) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8228) | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 16 / 48 (334.7768) | 17 (166.8112) | 14 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 1 / 22 (343.9428) | 3 (171.9772) | 3 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 39 / 41 (334.2056) | 14 (168.5256) | 11 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 5 / 45 (344.5372) | 9 (172.5600) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 1 / 39 (349.1544) | 5 (171.9772) | 3 (177.1772) | 6 (167.3944) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 9 / 30 (341.6456) | 19 (166.2284) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 9 / 18 (339.9428) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 1 / 34 (350.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL | 16 / 27 (319.3944) | 9 (167.4516) | 18 (151.9428) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #943 (125 pts) | #1130 (90 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #24 (535 pts) | #29 (395 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #372 (293 pts) | #299 (418 pts) | #456 (258 pts) | #608 (163 pts) | #301 (403 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #3 (535 pts) | #6 (395 pts) | — | — |