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SWEET PEPPERS

SWEET PEPPERS is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 42 at the Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #853 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#853
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1622
peak 1622 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013
latest Jul 2, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#152
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

6
12 podiums

Overall top-10s

15
79% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

6
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%
overall standings

Best overall

690.2856 / 720
Master · Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

668.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.69 (+6.04)

Walk rate

89%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144
Pork · Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±13.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 168.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.52)

Road miles

5,106
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 485 mi

Schedule strength

18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.69 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

  • 2 visits
  • best finish 7th
  • average top 17%

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Backdraft BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWEET PEPPERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–3 behind in the head-to-head

4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 70% of their meetings

4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.78 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 74%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 160.52
  • Brisket avg 168.30
  • 3 calls in 19 entries
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A strong matchup

12–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 16% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.

  • 4 June contests
  • top 27% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,106 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,106 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 485 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.

  • 19 mapped stops
  • furthest 485 mi

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.0% of a perfect score
  • 19 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2014 ↗ Master #488 (792 pts) #337 (1,062 pts) #651 (587 pts) #560 (697 pts) #541 (687 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #152 (1,620 pts) #184 (1,352 pts) #310 (981 pts) #84 (1,803 pts) #75 (2,015 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWEET PEPPERS, each with one reason worth a look.

HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ
#850 of the rated field
1622 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1622

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 23 contests
  • last seen Sep 2, 2016
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Sweaty Hogs
#854 of the rated field
1621 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
7
Top-10s
83%
Peak
1621

Fewer contests behind them than SWEET PEPPERS has cooked, 12 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Aug 19, 2022
  • on an 8-contest top-10 run
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MOON RIVER BARBEQUE
#852 of the rated field
1622 power rating
Contests
46
GCs
0
Top-10s
22%
Peak
1630

46 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 46 contests
  • last seen Mar 8, 2019
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POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP
#851 of the rated field
1622 power rating
Contests
71
GCs
1
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1678

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

  • rated over 69 contests
  • last seen Oct 17, 2026
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HUMPHREY'S BBQ
#855 of the rated field
1621 power rating
Contests
75
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1622

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

  • rated over 69 contests
  • last seen Oct 9, 2026
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SIN CITY SMOKERS
#859 of the rated field
1621 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
46%
Peak
1631
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SWEET PEPPERS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SWEET PEPPERS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen May 24, 2019
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ 13 12 1 92% ⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ 10 8 2 80% ⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ 10 7 3 70% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
SUNDANCER BBQ 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 10 3 7 30% ⚔ compare
TEXAS RIB RANGERS 7 7 0 100% ⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare
BLACK BETTY BBQ 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
PIG IN A PIT 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 19 10 3 4 177.7028 149.7140 167.21 top 34%
Pork Ribs 19 3 0 0 170.8572 152.5256 160.52 top 52%
Pork 19 10 2 4 177.7144 150.3088 166.66 top 32%
Brisket 19 14 1 4 177.7144 162.8572 168.30 top 22%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 32%
Medium (20–39)100top 33%
Large (40+)70top 18%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NM70top 21%
CO60top 28%
AZ30top 49%
NV20top 17%
TX10top 19%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 2 7 0 top 17% Jul 3, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 11 contests
Contests a season 4.8 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NM 7 of 19 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 18 1 of them more than once
Opponents faced 386 finished ahead 559 times, behind 161
Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 3, 2015 → Jul 2, 2016

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

20162 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1622) 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
  2. Most recent contest 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
201310 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8564 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
  3. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First category win (Pork) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
  6. First overall podium Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
  7. First multi-meat day Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
  8. Career-best overall score690.2856 Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
  9. Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
  10. 10th tracked contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13.1Smokin' On the PecosJun 28, 2013
+13Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ ChampionshipJul 5, 2013
+12.4Smokin in Mesquite BBQ ChampionshipAug 31, 2013
+9.7Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ ShowdownMay 31, 2013
+9.7Boats, Bands and BBQJun 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-7.43rd Annual HolbrookJul 12, 2013
-1Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 21, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20161010 100% top 32% 91.8% 91.8%
20151011 100% top 16% 92.5% 92.5%
20146041 83% top 27% 94.3% 93.1%
201311094 91% top 28% 95.9% 91.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jul 2, 2016 13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM 10 / 31 (660.9936) 10 (165.7484) 19 (161.6456) 13 (165.0740) 5 (168.5256)
Jul 3, 2015 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM 7 / 44 (665.7140) 1 (174.9028) 35 (152.5256) 6 (170.2972) 6 (167.9884)
Sep 12, 2014 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO 17 / 47 (666.2172) 4 (176.5828) 24 (162.2516) 27 (164.5256) 22 (162.8572)
Jul 4, 2014 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM 7 / 38 (675.4056) 6 (169.1428) 7 (170.8572) 9 (169.7028) 14 (165.7028)
Jun 27, 2014 Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM 10 / 60 (675.3024) 1 (177.7028) 39 (159.9772) 16 (170.8112) 13 (166.8112)
Jun 6, 2014 Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO 6 / 29 (673.0172) 12 (166.2744) 12 (161.6572) 3 (174.2628) 5 (170.8228)
May 1, 2014 Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV 4 / 18 (678.8576) 2 (173.1200) 7 (170.2972) 9 (164.0004) 5 (171.4400)
Mar 21, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ 14 / 30 (654.2628) 11 (165.7028) 15 (162.2744) 13 (163.3828) 12 (162.9028)
Oct 11, 2013 Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX 5 / 26 (655.8856) 5 (169.7028) 16 (158.2400) 12 (159.3484) 2 (168.5944)
Sep 6, 2013 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat Brews, Barbecue & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO 7 / 17 (663.3372) 4 (169.7144) 10 (162.8000) 4 (167.9656) 8 (162.8572)
Aug 31, 2013 Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV 6 / 54 (661.0512) 34 (158.7884) 23 (158.2744) 2 (174.2856) 8 (169.7028)
Jul 12, 2013 3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ 19 / 27 (634.2404) 19 (159.9772) 21 (155.9544) 24 (150.3088) 7 (168)
Jul 5, 2013 Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM 3 / 42 (690.2856) 1 (176) 15 (161.1426) 1 (177.7144) 2 (175.4286)
Jun 28, 2013 Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM 5 / 70 (674.2856) 9 (170.8568) 31 (160.0002) 14 (168) 3 (175.4286)
Jun 7, 2013 Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO 8 / 39 (669.1426) 11 (169.1428) 27 (156.5712) 12 (165.7142) 1 (177.7144)
May 31, 2013 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO 7 / 33 (651.9994) 30 (149.7140) 12 (161.1426) 1 (173.7144) 6 (167.4284)
May 10, 2013 Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO 9 / 31 (646.8568) 20 (159.4284) 13 (160.5714) 7 (161.7142) 6 (165.1428)
Mar 15, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM 10 / 20 (639.4280) 17 (157.7142) 13 (155.4284) 7 (163.4282) 7 (162.8572)
Jan 25, 2013 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ 26 / 86 (654.8564) 28 (166.8570) 48 (158.2856) 49 (162.2854) 17 (167.4284)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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