UNCLE CHET'S BBQ

UNCLE CHET'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 61 at the Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #2492 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,492

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1521

peak 1545 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Mar 4, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2744 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.57 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 665.07 (-1.51)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Smoke on the Falls

Consistency

±12.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.95 · weakest Brisket (162.37)

Road miles

1,803

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

665.07 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2744 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2744 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 39%.

10 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 39%

A tough matchup

11–2 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 45%.

Brisket avg 162.37
Chicken avg 170.95
4 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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 92.4% of a perfect score
20 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
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#1347 (224 pts)	#1920 (119 pts)	#1069 (309 pts)	#1781 (139 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#254 (1,188 pts)	#148 (1,463 pts)	#188 (1,363 pts)	#207 (1,258 pts)	#283 (1,048 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to UNCLE CHET'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BERRY PATCH BBQ

#2,482 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UNCLE CHET'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team UNCLE CHET'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2013

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Part Time BBQ

#2,480 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1521

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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SMOKIN TURTLE LOW N SLOW BAR-BE-QUE

#2,481 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1537

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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The Drunken Sailor

#2,488 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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BBQ TEAM WEST COAST

#2,478 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1537

Level with UNCLE CHET'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 14, 2022

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DUELIN' J'S

#2,484 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	9	1	2	177.1428	163.9428	170.95	top 32%
Pork Ribs	20	7	0	2	174.2972	150.8344	165.76	top 47%
Pork	20	7	0	0	174.2856	155.4286	165.98	top 47%
Brisket	20	4	0	0	175.4172	145.6800	162.37	top 58%

“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
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	16	top 47%
AL	3	top 75%
SC	1	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville	2	9	top 48%	Oct 9, 2015
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	3	top 29%	Jul 31, 2015
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	11	top 43%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 16 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 385 finished ahead 446 times, behind 383

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

20161 milestone

Mar 4 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20151 milestone

Apr 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smoke on the Falls

20139 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First call Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Smoke on the Falls
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 7 First category win (Chicken) Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 First overall podium Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best overall score694.2744 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 Peak power rating (1545) The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 2, 2013
+9.8	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 19, 2013
+8.3	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
+7.3	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 13, 2013
+5	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 27, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest	Apr 11, 2014
-9.4	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 6, 2014
-5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-3.7	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2013
-3.5	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 10, 2015

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	90.8%	90.8%
2015	4	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.7%	92.5%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 67%	92.9%	91%
2013	10	2	1	90%	top 39%	96.4%	93.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	42 / 59 (653.6912)	25 (168.5828)	32 (165.1428)	9 (174.2856)	58 (145.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	13 / 26 (649.5540)	14 (165.0856)	7 (169.7028)	12 (161.7028)	19 (153.0628)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	29 / 55 (671.3600)	4 (176)	21 (170.2972)	44 (163.3944)	37 (161.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	24 / 34 (668.4684)	2 (177.1428)	30 (159.9312)	18 (166.8228)	24 (164.5716)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	16 / 38 (674.7540)	17 (169.6912)	6 (174.2972)	20 (166.2400)	26 (164.5256)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 20 (669.0856)	6 (169.6916)	3 (170.8800)	17 (157.0968)	5 (171.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	25 / 42 (662.2176)	8 (175.4172)	29 (162.8460)	30 (162.8572)	26 (161.0972)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	25 / 31 (639.8284)	19 (163.9428)	12 (165.7028)	25 (158.2400)	28 (151.9428)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	30 / 34 (642.1368)	26 (165.0856)	32 (150.8344)	5 (173.1428)	29 (153.0740)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	21 / 35 (662.8232)	7 (172.5716)	32 (158.8572)	12 (167.9772)	21 (163.4172)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	32 / 79 (675.3828)	14 (174.8572)	45 (166.2628)	32 (168.5828)	43 (165.6800)
Oct 12, 2013	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	14 / 25 (674.2056)	4 (175.4056)	17 (165.0972)	12 (169.1428)	14 (164.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	11 / 43 (673.0168)	22 (167.9656)	2 (174.2972)	32 (160.4912)	8 (170.2628)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	16 / 34 (665.0056)	18 (166.2400)	28 (156.5028)	7 (169.7028)	8 (172.5600)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	3 / 61 (694.2744)	17 (171.9656)	5 (173.7144)	9 (173.1772)	7 (175.4172)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	20 / 78 (661.0744)	15 (168.5828)	5 (170.8572)	45 (158.2172)	23 (163.4172)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	15 / 39 (671.4284)	1 (177.1428)	17 (165.1430)	5 (171.4284)	30 (157.7142)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	29 / 47 (659.4284)	10 (172)	20 (166.8572)	43 (155.4286)	23 (165.1426)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	8 / 36 (681.1432)	5 (173.1430)	4 (173.1430)	8 (170.2858)	23 (164.5714)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	22 / 34 (652.5712)	18 (168.5714)	30 (154.8572)	5 (171.4284)	23 (157.7142)

UNCLE CHET'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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 — 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)