High-water mark
674.2860
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2860 at Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-23
BERRY PATCH BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2013-10-04
Best ToY finish
#508
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.63 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.98 (+0.65)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±8.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.84)
Road miles
455
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
656.98 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 83%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.84
- Chicken avg 171.51
- 2 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKING BUTT HEADS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
87 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1545
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BERRY PATCH BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BERRY PATCH BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after BERRY PATCH BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with BERRY PATCH BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| County Line Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 165.0972 | 171.51 | top 17% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 149.1428 | 158.84 | top 59% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 154.2284 | 164.06 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 158.2858 | 162.56 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2013-10-04
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Cooks most in
SC
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.84)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
656.98
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
219
189–136 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
455
6 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
1515
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Power rating
1521
peak 1521 · #2461 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7142 Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- Career-best overall score674.2860 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- First category win (Chicken) Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Squealin' on the Square
- Peak power rating (1521) Squealin' on the Square
- Most recent contest Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | 2013-08-23 |
| +6.3 | Squealin' on the Square | 2013-10-04 |
| +3.3 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| +3.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.4 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-04-05 |
| -2.1 | WNC Barbeque Festival | 2013-07-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 83% | top 42% | 93.7% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-04 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 9 / 28 (660.9940) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (165.6800) | 22 (154.2284) | 9 (162.2284) |
| 2013-08-23 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 6 / 41 (674.2860) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (169.1544) | 16 (166.2628) | 13 (166.3088) |
| 2013-07-26 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 29 / 48 (654.1720) | 7 (171.4172) | 36 (158.8460) | 26 (162.8000) | 30 (161.1088) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 33 / 78 (650.6972) | 32 (165.0972) | 48 (157.0972) | 35 (162.8000) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 42 / 97 (647.9992) | 10 (172.0000) | 87 (149.1428) | 38 (165.1424) | 42 (161.7140) |
| 2013-04-05 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA | 24 / 41 (653.7142) | 10 (169.1428) | 37 (153.1428) | 3 (173.1428) | 29 (158.2858) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #508 (613 pts) | #275 (1038 pts) | #518 (638 pts) | #509 (643 pts) | #549 (583 pts) |