SWEET PETE'S BBQ

SWEET PETE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 20 at the Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (2015). They are ranked #1398 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,398

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1571

peak 1571 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2013

latest May 3, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#540

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6344 / 720

Master · Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.98 (+9.50)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

Consistency

±12.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.97 · weakest Pork (164.27)

Road miles

3,128

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 420 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.98 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6344 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6344 at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 20, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ZZYZX BAR.B.Q has finished one call ahead of SWEET PETE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

The long haul

3,128 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,128 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 420 miles to Days of 47 BBQ Showdown.

21 mapped stops
furthest 420 mi

Show 1 more storyline

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
21 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1376 (184 pts)	#1483 (184 pts)	#1177 (284 pts)	#1569 (169 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1148 (265 pts)	#1363 (225 pts)	#1036 (340 pts)	#1522 (190 pts)	#855 (435 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#893 (364 pts)	#1106 (289 pts)	#1113 (294 pts)	#870 (419 pts)	#1018 (324 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#865 (386 pts)	#1064 (316 pts)	#775 (471 pts)	#1171 (276 pts)	#781 (461 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#540 (585 pts)	#550 (590 pts)	#471 (690 pts)	#654 (510 pts)	#450 (710 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

JACK9 BBQ

#1,395 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1572

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SWEET PETE'S BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWEET PETE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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CHULENGO Smoker Team

#1,400 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1587

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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A-1 TAX SERVICE INC

#1,402 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1589

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2020

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UP SAUCE CREEK

#1,393 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1576

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2018

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BIG ON THE PIG

#1,396 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1579

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

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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LET'S GET TANCK'D BBQ

#1,401 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1571

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
TOYS 4 BBQ'N	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	5	0	0	173.1200	147.4284	165.42	top 53%
Pork Ribs	21	8	1	2	176.5944	151.9428	165.31	top 42%
Pork	21	2	1	1	180 🔥	151.3712	164.27	top 57%
Brisket	21	9	0	1	175.4172	157.6456	166.97	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 41%
Large (40+)	8	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	13	top 42%
NV	6	top 49%
CA	1	top 54%
UT	1	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	3	14	0	top 38%	Jan 18, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 13 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 19 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 385 finished ahead 469 times, behind 377

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

20192 milestones

May 3 Peak power rating (1571) 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
May 3 Most recent contest 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down

20171 milestone

Jan 20 Career-best overall score677.6344 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20151 milestone

Oct 9 First perfect 180 (Pork) Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

20142 milestones

Jun 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Oct 10 10th tracked contest Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

20134 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
May 2 First call Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7772 Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival	Jun 13, 2014
+9.7	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Oct 9, 2015
+7.2	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+6.6	A Smokin' Good Time	Oct 18, 2013
+6.5	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.4	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 2, 2013
-1.4	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	Aug 31, 2013
-1.1	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013
-0.5	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 6, 2016
-0.5	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton	Jan 27, 2017

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)
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 41%	92.9%	92.8%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 36%	93.9%	93.9%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	94.1%	93.4%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 47%	93%	92.4%
2015	3	1	1	33%	top 38%	94%	92.2%
2014	4	2	1	100%	top 38%	92.6%	91.8%
2013	6	3	0	83%	top 50%	93%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	17 / 45 (669.0744)	11 (173.1200)	9 (170.2744)	35 (161.1544)	21 (164.5256)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	28 / 63 (667.8744)	53 (161.6916)	22 (166.2516)	12 (171.9656)	24 (167.9656)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	25 / 70 (675.9544)	27 (170.2972)	35 (166.2628)	32 (167.3944)	14 (172)
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	23 / 34 (666.8460)	23 (166.8344)	13 (169.7144)	24 (165.1544)	20 (165.1428)
Jan 20, 2017	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	14 / 40 (677.6344)	14 (169.7028)	7 (171.9772)	16 (171.4172)	18 (164.5372)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	13 / 36 (669.6572)	32 (161.1200)	4 (173.7144)	23 (163.9772)	7 (170.8456)
May 6, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	20 / 39 (662.2060)	16 (169.7144)	23 (163.3828)	30 (161.6688)	14 (167.4400)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	26 / 48 (664.4228)	37 (161.6340)	29 (163.9772)	31 (164.5488)	8 (174.2628)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	15 / 34 (663.3372)	13 (169.7144)	21 (162.8344)	19 (166.2628)	15 (164.5256)
Oct 9, 2015	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	4 / 20 (676.4916)	12 (162.8344)	8 (164.5372)	1 (180)	7 (169.1200)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	42 / 82 (651.9200)	73 (151.9656)	22 (167.4172)	34 (166.2628)	24 (166.2744)
Oct 10, 2014	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	10 / 21 (663.3140)	7 (172.5600)	17 (159.9772)	14 (164.5256)	12 (166.2512)
Jul 24, 2014	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT	11 / 31 (649.6344)	5 (169.7144)	13 (161.6800)	26 (153.0972)	5 (165.1428)
Jun 13, 2014	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	7 / 35 (666.7772)	17 (166.2744)	1 (176.5944)	14 (162.8228)	19 (161.0856)
May 2, 2014	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	17 / 35 (663.3484)	24 (165.1428)	17 (164)	28 (158.7884)	2 (175.4172)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	52 / 85 (646.7200)	39 (166.2628)	69 (155.3944)	29 (167.4172)	55 (157.6456)
Oct 18, 2013	A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ	8 / 24 (669.5656)	9 (169.6684)	8 (166.8344)	8 (170.2744)	13 (162.7884)
Oct 12, 2013	Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	8 / 15 (668.4224)	8 (167.4056)	3 (171.9656)	11 (162.7884)	10 (166.2628)
Sep 27, 2013	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	10 / 31 (666.7772)	5 (171.4400)	16 (162.2744)	14 (166.8228)	8 (166.2400)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	33 / 54 (631.8280)	32 (159.3940)	43 (151.9428)	46 (151.3712)	9 (169.1200)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	15 / 25 (629.7140)	22 (147.4284)	7 (160.5714)	21 (151.9998)	5 (169.7144)

SWEET PETE'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

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The long haul

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)