BREW-B-Q

BREW-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 34 at the Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1466 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Brew BQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,466

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1567

peak 1567 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 2, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#639

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1426 / 720

Master · Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.55 (+6.55)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5714

Pork · Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.54 · weakest Brisket (160.54)

Road miles

3,264

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 611 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

653.55 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.0006 points from the title

Came within 4.0006 points of the Grand Championship at Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest (Jul 5, 2013).

Happy hunting ground

Top 8% average finish here

The Masters in May is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 8%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

673.1426 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.1426 at Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 5, 2013

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 75% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 47%.

Brisket avg 160.54
Chicken avg 165.54
5 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

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Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 48 at their very first tracked contest, The Masters in May (May 3, 2013).

May 3, 2013
48-team field

A June team

Top 22% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 22% across 4 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,264 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,264 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 611 miles to National Bar-B-Que Derby.

15 mapped stops
furthest 611 mi

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
15 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1997 (110 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#2138 (100 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1059 (283 pts)	#1412 (198 pts)	#1039 (323 pts)	#1245 (253 pts)	#1043 (308 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#706 (505 pts)	#829 (435 pts)	#581 (665 pts)	#784 (475 pts)	#1043 (310 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#639 (488 pts)	#727 (453 pts)	#1018 (303 pts)	#680 (488 pts)	#1107 (263 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BREW-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GAME ON BBQ

#1,468 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1567

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BREW-B-Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BREW-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE N' ASH BBQ

#1,463 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1567

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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Big Boy BBQ Australia

#1,461 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1570

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Feb 8, 2020

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SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ

#1,472 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1574

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 20 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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309 BBQ

#1,465 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1613

They turned up 6 years after BREW-B-Q did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Gettin' Sauced BBQ

#1,467 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1573

Level with BREW-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
KEN'S BURNT ENDS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SECOND CITY SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	7	1	1	174.2744	150.2172	165.54	top 42%
Pork Ribs	15	6	2	3	175.4400	154.2288	162.57	top 43%
Pork	15	7	1	2	176.5714	155.4400	164.89	top 39%
Brisket	15	5	0	1	170.8228	143.3828	160.54	top 48%

“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)	11	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	5	top 17%
MI	3	top 36%
IL	3	top 34%
IA	2	top 78%
IN	1	top 27%
KS	1	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	top 35%	Sep 2, 2016
Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest	2	2	top 22%	Jul 11, 2014
The Masters in May	2	4	top 8%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 5 of 15 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 348 finished ahead 339 times, behind 174

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 17, 2015 → Sep 2, 2016

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

20162 milestones

Sep 2 Peak power rating (1567) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 2 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20141 milestone

Jun 27 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20139 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 3 First call The Masters in May
May 3 First overall top-10 The Masters in May
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7138 The Masters in May
Jun 14 First category win (Chicken) Pig in the Park
Jun 14 First overall podium Pig in the Park
Jul 5 First Reserve Championship Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
Jul 5 Career-best overall score673.1426 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
Jul 5 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5714 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	The Masters in May	May 2, 2014
+14.4	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest	Jul 5, 2013
+13.4	The Masters in May	May 3, 2013
+13.3	Pig in the Park	Jun 14, 2013
+10.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 19, 2013
-7.2	Kings of BBQ 2013	Sep 20, 2013
-1.8	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	Oct 17, 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	92.9%	92.9%
2015	2	1	0	100%	top 31%	92.8%	91.8%
2014	5	3	2	80%	top 32%	92.5%	91.5%
2013	7	3	2	57%	top 42%	93.5%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	14 / 30 (669.0516)	9 (174.2744)	16 (163.9772)	12 (165.6800)	12 (165.1200)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	11 / 28 (667.9200)	21 (163.3828)	17 (161.7144)	5 (172)	3 (170.8228)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	7 / 30 (654.1140)	11 (165.6800)	3 (170.8456)	21 (157.0856)	20 (160.5028)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	26 / 44 (656.4344)	17 (170.8228)	34 (154.2288)	29 (162.2400)	16 (169.1428)
Jul 11, 2014	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	13 / 34 (652.9940)	7 (169.1084)	18 (160.5372)	15 (165.6800)	20 (157.6684)
Jun 27, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	7 / 26 (665.5884)	7 (167.9656)	13 (162.8116)	10 (167.4056)	9 (167.4056)
Jun 13, 2014	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	6 / 22 (653.0172)	10 (165.1200)	1 (169.7144)	17 (155.9200)	7 (162.2628)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	4 / 62 (666.2512)	10 (167.4284)	1 (175.4400)	2 (172)	51 (151.3828)
Sep 20, 2013	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	26 / 35 (624.5488)	27 (158.3088)	30 (154.2972)	10 (168.5600)	33 (143.3828)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	29 / 35 (623.3944)	33 (150.2172)	23 (157.7372)	26 (155.4400)	22 (160)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	13 / 43 (644.4112)	19 (162.8228)	22 (156.5256)	11 (164.5372)	16 (160.5256)
Jul 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	23 / 28 (646.1028)	20 (163.9772)	20 (159.3600)	19 (163.3828)	20 (159.3828)
Jul 5, 2013	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	2 / 34 (673.1426)	6 (169.7142)	10 (163.9998)	1 (176.5714)	5 (162.8572)
Jun 14, 2013	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	3 / 29 (648.5712)	1 (172.5714)	6 (162.2858)	4 (164.5714)	20 (149.1426)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	5 / 48 (657.7138)	13 (161.7142)	5 (165.1428)	8 (162.2856)	5 (168.5712)

BREW-B-Q

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

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

A June team

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)