TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ

TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5263 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Tear a Byte BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,263

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 8, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2014 · 1.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#706

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9084 / 720

Master · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.38 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.74 (+1.63)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Consistency

±21.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.84 · weakest Brisket (156.32)

Road miles

2,113

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

637.74 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5710 points from the title

Came within 0.5710 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 7, 2013).

High-water mark

679.9084 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DEEP SOUTH BBQ has finished one call ahead of TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 156.32
Chicken avg 164.84
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

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A September team

Top 62% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 71% the rest of the year

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
2013 ↗	Master	#706 (443 pts)	#628 (518 pts)	#1018 (303 pts)	#1023 (303 pts)	#784 (408 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

UNCOMMON Q

#5,257 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW

#5,265 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1457

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5,249 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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MONTANA MAX BBQ

#5,272 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

They turned up 5 years after TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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CALLAWAY CREMATORS

#5,259 of the rated field

1457 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

Level with TEAR-A-BYTE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

#5,276 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	1	170.8570	146.8572	164.84	top 54%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	0	174.2628	144.5372	157.81	top 71%
Pork	10	0	0	0	169.6684	150.8568	158.78	top 73%
Brisket	10	1	0	0	170.2856	133.6340	156.32	top 67%

“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)	6	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	7	top 74%
MS	1	top 86%
VA	1	top 97%
NC	1	top 8%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 7 of 10 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 266 finished ahead 103 times, behind 277

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

20144 milestones

Sep 12 10th tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Career-best overall score679.9084 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Most recent contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

20138 milestones

Feb 8 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 Peak power rating (1495) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 7 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2858 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 7, 2013
+10.6	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 19, 2013
-13.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 17, 2013
-11.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 6, 2013
-10.3	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 15, 2013
-8.1	'Que at the View	Apr 4, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	2	0	0	0	50%	top 59%	94.4%	91.7%
2013	8	0	1	1	13%	top 74%	92%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	13 / 42 (679.9084)	19 (170.8456)	4 (174.2628)	22 (166.2400)	13 (168.5600)
Apr 4, 2014	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	31 / 36 (640.3312)	16 (167.9656)	32 (155.9200)	34 (157.6340)	24 (158.8116)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	75 / 79 (636.4456)	52 (166.8456)	69 (157.6800)	78 (157.7028)	72 (154.2172)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	24 / 41 (637.5200)	19 (161.6684)	21 (159.9660)	11 (169.6684)	37 (146.2172)
Sep 6, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA	29 / 30 (602.6740)	15 (167.9656)	30 (144.5372)	21 (156.5372)	30 (133.6340)
Jun 7, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	2 / 26 (662.2858)	1 (170.8570)	15 (160.5718)	14 (160.5714)	5 (170.2856)
May 17, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	27 / 28 (611.4284)	27 (146.8572)	22 (154.8572)	24 (154.2856)	19 (155.4284)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	35 / 36 (622.8564)	31 (161.1426)	34 (154.8570)	34 (150.8568)	31 (156)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	31 / 41 (642.8568)	22 (165.7140)	30 (158.8570)	37 (156.0002)	24 (162.2856)
Feb 8, 2013	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	22 / 33 (641.1426)	15 (168.5716)	23 (156.5712)	22 (158.2854)	21 (157.7144)

TEAR-A-BYTE 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 (8 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A September team

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

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)

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)