Team of the Year

Team profile

SWEET BELLY'S BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: Sweet Belly's BBQ.

Contests
61
Grand Championships GC
1
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
3
Overall top 10s
18
Average overall score
664.898
Best overall score
701.12
Seasons active
2015–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 53%

Entries
64
Firsts
2
Top 10s
16

Ribs

Typical finishTop 55%

Entries
64
Firsts
1
Top 10s
14

Pork

Typical finishTop 42%

Entries
61
Firsts
2
Top 10s
24

Brisket

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
61
Firsts
1
Top 10s
18

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for SWEET BELLY'S BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2015 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2024 with 9 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0246810 2015: 2 contests 2 2015 2016: 5 contests, 1 top 10 5 2016 2017: 6 contests, 2 top 10s 6 2017 2018: 6 contests, 1 top 10 6 2018 2019: 6 contests, 2 top 10s 6 2019 2020: 0 contests 2020 2021: 4 contests, 3 top 10s 4 2021 2022: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2022 2023: 5 contests, 2 top 10s 5 2023 2024: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 2 top 10s 9 2024 2025: 8 contests, 1 top 10 8 2025 2026: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2026
Overall contests by year for SWEET BELLY'S BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2015200578.651
2016501650.492
2017602654.04
2018601652.042
2019602663.768
2021403675.483
2022301677.013
2023502681.031
2024912662.433
2025801679.176
2026703685.216
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for SWEET BELLY'S BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 685.216 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 550600650700750 2015: average overall score 578.651578.7 2015 2016: average overall score 650.492650.5 2016 2017: average overall score 654.04654.0 2017 2018: average overall score 652.042652.0 2018 2019: average overall score 663.768663.8 2019 2020 2021: average overall score 675.483675.5 2021 2022: average overall score 677.013677.0 2022 2023: average overall score 681.031681.0 2023 2024: average overall score 662.433662.4 2024 2025: average overall score 679.176679.2 2025 2026: average overall score 685.216685.2 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 7th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    689.646
  2. 24th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    669.589
  3. 18th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.6
  4. 26th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 43 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    675.874
  5. 2ndRGC

    Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    701.12
  6. 6th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

    Mar 28, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.943
  7. 22nd

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.743
  8. 28th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 10, 2025KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 90 teams

    691.348
  9. 7th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 26, 2025KCBS Milford, DE 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.36
  10. 16th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 26, 2025KCBS PA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    669.017
  11. 11th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS PA 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.457
  12. 60th

    7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025)

    May 25, 2025KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 70 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.172

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