A rookie on the podium
2nd
at their first tracked contest
Diamondback Energy finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Sep 28, 2023 · Midland, TX · 📍 974 Campbell Road Suite 101
Reps: Bob McKinnon, Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams, Terri McKinnon
Valtek won Grand Champion at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) on September 28, 2023 in Midland, TX at 974 Campbell Road Suite 101, scoring 344.6516 in a field of 88 teams. Diamondback Energy took Reserve Grand Champion with 330.2512. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Valtek (179.4400); Brisket — Valtek (165.2116).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
106.81
median 290.32
344.65 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Pork Ribs 179.44
- Brisket 165.21
95.68
179.44
Entries
88
2 judged meats · 3 ancillary
Top score
344.6516
Winning margin
14.4004
GC over RC
Field average
280.47
106.81344.65
median 290.32 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.9144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
307.3832
106.81344.65
10th place overall
Field spread
237.8400
winner to last place
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
0.0232
closest of 6 calls decided inside half a point
Brisket places 5–6: Spraberry Production Services edged EnQuest Energy Solutions by 0.0232. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Clearwell Dynamics edged MidCentral Energy by 0.0340. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MidCentral Energy edged Precision Drilling by 0.0456.
- Brisket 5–6 · 0.0232
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0340
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0456
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0688
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Valtek won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Brisket 1st
One of the big ones
88
teams on the grounds
Bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data
88 teams — bigger than 98% of the 5,462 contests in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 162.2512 | 160.0572 |
| Brisket | 165.2116 | 162.2972 | 156.6628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
88 entries · top 344.6516 · median 290.3200 · out of 360, not the usual 720
Pork Ribs
87 entries · top 179.4400 · median 148.4916
Brisket
84 entries · top 165.2116 · median 143.0914
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Cocktails
58 entries · top 173.1084 · median 141.4000
Ancillary — College
5 entries · top 163.9772 · median 158.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas (Diamondback) | |
| 2 | Texas A & M | |
| 3 | LSU (Diamondback) | |
| 4 | University of Virginia (DEP) | |
| 5 | Texas Tech (ProPetro) |
Ancillary — Wild Game
59 entries · top 173.2228 · median 150.3088