EGGSTRA POINT BBQ

EGGSTRA POINT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 55 at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (2013). They are ranked #1988 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,988

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest May 1, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#737

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

660.0340 / 720

Master · Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.57 (+5.23)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±11.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.04 · weakest Brisket (157.80)

Road miles

814

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

637.57 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 17%

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

8–3 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 73% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LYIN' PIGS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

A May team

Top 32% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 5 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
12 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
2015 ↗	Master	#2127 (65 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2111 (75 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2012 (95 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#935 (345 pts)	#792 (465 pts)	#794 (460 pts)	#1004 (345 pts)	#1010 (325 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#737 (420 pts)	#656 (500 pts)	#872 (365 pts)	#882 (370 pts)	#626 (520 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EGGSTRA POINT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

#1,992 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1539

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to EGGSTRA POINT BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

Grills of Mississippi

#1,975 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

#1,979 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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United Pork Smokers

#1,981 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS

#2,002 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1543

Level with EGGSTRA POINT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1,994 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
APORKALYPSE NOW	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	2	175.4172	144.0002	159.94	top 48%
Pork Ribs	12	2	1	2	173.1428	147.9316	160.04	top 39%
Pork	12	2	0	0	166.2628	142.2856	159.79	top 38%
Brisket	12	4	0	0	169.7028	137.7028	157.80	top 44%

“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)	2	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	7	top 42%
DE	3	top 45%
PA	2	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	2	14	0	top 29%	Aug 22, 2014
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	8	0	top 17%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 7 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 380 finished ahead 490 times, behind 301

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

20152 milestones

May 1 Peak power rating (1539) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
May 1 Most recent contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival

20144 milestones

May 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 2 Career-best overall score660.0340 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Aug 22 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 New Holland Summer Fest

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2854 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
+10.1	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 2, 2014
+9.8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
+6.6	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+5.9	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 16, 2013
-4.4	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-3.3	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival	Jun 14, 2013
-0.7	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival	May 30, 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)
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 51%	90.2%	88.4%
2014	4	0	1	100%	top 32%	91.7%	89.3%
2013	6	1	0	67%	top 43%	90.9%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	24 / 64 (649.6112)	32 (161.1084)	22 (164)	32 (159.3944)	18 (165.1084)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	64 / 99 (623.8972)	74 (152.5144)	18 (167.4172)	15 (166.2628)	90 (137.7028)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 70 (646.7772)	2 (175.4172)	35 (157.7144)	12 (165.0856)	50 (148.5600)
May 30, 2014	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	16 / 30 (633.6800)	23 (154.2744)	3 (170.2972)	6 (164.5600)	25 (144.5484)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	12 / 59 (660.0340)	17 (164)	1 (173.1428)	14 (164.5828)	24 (158.3084)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	37 / 109 (631.3712)	62 (155.9428)	23 (163.4400)	101 (142.2856)	8 (169.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	27 / 71 (637.0744)	27 (161.7372)	55 (147.9316)	19 (162.2284)	9 (165.1772)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	23 / 29 (634.6740)	23 (158.2400)	25 (151.3484)	8 (166.2628)	22 (158.8228)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	37 / 63 (621.7148)	57 (144.0002)	19 (161.7146)	52 (147.4286)	8 (168.5714)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	20 / 56 (627.4282)	20 (159.4284)	18 (157.1430)	29 (156.5714)	27 (154.2854)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	8 / 55 (654.2854)	3 (172.5712)	37 (150.2858)	11 (163.4284)	5 (168)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	32 / 106 (630.2854)	39 (159.9998)	38 (156.0002)	34 (159.4284)	52 (154.8570)

EGGSTRA POINT 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 (7 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A May team

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)