High-water mark
668.4572
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4572 at Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-10-09
5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2015-10-09
Best ToY finish
#864
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.73
last 5 Master vs avg 635.73 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.39)
Road miles
441
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 330 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
635.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 154.39
- Chicken avg 164.12
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival (2015-04-10).
- last seen 2013-05-31
- back 2015-04-10
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Level with 5 ALARM BACKYARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 153.7144 | 164.12 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 143.9776 | 154.39 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 167.9998 | 153.1428 | 161.58 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 148.5714 | 155.64 | top 47% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2015-10-09
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 5 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.39)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
635.73
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
238
163–114 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
441
5 mapped stops · furthest 330 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2015-04-10
Power rating
1523
peak 1523 · #2403 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First call Green Lane Fire CO's
- First category win (Pork) Que for the Troops
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4572 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Career-best overall score668.4572 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Peak power rating (1523) Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | 2015-10-09 |
| +6.6 | Que for the Troops | 2013-05-31 |
| +6.2 | Green Lane Fire CO's | 2013-05-10 |
| +1.5 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2013-04-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 42% | 92.8% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 36% | 87.9% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-09 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 49 (668.4572) | 1 (179.4400) | 32 (162.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 27 (159.9544) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 61 / 99 (625.6120) | 46 (161.7144) | 92 (143.9776) | 39 (161.6572) | 51 (158.2628) |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 14 / 46 (632.5708) | 8 (162.2854) | 32 (145.7142) | 1 (167.9998) | 10 (156.5714) |
| 2013-05-10 | Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA | 18 / 58 (625.7142) | 10 (163.4288) | 10 (160.5712) | 22 (153.1428) | 36 (148.5714) |
| 2013-04-19 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 15 / 33 (626.2856) | 24 (153.7144) | 12 (159.4286) | 11 (158.2856) | 15 (154.8570) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #864 (344 pts) | #853 (379 pts) | #916 (344 pts) | #647 (514 pts) | #936 (329 pts) |