High-water mark
663.3028
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3028 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-23
TWISTED BELLY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2014-05-23
Best ToY finish
#897
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.13
last 5 Master vs avg 642.06 (+0.07)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.46 · weakest Pork (158.09)
Road miles
1,149
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
642.06 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
GILLY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GILLY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 158.09
- Chicken avg 162.46
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TWISTED BELLY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TWISTED BELLY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after TWISTED BELLY did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with TWISTED BELLY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9998 | 153.7142 | 162.46 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 142.8568 | 159.71 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8568 | 150.8572 | 158.09 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 146.8572 | 161.80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2014-05-23
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.46 · weakest Pork (158.09)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
642.06
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
195
77–151 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,149
6 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #4132 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
- Peak power rating (1491) Polar Bear Challenge
- First call Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7138 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- Career-best overall score663.3028 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Polar Bear Challenge | 2013-02-22 |
| -7.6 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | 2013-04-19 |
| -5.2 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
| -1.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-05-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 64% | 91.3% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 20 / 30 (663.3028) | 18 (165.6684) | 6 (172.5600) | 25 (162.2400) | 23 (162.8344) |
| 2013-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 36 / 51 (637.6112) | 41 (155.9312) | 15 (168.5600) | 49 (150.8572) | 20 (162.2628) |
| 2013-06-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 14 / 29 (657.7138) | 12 (167.4282) | 9 (165.1430) | 22 (156.5714) | 7 (168.5712) |
| 2013-06-14 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 13 / 29 (635.9992) | 3 (171.9998) | 26 (142.8568) | 16 (157.1426) | 4 (164.0000) |
| 2013-04-19 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 38 / 50 (615.9996) | 24 (160.0000) | 37 (150.2856) | 27 (158.8568) | 41 (146.8572) |
| 2013-02-22 | Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO | 36 / 46 (641.7136) | 43 (153.7142) | 35 (158.8570) | 29 (162.8568) | 22 (166.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2054 (80 pts) | #2092 (90 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #2784 (55 pts) | #2630 (65 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #897 (330 pts) | #933 (345 pts) | #799 (410 pts) | #1053 (290 pts) | #771 (420 pts) |