BLACK BETTY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3834

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#907

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

646.0796 / 720

Master · Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.31 (+8.58)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Smokin' On The Pecos

Consistency

±15.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.49 · weakest Chicken (154.58)

Road miles

4,036

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 940 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.31 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SUNDANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SUNDANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.91 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Chicken avg 154.58
Pork avg 159.49
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Little Texas BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smokin' On The Pecos (2016-06-24).

last seen 2014-09-05
back 2016-06-24

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

SUNDANCER BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SUNDANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Southern Exports has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,036 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,036 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 940 miles to Smoke on the River.

9 mapped stops
furthest 940 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

BBQ BUDDHA

#3853 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY

#3840 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke a little smoke

#3854 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

DAY-LICIOUS BBQ

#3814 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

DIVINE SMOKE

#3816 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#3837 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SUNDANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SWEET PEPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	165.1656	137.0628	154.58	top 69%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	170.2972	148.0000	155.73	top 66%
Pork	9	2	1	176.5600	149.1428	159.49	top 55%
Brisket	9	1	0	166.2628	141.1428	157.51	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	Avg finish
NM	6	top 57%
TX	2	top 63%
CA	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On The Pecos	2	27	0	top 59%	2016-06-24

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NM 6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.49 · weakest Chicken (154.58)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 627.31 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 279 180–211 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,036 9 mapped stops · furthest 940 mi

Schedule strength 1523 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2016-06-24

Power rating 1486 peak 1486 · #3834 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 5 Peak power rating (1495) Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship
Oct 11 First call Bliss Brews & Que
2014
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smokin' On The Pecos
Jul 4 Career-best overall score646.0796 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
2016
Jun 24 Most recent contest Smokin' On The Pecos

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.8	Smokin' On the Pecos	2013-06-28
+3.7	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2014-07-04
+3	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship	2013-07-05
+1.5	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2014-08-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-03-15
-7.9	Bliss Brews & Que	2013-10-11
-5	Smoke on the River	2014-09-05
-0.8	Smokin' On The Pecos	2016-06-24
-0.6	Smokin' On The Pecos	2014-06-27

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 61%	88.5%	88.5%
2014	4	75%	top 57%	89.7%	88.3%
2013	4	25%	top 63%	88%	85.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-24	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	27 / 44 (637.0628)	24 (163.4172)	31 (156.5372)	22 (157.7028)	23 (159.4056)
2014-09-05	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	19 / 26 (614.8000)	24 (137.0628)	21 (148.0000)	9 (166.3200)	8 (163.4172)
2014-08-30	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	38 / 76 (639.9080)	68 (147.3940)	10 (170.2972)	53 (157.6684)	18 (164.5484)
2014-07-04	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	18 / 38 (646.0796)	29 (157.0512)	29 (157.6456)	16 (165.1200)	12 (166.2628)
2014-06-27	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	34 / 60 (641.6116)	39 (159.9772)	37 (161.0972)	3 (176.5600)	56 (143.9772)
2013-10-11	Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	20 / 26 (608.0572)	9 (165.1656)	21 (150.8572)	21 (150.8916)	20 (141.1428)
2013-07-05	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	19 / 42 (623.4282)	20 (158.8570)	30 (149.1428)	25 (155.4284)	13 (160.0000)
2013-06-28	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	28 / 70 (633.7142)	48 (153.7146)	35 (158.8572)	38 (156.5710)	15 (164.5714)
2013-03-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	18 / 20 (601.1426)	19 (148.5714)	17 (149.1428)	20 (149.1428)	12 (154.2856)

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	#964 (329 pts)	#1194 (269 pts)	#978 (359 pts)	#668 (569 pts)	#785 (459 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#907 (328 pts)	#857 (378 pts)	#1043 (298 pts)	#1075 (283 pts)	#740 (438 pts)