A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Chicken Chokers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Chicken Chokers has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1525 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2016-08-19
Best ToY finish
#1044
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
576.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 603.94 (-27.58)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.97 · weakest Brisket (149.51)
Road miles
703
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
603.94 / 720
7 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.
The weak link
−8.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.46 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 149.51
- Pork avg 157.97
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Hudson Valley Ribfest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 8th
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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 142.2972 | 151.25 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0684 | 142.2400 | 157.70 | top 46% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 149.1544 | 157.97 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 131.2916 | 149.51 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 44% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.97 · weakest Brisket (149.51)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
603.94
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
198
150–155 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
703
7 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1498
peak 1525 · #3271 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1525) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best overall score641.8172 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0684 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-17 |
| +9.6 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2014-08-16 |
| +5.3 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2013-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -9 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-10 |
| -4 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2016-08-19 |
| -3.9 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 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)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 82.4% | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 88.2% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 89% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 23 / 52 (605.6460) | 39 (159.9428) | 11 (165.1316) | 37 (149.1544) | 44 (146.8344) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 47 / 57 (593.0632) | 54 (142.2972) | 46 (147.3716) | 40 (150.8228) | 30 (152.5716) |
| 2015-04-10 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 21 / 33 (578.0916) | 21 (151.4056) | 25 (142.2400) | 16 (153.1544) | 25 (131.2916) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 14 / 27 (483.9656) | 18 (156.0344) | 6 (168.0684) | 16 (160.0344) | 16 (157.6800) |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 8 / 60 (634.8000) | 53 (147.4172) | 33 (157.1316) | 10 (164.5600) | 49 (137.6116) |
| 2013-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 18 / 51 (641.1084) | 40 (148.5372) | 15 (166.2512) | 16 (162.9028) | 7 (163.4172) |
| 2013-05-17 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 7 / 34 (633.1430) | 23 (153.1428) | 12 (157.7144) | 7 (165.1430) | 12 (157.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1818 (130 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1585 (138 pts) | #1682 (138 pts) | #1882 (118 pts) | #1590 (163 pts) | #1883 (118 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1486 (172 pts) | #1609 (162 pts) | #1269 (242 pts) | #1273 (247 pts) | #1561 (172 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1044 (274 pts) | #1624 (144 pts) | #1188 (249 pts) | #1071 (284 pts) | #988 (304 pts) |