A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
STUBBORN BULL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
STUBBORN BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2015-08-14
Best ToY finish
#1139
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.55 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.88 (-4.34)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.42 · weakest Brisket (152.37)
Road miles
979
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
622.88 / 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.
The weak link
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.06 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 152.37
- Pork Ribs avg 159.42
- 2 calls in 6 entries
An April team
Top 28%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
- 3 April contests
- top 51% the rest of the year
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with MORNIN' WOOD LONG ISLAND on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8572 | 149.1200 | 155.21 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 145.1544 | 159.42 | top 42% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.4284 | 155.88 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156.0116 | 148.0000 | 152.37 | top 51% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 74% | 2015-08-14 |
| New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 32% | 2015-04-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2015-08-14
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.42 · weakest Brisket (152.37)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Master average
622.88
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
116
93–84 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
979
6 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1507
peak 1513 · #2932 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 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score644.5714 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1513) New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2015-04-10 |
| +9.8 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2013-04-19 |
| +0.3 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2014-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-08-09 |
| -5.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-14 |
| -4.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 89.1% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 85.5% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 89.5% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 20 / 26 (632.4456) | 24 (156.5600) | 18 (158.2400) | 11 (166.2628) | 21 (151.3828) |
| 2015-04-10 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 4 / 33 (641.6116) | 11 (156.5144) | 4 (165.1544) | 4 (163.9312) | 9 (156.0116) |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 20 / 28 (615.9432) | 25 (149.1200) | 10 (162.2856) | 25 (149.1088) | 15 (155.4288) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 19 / 37 (612.4340) | 23 (152.5028) | 16 (156.5716) | 24 (150.8340) | 16 (152.5256) |
| 2013-08-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY | 20 / 27 (590.2972) | 20 (149.7144) | 22 (145.1544) | 21 (147.4284) | 9 (148.0000) |
| 2013-04-19 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 7 / 33 (644.5714) | 2 (166.8572) | 3 (169.1428) | 13 (157.7144) | 22 (150.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1490 (170 pts) | #1908 (125 pts) | #1292 (235 pts) | #1933 (120 pts) | #1379 (210 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1139 (240 pts) | #954 (335 pts) | #1029 (300 pts) | #1369 (190 pts) | #1286 (210 pts) |