High-water mark
670.8566
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8566 at Slidell BBQ Challenge — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-03-29
BARBEQUE EXPRESS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-03-01
latest 2015-04-03
Best ToY finish
#1149
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.53
last 4 Master vs avg 661.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.56)
Road miles
126
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
661.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
BARBEQUE EXPRESS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BARBEQUE EXPRESS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARBEQUE EXPRESS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 154.2854 | 164.42 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 150.2854 | 159.56 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7142 | 166.8228 | 169.42 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 165.1088 | 168.13 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| LA | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Que at the View | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 48% | 2015-04-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-03-01 → 2015-04-03
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.56)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
661.53
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
115
85–59 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
126
4 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2014-04-04
Power rating
1513
peak 1513 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Slidell BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8566 Slidell BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score670.8566 Slidell BBQ Challenge
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1513) 'Que at the View
- Most recent contest 'Que at the View
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Slidell BBQ Challenge | 2013-03-29 |
| +4.7 | 'Que at the View | 2015-04-03 |
| +1.4 | 'Que at the View | 2014-04-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-01 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 93% | 93% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 93.2% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-03 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 18 / 40 (669.6688) | 8 (171.9884) | 22 (164.5600) | 20 (168.0116) | 23 (165.1088) |
| 2014-04-04 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 18 / 36 (659.8628) | 20 (165.6800) | 30 (155.9544) | 18 (166.8228) | 9 (171.4056) |
| 2013-03-29 | Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA | 10 / 44 (670.8566) | 20 (165.7142) | 11 (167.4284) | 8 (169.1426) | 12 (168.5714) |
| 2013-03-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA | 17 / 28 (645.7134) | 23 (154.2854) | 25 (150.2854) | 3 (173.7142) | 10 (167.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1947 (95 pts) | #1606 (155 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2086 (85 pts) | #2141 (70 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1967 (96 pts) | #2113 (86 pts) | #2708 (61 pts) | #2070 (96 pts) | #1729 (146 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1149 (237 pts) | #1511 (157 pts) | #1402 (192 pts) | #839 (392 pts) | #1112 (262 pts) |