ON THE SPOT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5080

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1500 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-11

latest 2017-10-06

Best ToY finish

#1156

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0284 / 720

Master · WNC Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.67 (-6.53)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · WNC Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±14.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.19 · weakest Brisket (156.63)

Road miles

2,462

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 851 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

637.67 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 57%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 57%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

MIDNIGHT BURN ahead in 100% of their meetings

MIDNIGHT BURN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 156.63
Pork avg 163.19
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 8 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
11 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.

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

KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ

#5098 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to ON THE SPOT BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ON THE SPOT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-11-18

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#5069 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ON THE SPOT BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

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Rocks Famous BBQ

#5100 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Florida Boys

#5087 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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FLAMIN YAWNS

#5081 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with ON THE SPOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-06-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Sholly AM Hams

#5070 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MIDNIGHT BURN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
County Line Que	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' GRILL	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	0	166.8228	154.2172	159.28	top 74%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	0	170.2744	149.6572	158.57	top 63%
Pork	11	2	1	1	176.5600	154.7884	163.19	top 51%
Brisket	11	0	0	0	165.6916	139.3488	156.63	top 68%

“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
SC	7	top 69%
NC	2	top 64%
GA	1	top 73%
IA	1	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	4	38	0	top 66%	2017-07-06

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-07-11 → 2017-10-06

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SC 7 of 11 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.19 · weakest Brisket (156.63)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 3 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 637.67 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 331 190–409 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,462 11 mapped stops · furthest 851 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Power rating 1460 peak 1500 · #5080 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 11 First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 26 First call WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 First category win (Pork) WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0284 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Career-best overall score661.0284 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 WNC Barbeque Festival
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1500) WNC Barbeque Festival
2017
Jul 6 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Oct 6 Most recent contest Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	SC Festival of Discovery	2014-07-10
+3.7	WNC Barbeque Festival	2013-07-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	WNC BBQ Festival	2014-07-25
-8.2	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2014-04-25
-6	SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	2017-07-06
-6	Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	2017-10-06
-4.7	SC Festival of Discovery	2016-07-07

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0%	top 83%	87.5%	86.5%
2016	1	0	0%	top 77%	85.4%	85.4%
2015	2	0	100%	top 72%	90.7%	89.9%
2014	3	0	0%	top 72%	91%	89.1%
2013	3	1	33%	top 57%	91.8%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-06	Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC	22 / 26 (630.0796)	22 (158.8112)	20 (157.0628)	22 (154.7884)	21 (159.4172)
2017-07-06	SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	73 / 89 (615.1888)	79 (154.2172)	79 (149.6572)	64 (157.6684)	64 (153.6460)
2016-07-07	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	63 / 82 (615.2116)	34 (166.8228)	69 (150.8000)	54 (158.2400)	71 (139.3488)
2015-08-14	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	29 / 40 (652.9712)	35 (157.1084)	5 (170.2744)	16 (168.5372)	35 (157.0512)
2015-06-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	21 / 29 (642.2628)	26 (154.2628)	11 (163.4400)	4 (168.5828)	22 (155.9772)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	39 / 46 (631.7832)	23 (165.0972)	37 (157.1088)	40 (158.2400)	40 (151.3372)
2014-07-10	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	38 / 86 (655.3028)	56 (160.5256)	49 (161.1316)	18 (168.5256)	25 (165.1200)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	39 / 45 (636.4916)	41 (157.1200)	32 (158.2628)	41 (155.4172)	20 (165.6916)
2013-08-23	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	26 / 41 (641.0632)	22 (161.6800)	22 (161.7144)	25 (161.7144)	30 (155.9544)
2013-07-26	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	21 / 48 (661.0284)	40 (161.1084)	26 (161.1200)	1 (176.5600)	27 (162.2400)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	49 / 78 (632.9944)	61 (155.3484)	59 (153.7032)	19 (166.8228)	47 (157.1200)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2169 (66 pts)	#2249 (66 pts)	#2215 (76 pts)	#2231 (66 pts)	#2190 (71 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1605 (134 pts)	#1913 (114 pts)	#1078 (309 pts)	#1084 (309 pts)	#1715 (129 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1709 (141 pts)	#1657 (151 pts)	#1761 (141 pts)	#1774 (141 pts)	#1593 (166 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1156 (234 pts)	#1225 (229 pts)	#1258 (229 pts)	#712 (469 pts)	#1274 (214 pts)