Happy hunting ground
Top 17%
average finish here
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.
- 3 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 17%
HALF SAUCED BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1536
peak 1536 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2016-08-05
Best ToY finish
#1182
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.08
last 4 Master vs avg 676.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.56)
Road miles
225
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
676.08 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
High-water mark
684.5372
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.5372 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-01
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of F.O.M.S.B. in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2016-08-05).
- last seen 2014-08-01
- back 2016-08-05
Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 51 at their very first tracked contest, Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2013-08-02).
- 2013-08-02
- 51-team field
An August team
Top 17%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 27% 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.
HALF SAUCED BARBEQUE 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 62 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.
#2069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1535
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#2058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Level with HALF SAUCED BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 161.6684 | 167.27 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 158.2288 | 165.56 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 165.6800 | 171.55 | top 22% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 165.7144 | 171.71 | top 17% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 17% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 17% | 2016-08-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2016-08-05
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 171.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.56)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Master average
676.08
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
135–38 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
225
4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-08-01 → 2016-08-05
Power rating
1536
peak 1536 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8000 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- 2014
- Career-best overall score684.5372 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Peak power rating (1536) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Most recent contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2014-08-01 |
| +14.6 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
| +5.4 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2016-08-05 |
| +0.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-09-27 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 94.3% | 93.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 18 / 50 (674.7544) | 39 (161.6684) | 45 (158.2288) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2014-08-01 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 4 / 47 (684.5372) | 8 (172.0000) | 13 (169.7144) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2013-09-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 16 / 29 (666.2176) | 17 (166.2516) | 27 (159.9888) | 3 (174.2628) | 11 (165.7144) |
| 2013-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 4 / 51 (678.8000) | 10 (169.1428) | 2 (174.2972) | 26 (165.6800) | 9 (169.6800) |
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 | #2060 (95 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1218 (260 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1281 (222 pts) | #1596 (167 pts) | #1836 (132 pts) | #1736 (147 pts) | #1340 (222 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1182 (225 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1105 (275 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1468 (160 pts) |