HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM

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

Power ranking

#5259

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2018-04-28

Best ToY finish

#1385

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

644.5600 / 720

Master · Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 609.17 (+20.78)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.0000

Pork Ribs · Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

Consistency

±27.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 153.69 · weakest Brisket (151.34)

Road miles

942

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

609.17 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG STREET BULLIES in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIGHEADED BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

TRIBAL SMOKERS

#5256 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1519

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

The Moose is Loose BBQ

#5244 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

WE RIB U LONG TIME

#5271 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM)

They've been 1505 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG HAVEN BBQ

#5250 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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Rib Ticklers

#5269 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Robin's Pit Crew

#5278 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOOKED ON ONYX COOK TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big D's BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	165.6800	146.8344	153.69	top 74%
Pork Ribs	10	2	168.0000	138.8344	151.58	top 68%
Pork	10	0	165.6800	134.8456	152.55	top 71%
Brisket	10	0	166.8456	132.0002	151.34	top 65%

“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
DE	5	top 65%
NJ	3	top 76%
VA	1	top 87%
PA	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 71%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2018-04-28

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 5 of 11 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 153.69 · weakest Brisket (151.34)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 2 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 609.17 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 318 155–403 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 942 11 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2014-08-15 → 2015-10-09

Power rating 1456 peak 1456 · #5259 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
May 17 Peak power rating (1490) Middletown BBQ Cook Off
2015
Oct 9 First call Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0000 Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
2016
Apr 8 Career-best overall score644.5600 Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
2017
Oct 20 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que
2018
Apr 28 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval	2016-04-08
+2	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	2015-10-09
+0.9	Boo-B-Que	2017-10-20
+0.1	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	2016-06-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-08-15
-12.3	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2013-10-05
-10.4	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	2013-05-17
-8.5	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	2016-05-20
-7.1	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 80%	86.3%	86.3%
2017	1	0%	top 61%	89.2%	89.2%
2016	4	25%	top 63%	89.5%	87.3%
2015	1	100%	top 57%	86.9%	86.9%
2014	2	0%	top 90%	82%	81.1%
2013	2	0%	top 88%	81.2%	79.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	32 / 40 (621.6232)	35 (149.6572)	33 (155.9772)	19 (161.7144)	31 (154.2744)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	42 / 69 (642.1712)	41 (165.6800)	63 (147.3712)	23 (165.6800)	33 (163.4400)
2016-10-08	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	—	—	—	—	—
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	24 / 39 (638.7084)	35 (150.2284)	8 (167.9656)	30 (155.9772)	15 (164.5372)
2016-05-20	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	20 / 23 (602.7196)	23 (151.3828)	20 (147.4056)	21 (154.2400)	20 (149.6912)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	30 / 75 (644.5600)	56 (153.1428)	37 (159.9772)	19 (164.5944)	18 (166.8456)
2015-10-09	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	26 / 46 (625.5656)	39 (146.8344)	7 (168.0000)	35 (151.3600)	18 (159.3712)
2014-08-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	28 / 28 (576.9716)	28 (151.4288)	27 (138.8344)	25 (150.8228)	28 (135.8856)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	87 / 109 (590.3200)	42 (158.8684)	97 (138.8800)	104 (140.0228)	54 (152.5488)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	79 / 85 (564.5372)	70 (148.0116)	63 (146.8572)	80 (134.8456)	78 (134.8228)
2013-05-17	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	47 / 56 (584.5712)	11 (161.7144)	42 (144.5712)	44 (146.2854)	54 (132.0002)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2199 (70 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1385 (198 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#1420 (218 pts)	#1166 (278 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1565 (165 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2012 (95 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1802 (128 pts)	#1891 (128 pts)	#1862 (128 pts)	#1885 (128 pts)	#1863 (128 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1261 (220 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)