A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PRIME TIME BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2016-05-06
Best ToY finish
#1471
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.63
last 5 Master vs avg 638.63 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.34 · weakest Brisket (156.31)
Road miles
363
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 361 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
638.63 / 720
5 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
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 156.31
- Chicken avg 161.34
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brew-N-Que 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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PRIME TIME BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PRIME TIME BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PRIME TIME BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Level with PRIME TIME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 155.9312 | 161.34 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 154.8572 | 161.00 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 152.5372 | 159.97 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 145.1428 | 156.31 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 72% | 2016-05-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.34 · weakest Brisket (156.31)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.63
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
99–200 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
363
5 mapped stops · furthest 361 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #4114 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- Peak power rating (1499) Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9484 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score648.9484 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2016-05-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
| -7.2 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | 2014-05-02 |
| -4.1 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2013-05-03 |
| -0.8 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest | 2013-04-19 |
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)
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 | 0% | top 58% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 39 / 67 (648.9484) | 58 (155.9312) | 30 (164.5372) | 20 (167.9772) | 41 (160.5028) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 51 / 63 (637.0056) | 48 (159.9656) | 33 (165.6800) | 59 (152.5372) | 49 (158.8228) |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 48 / 62 (636.9028) | 47 (161.0856) | 51 (155.9316) | 58 (153.6456) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 40 / 62 (641.1426) | 32 (165.7142) | 29 (163.9998) | 28 (166.2858) | 58 (145.1428) |
| 2013-04-19 | Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO | 27 / 50 (629.1430) | 17 (164.0002) | 30 (154.8572) | 25 (159.4286) | 35 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1471 (150 pts) | #1378 (190 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1506 (150 pts) |