A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CARMEL STREET PIT CREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2014-10-10
Best ToY finish
#942
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.44 (+3.40)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.94 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Road miles
954
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
618.44 / 720
6 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
−12.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.41 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 148.53
- Pork avg 160.94
- 1 calls in 6 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
DIVONE HEAT has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after CARMEL STREET PIT CREW did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3434 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with CARMEL STREET PIT CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS WITHIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 143.9772 | 155.50 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 135.9428 | 152.09 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 152.5600 | 160.94 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 121.0628 | 148.53 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 47% | 2014-08-16 |
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 58% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2014-10-10
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.94 · weakest Brisket (148.53)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
618.44
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
207
122–157 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
954
6 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1494 · #3435 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Que for the Troops
- First call Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1498) Que for the Troops
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2172 Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score658.2172 Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2014-08-16 |
| +6.7 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-10-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | 2014-04-11 |
| -7.6 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2013-08-16 |
| -1.6 | Que for the Troops | 2013-05-31 |
| -1 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 50% | 91.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 85.1% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-10 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC | 10 / 27 (658.2172) | 8 (169.7028) | 19 (158.2628) | 7 (169.7028) | 12 (160.5488) |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 11 / 60 (626.6856) | 24 (161.6800) | 36 (153.7372) | 25 (158.2744) | 30 (154.2628) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 39 / 65 (618.2400) | 61 (143.9772) | 7 (165.1772) | 14 (164.5716) | 47 (144.5140) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 32 / 37 (578.1140) | 12 (160.5828) | 35 (135.9428) | 7 (160.5256) | 36 (121.0628) |
| 2013-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 39 / 51 (612.4228) | 39 (149.0744) | 29 (156.5484) | 39 (152.5600) | 23 (154.2400) |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 26 / 46 (607.4276) | 38 (147.9998) | 35 (142.8566) | 14 (159.9998) | 9 (156.5714) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #942 (339 pts) | #842 (429 pts) | #911 (399 pts) | #719 (529 pts) | #1000 (329 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1557 (146 pts) | #1612 (146 pts) | #1647 (146 pts) | #1328 (201 pts) | #1183 (241 pts) |