High-water mark
670.3312
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.3312 at BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-06-13
ONE SLICE AT A TIME
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1526 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-31
latest 2016-08-26
Best ToY finish
#1347
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.33 (+1.87)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.5716
Consistency
±5.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.03 · weakest Brisket (163.08)
Road miles
2,860
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 759 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Master avg
662.33 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.96 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 163.08
- Pork Ribs avg 170.03
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SCOTTS BBQ SHACK in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An August team
Top 30%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 30% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 49% 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.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Level with ONE SLICE AT A TIME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZEN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0456 | 154.8228 | 165.63 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 162.8456 | 170.03 | top 29% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 150.2856 | 163.59 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 157.1084 | 163.08 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-08-31 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 170.03 · weakest Brisket (163.08)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
662.33
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
360
232–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,860
7 mapped stops · furthest 759 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2013-08-31 → 2014-10-24
Power rating
1524
peak 1526 · #2367 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1540 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- 2015
- First overall top-10 BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas
- Career-best overall score670.3312 BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas
- Peak power rating (1526) Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
- 2016
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
| +6.5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | 2015-08-28 |
| +6.5 | BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas | 2015-06-13 |
| +2.5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2016-08-26 |
| +0.7 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2014-10-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship | 2015-09-18 |
| -0.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2016-03-25 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 92.2% | 91.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 56% | 93.1% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 31 / 72 (659.4172) | 22 (166.8572) | 9 (173.1544) | 55 (157.1772) | 35 (162.2284) |
| 2016-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 40 / 66 (663.9312) | 60 (158.2400) | 15 (173.1428) | 7 (175.4400) | 53 (157.1084) |
| 2015-09-18 | 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO | 30 / 35 (667.3600) | 35 (154.8228) | 7 (174.8572) | 10 (173.7372) | 30 (163.9428) |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 18 / 57 (659.9428) | 19 (169.1544) | 31 (163.3828) | 34 (160.5484) | 14 (166.8572) |
| 2015-06-13 | BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas Dallas, TX | 9 / 18 (670.3312) | 6 (172.0456) | 11 (166.2856) | 9 (168.0000) | 11 (164.0000) |
| 2014-10-24 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 56 / 92 (662.1484) | 44 (168.5256) | 4 (176.5716) | 72 (159.9312) | 75 (157.1200) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 13 / 89 (653.1540) | 9 (169.7372) | 26 (162.8456) | 68 (150.2856) | 3 (170.2856) |
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 | #1775 (120 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #1256 (255 pts) | #1394 (225 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1347 (188 pts) | #1335 (218 pts) | #1148 (278 pts) | #1209 (263 pts) | #1496 (173 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1631 (135 pts) | #1496 (160 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1150 (250 pts) |