A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORK BARREL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORK BARREL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BOOTHEEL BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1523 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-22
latest 2015-08-28
Best ToY finish
#1290
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.48
last 5 Master vs avg 643.48 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.65 · weakest Chicken (158.38)
Road miles
59
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
643.48 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.27 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Chicken avg 158.38
- Brisket avg 163.65
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RIBS BY ANDY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A June team
Top 35%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 45% 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.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2600 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
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#2617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOOTHEEL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
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#2606 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1516
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOG-IT-UP BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK BARREL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 150.7656 | 158.38 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 152.5140 | 159.19 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 156.5256 | 162.26 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8570 | 155.4400 | 163.65 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 60% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-06-22 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DC
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 163.65 · weakest Chicken (158.38)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
643.48
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
104–74 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
59
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Power rating
1516
peak 1523 · #2608 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- First call Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5714 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8570 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2015
- Career-best overall score654.8916 National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1523) National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2013-06-22 |
| +6.7 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2015-06-27 |
| +4.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-22 |
| +4.1 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2014-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 91% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 90.6% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 23 / 29 (615.8052) | 26 (150.7656) | 24 (152.5140) | 16 (157.0856) | 14 (155.4400) |
| 2015-06-27 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 14 / 42 (654.8916) | 29 (154.8684) | 15 (167.4516) | 11 (168.5600) | 19 (164.0116) |
| 2014-08-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 12 / 29 (646.1712) | 7 (166.8456) | 22 (152.5372) | 17 (156.5256) | 4 (170.2628) |
| 2014-06-21 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 18 / 41 (651.9772) | 12 (164.0000) | 18 (162.2972) | 5 (167.9772) | 24 (157.7028) |
| 2013-06-22 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 12 / 42 (648.5714) | 23 (155.4284) | 22 (161.1430) | 18 (161.1430) | 2 (170.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1409 (179 pts) | #1913 (114 pts) | #1551 (169 pts) | #1347 (229 pts) | #1377 (199 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1290 (220 pts) | #1131 (290 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #1144 (285 pts) | #1142 (275 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1654 (132 pts) | #2059 (77 pts) | #2007 (82 pts) | #1938 (102 pts) | #1090 (267 pts) |