A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bald Hawg BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bald Hawg BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MERRY OAKS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2015-07-09
Best ToY finish
#1687
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.34
last 4 Master vs avg 632.34 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.54)
Road miles
275
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
632.34 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) (2015-07-09).
- last seen 2013-07-11
- back 2015-07-09
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.
MERRY OAKS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 136 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after MERRY OAKS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with MERRY OAKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 155.4172 | 164.56 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 150.2056 | 153.54 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 154.8570 | 158.70 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 148.5710 | 155.54 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 72% | 2015-07-09 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2015-07-09
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.54)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
632.34
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
211
111–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
275
4 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-07-11 → 2015-07-09
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7134 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score653.7134 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9998 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 2015
- Most recent contest SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-05-31 |
| -5.8 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| -4.6 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2015-07-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 65 / 90 (634.1256) | 36 (167.9772) | 75 (152.5372) | 61 (158.8456) | 64 (154.7656) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 56 / 78 (620.9600) | 58 (155.4172) | 65 (150.2056) | 33 (162.8000) | 62 (152.5372) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 33 / 97 (653.7134) | 13 (171.9998) | 46 (160.5712) | 78 (154.8570) | 29 (166.2854) |
| 2013-05-31 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 27 / 27 (620.5706) | 18 (162.8570) | 27 (150.8572) | 18 (158.2854) | 26 (148.5710) |
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 | #1687 (127 pts) | #1252 (222 pts) | #1774 (127 pts) | #1502 (162 pts) | #1726 (127 pts) |