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.
REC BBQ
REC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the Squealin' on the Square (2013). They finished #1454 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Jul 9, 2015 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.69 · weakest Brisket (152.63)
Road miles
90
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
641.82 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1454 (180 pts) | #1279 (240 pts) | #1201 (260 pts) | #1535 (180 pts) | #1651 (155 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1772 (113 pts) | #1603 (148 pts) | #1917 (98 pts) | #1863 (113 pts) | #2629 (58 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to REC BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
REC BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 127 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
They turned up 8 years after REC BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Level with REC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,432 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 162.8344 | 166.69 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.0972 | 163.40 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 151.4056 | 159.10 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9540 | 144.4572 | 152.63 | top 70% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 67% | Jul 9, 2015 |
| Squealin' on the Square | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 51% | Oct 3, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 83 times, behind 142
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8056 Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best overall score655.8056 Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Squealin' on the Square
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- First call Squealin' on the Square
- Peak power rating (1502) Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Jul 9, 2015 |
| -2.1 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 10, 2014 |
| -0.2 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 3, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 73% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 91.1% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2015 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 66 / 90 (633.5424) | 46 (165.0856) | 74 (153.0972) | 83 (151.4056) | 37 (163.9540) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 14 / 25 (655.8056) | 6 (171.4172) | 9 (169.1200) | 14 (165.0856) | 19 (150.1828) |
| Jul 10, 2014 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 53 / 86 (642.6628) | 46 (162.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | 55 (158.2168) | 66 (151.9316) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 13 / 28 (635.2800) | 8 (167.4284) | 16 (161.6916) | 13 (161.7028) | 24 (144.4572) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |