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3–0
behind in the head-to-head
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CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ
CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 26 at The Best BBQ Chef Competition (2013). They are ranked #5107 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest Jul 28, 2017 · 3.9 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±61.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.79 · weakest Chicken (143.26)
Road miles
727
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
562.82 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2673 (62 pts) | #2594 (67 pts) | #1797 (137 pts) | #2693 (62 pts) | #2589 (67 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1783 (111 pts) | #2065 (76 pts) | #1554 (156 pts) | #2520 (66 pts) | #1736 (126 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ)
They've been 1535 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9768 | 122.8112 | 143.26 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 131.3600 | 149.79 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 137.0856 | 149.65 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 142.7544 | 148.77 | top 68% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 32 times, behind 154
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Jun 13, 2014 → Jul 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Adirondack BBQ
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- First call The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Career-best overall score630.2172 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1772 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Peak power rating (1488) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | Sep 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -13.4 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -10.2 | The Great Adirondack BBQ | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -4.3 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Apr 11, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 84.1% | 73.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 87.5% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2017 | The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY | 28 / 30 (564.3308) | 30 (122.8112) | 28 (141.0284) | 24 (151.9312) | 21 (148.5600) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY | 45 / 47 (451.8288) | — | 38 (150.8344) | 27 (158.2400) | 41 (142.7544) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 25 / 37 (605.6228) | 24 (151.9768) | 10 (160.5488) | 29 (147.3828) | 24 (145.7144) |
| Sep 28, 2013 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 13 / 26 (630.2172) | 20 (150.8344) | 7 (165.1772) | 22 (153.6112) | 10 (160.5944) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 48 / 51 (562.0912) | 41 (147.4172) | 51 (131.3600) | 48 (137.0856) | 40 (146.2284) |