CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5086

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2017-07-28

Best ToY finish

#1783

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

630.2172 / 720

Master · The Best BBQ Chef Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

562.82

last 5 Master vs avg 562.82 (+0.00)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

165.1772

Pork Ribs · The Best BBQ Chef Competition

Consistency

±61.15

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 149.79 · weakest Chicken (143.26)

Road miles

727

mi 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

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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.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at *The Great Adirondack BBQ (2017-07-28).

last seen 2014-06-13
back 2017-07-28

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120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY

#5097 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

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Float'n & Smokin

#5063 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

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On Point BBQ

#5107 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Level with CHEFFIE EFFIE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

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Lazy G

#5090 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-09-21

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LIP SMACKIN BBQ

#5091 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-08-31

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BIGGS BBQ

#5068 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	151.9768	122.8112	143.26	top 81%
Pork Ribs	5	2	165.1772	131.3600	149.79	top 66%
Pork	5	0	158.2400	137.0856	149.65	top 79%
Brisket	5	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	4	0	top 88%
CT	1	0	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 95%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2017-07-28

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 149.79 · weakest Chicken (143.26)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 562.82 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 160 32–154 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 727 5 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi

Schedule strength 1519 average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs 2014-06-13 → 2017-07-28

Power rating 1460 peak 1460 · #5086 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Sep 28 First call The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 Career-best overall score630.2172 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1772 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1488) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
2017
Jul 28 Most recent contest *The Great Adirondack BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.8	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	2013-09-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2014-06-13
-13.4	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2013-08-16
-10.3	*The Great Adirondack BBQ	2017-07-28
-4.3	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2014-04-11

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 93%	78.4%	78.4%
2014	2	50%	top 82%	84.1%	73.4%
2013	2	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
2017-07-28	*The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	28 / 30 (564.3308)	30 (122.8112)	28 (141.0284)	24 (151.9312)	21 (148.5600)
2014-06-13	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	45 / 47 (451.8288)	—	38 (150.8344)	27 (158.2400)	41 (142.7544)
2014-04-11	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	25 / 37 (605.6228)	24 (151.9768)	10 (160.5488)	29 (147.3828)	24 (145.7144)
2013-09-28	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	13 / 26 (630.2172)	20 (150.8344)	7 (165.1772)	22 (153.6112)	10 (160.5944)
2013-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	48 / 51 (562.0912)	41 (147.4172)	51 (131.3600)	48 (137.0856)	40 (146.2284)

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
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)