High-water mark
676.5144
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5144 at When Pigs Fly South — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 7, 2014
EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM
EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 42 at the When Pigs Fly South (2014). They are ranked #2015 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Jan 30, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.93 · weakest Pork (161.12)
Road miles
63
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
662.78 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1275 (213 pts) | #1760 (123 pts) | #1184 (263 pts) | #1590 (163 pts) | #980 (343 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #954 (333 pts) | #1245 (253 pts) | #1285 (238 pts) | #1233 (258 pts) | #1039 (313 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1838 (100 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1029 (300 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1538
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1538
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1538
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1539
Level with EVERGLADES SEASONING BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.2854 | 166.38 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 163.9544 | 169.93 | top 26% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 153.6572 | 161.12 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 152.5144 | 165.35 | top 39% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 24% | Jan 30, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 174 times, behind 64
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1538) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20142 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score676.5144 When Pigs Fly South
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7136 Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 7, 2014 |
| +10.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
| +7.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
| +6.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 21, 2014 |
| +0.9 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 15, 2013 |
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 | 100% | top 19% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94% | 93.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 12 / 62 (674.1824) | 39 (166.2284) | 9 (170.2628) | 47 (159.9884) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 6 / 42 (676.5144) | 18 (167.4172) | 14 (167.9772) | 19 (166.8228) | 5 (174.2972) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 7 / 21 (664.4456) | 7 (167.4172) | 11 (163.9544) | 6 (169.1200) | 10 (163.9540) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 24 / 49 (649.0288) | 5 (172.5600) | 13 (170.2972) | 43 (153.6572) | 40 (152.5144) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 20 / 70 (649.7136) | 45 (158.2854) | 1 (177.1428) | 43 (156) | 33 (158.2854) |