A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PATENT PENDING BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2014-08-01
Best ToY finish
#1152
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.32 (+2.06)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.02)
Road miles
798
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
630.32 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−15.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.47 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 149.02
- Brisket avg 164.49
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BACKYARD BURNERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PATENT PENDING BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PATENT PENDING BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to PATENT PENDING BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#3166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PATENT PENDING BBQ)
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#3169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after PATENT PENDING BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with PATENT PENDING BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:20 Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5712 | 150.8344 | 161.20 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 135.3600 | 149.02 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 145.1426 | 155.61 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4516 | 157.1432 | 164.49 | top 25% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2014-08-01
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.02)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
630.32
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
259
185–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
798
6 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1501
peak 1501 · #3176 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- First call Pickin' in the Panhandle
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4516 Covington Cork & Pork Festival
- Career-best overall score645.0740 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
- Most recent contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2014-08-01 |
| +2.1 | Pickin' in the Panhandle | 2013-09-06 |
| +1.3 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
| +0.8 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | 2013-04-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.7 | Que & Cruz | 2013-07-19 |
| -4.4 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2014-06-27 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 53% | 89.6% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 57% | 89.1% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-01 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 20 / 59 (645.0740) | 20 (163.4056) | 40 (153.6800) | 31 (156.5484) | 5 (171.4400) |
| 2014-06-27 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 19 / 26 (643.8740) | 13 (162.7768) | 21 (153.0972) | 21 (156.5484) | 4 (171.4516) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 56 / 109 (617.1772) | 81 (150.8344) | 91 (141.6916) | 18 (165.7600) | 33 (158.8912) |
| 2013-09-06 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 18 / 37 (641.6800) | 12 (164.5256) | 26 (157.1316) | 29 (152.5828) | 8 (167.4400) |
| 2013-07-19 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 33 / 45 (614.0912) | 21 (161.0856) | 44 (135.3600) | 26 (157.0856) | 17 (160.5600) |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 51 / 106 (619.9998) | 20 (164.5712) | 51 (153.1428) | 87 (145.1426) | 39 (157.1432) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1152 (256 pts) | #1144 (286 pts) | #1353 (221 pts) | #1240 (256 pts) | #761 (476 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1853 (97 pts) | #1759 (127 pts) | #2567 (62 pts) | #2570 (62 pts) | #1475 (157 pts) |