A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CAT SASS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2013-09-06
Best ToY finish
#1912
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.64
last 5 Master vs avg 632.64 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.27)
Road miles
350
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
632.64 / 720
5 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
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 154.27
- Chicken avg 161.60
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JAM'N HAMS 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.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CAT SASS BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAT SASS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after CAT SASS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with CAT SASS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
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.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 153.1428 | 161.60 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 145.1428 | 154.27 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 153.0972 | 159.29 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2858 | 138.2856 | 157.48 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2013-09-06
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Cooks most in
VA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.27)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
632.64
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
91–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
350
5 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1501
peak 1501 · #3173 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1501) BBQ Jamboree
- First category win (Brisket) Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- First overall top-10 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0006 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- Career-best overall score652.0006 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2858 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- Most recent contest Pickin' in the Panhandle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival | 2013-06-28 |
| +1.4 | Que & Cruz | 2013-07-19 |
| +0.7 | BBQ Jamboree | 2013-05-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | 2013-06-21 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 53% | 90.6% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV | 20 / 37 (639.8972) | 22 (159.4172) | 12 (162.8228) | 28 (153.0972) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2013-07-19 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 22 / 45 (635.8856) | 7 (169.1544) | 29 (153.1200) | 18 (159.9312) | 26 (153.6800) |
| 2013-06-28 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA | 9 / 25 (652.0006) | 20 (153.1428) | 15 (157.1432) | 8 (163.4288) | 1 (178.2858) |
| 2013-06-21 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 19 / 25 (623.4284) | 18 (158.8570) | 21 (153.1430) | 17 (158.8570) | 18 (152.5714) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 29 / 60 (611.9996) | 6 (167.4284) | 44 (145.1428) | 12 (161.1428) | 47 (138.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1912 (87 pts) | #2059 (77 pts) | #1774 (127 pts) | #2570 (62 pts) | #1854 (107 pts) |