High-water mark
674.1600
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1600 at Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-29
STARS AND BARS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2017-05-05
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.82
last 5 Master vs avg 659.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.94
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.60)
Road miles
86
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
659.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 159.60
- Pork avg 169.69
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of T&J's Dirty Butts in 4 of their 4 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.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- 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#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with STARS AND BARS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after STARS AND BARS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
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#2952 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#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Specialists | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3484 | 165.90 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 153.6228 | 159.60 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 165.1200 | 169.69 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 159.3484 | 164.64 | top 50% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 49% | 2017-05-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.6 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2017-05-05
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.60)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
659.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
142–160 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
86
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-07-29
Power rating
1507
peak 1507 · #2941 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2340 The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
- 2016
- First call Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score674.1600 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4516 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1507) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2017-05-05 |
| +4.3 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-07-29 |
| +2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.8 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest | 2013-09-13 |
| -0.9 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | 2014-05-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 27 / 69 (668.9940) | 13 (174.2628) | 45 (163.3944) | 25 (169.6684) | 44 (161.6684) |
| 2016-07-29 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 17 / 33 (674.1600) | 23 (167.3712) | 30 (162.8000) | 5 (175.4516) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 31 / 63 (663.2688) | 26 (168.5372) | 54 (156.5144) | 25 (169.6800) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 36 / 62 (651.2340) | 50 (159.3484) | 41 (161.6800) | 30 (165.1200) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 54 / 80 (641.4624) | 51 (159.9656) | 64 (153.6228) | 21 (168.5256) | 49 (159.3484) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2054 (98 pts) | #2308 (68 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #1555 (183 pts) | #2105 (103 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2057 (85 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1974 (95 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |