High-water mark
666.2292
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2292 at Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-06
4J CATTLE COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2017-03-10
Best ToY finish
#1024
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.79 (+0.91)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.68 · weakest Brisket (156.45)
Road miles
1,364
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 371 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
640.79 / 720
7 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
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.23 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 156.45
- Pork avg 162.68
- 0 calls in 7 entries
The comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017-03-10).
- last seen 2015-08-28
- back 2017-03-10
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.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with 4J CATTLE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 149.6916 | 159.81 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 148.4800 | 161.85 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 148.5372 | 162.68 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 143.8972 | 156.45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-03-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2017-03-10
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.68 · weakest Brisket (156.45)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
640.79
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
71–122 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,364
7 mapped stops · furthest 371 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2015-08-28 → 2017-03-10
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #4101 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7028 United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ
- First overall top-10 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- Career-best overall score666.2292 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0116 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | 2015-08-28 |
| +1.2 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | 2014-09-06 |
| +0.1 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ | 2014-08-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-13 |
| -7.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-14 |
| -5.2 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2014-09-05 |
| -3.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-10 |
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 | 100% | top 70% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.4% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 92.5% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 21 / 30 (636.5372) | 27 (149.6916) | 8 (165.7144) | 20 (160.5828) | 16 (160.5484) |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 26 / 57 (650.6508) | 42 (157.6684) | 17 (169.1084) | 30 (161.6456) | 24 (162.2284) |
| 2015-03-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 26 / 30 (608.3428) | 23 (155.3712) | 27 (148.4800) | 26 (148.5372) | 22 (155.9544) |
| 2014-09-06 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS | 9 / 15 (666.2292) | 8 (172.0116) | 9 (167.9772) | 10 (167.4172) | 13 (158.8232) |
| 2014-09-05 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 11 / 14 (646.7656) | 10 (166.8456) | 10 (164.5828) | 5 (171.4400) | 14 (143.8972) |
| 2014-08-01 | United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS | 14 / 25 (653.7028) | 20 (158.2628) | 10 (165.7028) | 15 (164.5944) | 11 (165.1428) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 22 / 29 (623.3140) | 21 (158.8112) | 25 (151.3828) | 7 (164.5484) | 22 (148.5716) |
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 | #2113 (75 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #1662 (150 pts) | #2150 (80 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1742 (125 pts) | #1612 (155 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1024 (303 pts) | #1048 (323 pts) | #1112 (293 pts) | #839 (438 pts) | #1180 (263 pts) |