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BLACK METAL BBQ

BLACK METAL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 63 at the Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval (2016). They are ranked #2067 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,067
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1536
peak 1538 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

10
in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014
latest Aug 18, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#948
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
30% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

694.8232 / 720
Master · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

673.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.21 (+8.07)

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544
Chicken · Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness

Consistency

±17.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 168.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.54)

Road miles

503
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

665.21 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8232 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8232 at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Aug 19, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ONTARGET BBQ has finished one call ahead of BLACK METAL BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 40%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 162.54
  • Pork avg 168.66
  • 1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

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The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.4% of a perfect score
  • 10 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #948 (365 pts) #1016 (370 pts) #1131 (300 pts) #673 (615 pts) #936 (390 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1021 (316 pts) #1648 (166 pts) #1105 (306 pts) #1146 (301 pts) #1009 (346 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2158 (60 pts) #2118 (75 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2225 (60 pts) #2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1132 (263 pts) #1199 (268 pts) #1548 (173 pts) #1021 (333 pts) #1587 (168 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLACK METAL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BOB ROBERTS BBQ
#2,061 of the rated field
1536 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1536
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLACK METAL BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLACK METAL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Oct 20, 2023
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DUB TOWN SMOKERS
#2,055 of the rated field
1537 power rating
Contests
29
GCs
0
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1550
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BLACK METAL BBQ)

29 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where BLACK METAL BBQ's is still finding its level.

  • rated over 29 contests
  • last seen Oct 4, 2019
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DADDY GRAY'S
#2,074 of the rated field
1536 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1537

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen May 19, 2017
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South of the James BBQ
#2,064 of the rated field
1536 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1556

They turned up 10 years after BLACK METAL BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Oct 26, 2024
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LONESOME DOVE KOOKERS
#2,073 of the rated field
1536 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1536

Level with BLACK METAL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jan 29, 2021
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2-CAN-Q
#2,058 of the rated field
1537 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
54%
Peak
1552

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 54% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Mar 19, 2022
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
GREY STREET BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
ACME BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
WeQ4U 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
RIB RUNNERS 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
LITTLE BOB'S BBQ 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
HUG HOGS 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
DOLF'S BBQ 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Making Meat BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 10 2 0 0 177.1544 155.9888 166.67 top 51%
Pork Ribs 10 1 0 0 174.8688 154.8116 162.54 top 59%
Pork 10 4 0 2 176.5600 155.3484 168.66 top 37%
Brisket 10 4 0 0 176.5600 161.1316 167.35 top 42%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)60top 50%
Large (40+)40top 41%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness 4 5 0 top 38% Jun 16, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests
Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in IN 10 of 10 contests
Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once
Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 228 times, behind 172

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20173 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1538) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
  2. 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
  3. Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20161 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score694.8232 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval
20145 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
  2. First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
  3. First overall top-10 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3372 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
  5. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.5Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues FestisvalAug 19, 2016
+13.1Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David HarnessJun 27, 2014
+9.4Smoke on the Square: In memory of David HarnessJun 16, 2017
+3.9Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues FestivalAug 18, 2017
+3.4Smoke on the Square: In memory of David HarnessJun 24, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.2Sam's Club National BBQ TourJul 7, 2017
-4.5St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook OffSep 12, 2014
-2.4Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues FestivalAug 21, 2015
-1.3Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David HarnessJun 26, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20174010 75% top 49% 94.7% 92.8%
20162010 100% top 27% 96.5% 94.7%
20152000 0% top 64% 89.6% 89.3%
20142010 50% top 42% 94.9% 92.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 18, 2017 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN 24 / 55 (671.2912) 21 (170.8228) 37 (159.9428) 13 (172.5600) 22 (167.9656)
Jul 7, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN 23 / 30 (663.9204) 22 (167.4400) 24 (161.6688) 24 (163.3828) 10 (171.4288)
Jun 16, 2017 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 7 / 25 (682.1944) 9 (169.6800) 11 (169.7144) 3 (174.2628) 10 (168.5372)
Apr 7, 2017 CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN 21 / 45 (654.1372) 20 (166.2284) 35 (154.8116) 4 (171.9656) 27 (161.1316)
Aug 19, 2016 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN 4 / 63 (694.8232) 15 (171.4172) 4 (174.8688) 11 (171.9772) 6 (176.5600)
Jun 24, 2016 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 15 / 31 (668.5032) 27 (157.1088) 17 (165.1088) 6 (173.1428) 6 (173.1428)
Aug 21, 2015 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN 42 / 64 (644.9712) 22 (169.1200) 53 (157.0856) 54 (155.3484) 32 (163.4172)
Jun 26, 2015 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 21 / 34 (641.5432) 25 (155.9888) 19 (157.0744) 22 (162.8000) 15 (165.6800)
Sep 12, 2014 St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN 20 / 29 (647.3600) 24 (161.7028) 22 (159.4172) 16 (164.5600) 18 (161.6800)
Jun 27, 2014 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN 5 / 34 (683.3372) 4 (177.1544) 16 (165.6800) 3 (176.5600) 21 (163.9428)

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