Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 60%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 60%
BORDER BBQ
BORDER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 17th of 26 at the KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #5348 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.61 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.97 (-14.36)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.95 · weakest Brisket (140.71)
Road miles
2,547
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 407 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
619.97 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1251 (225 pts) | #1012 (340 pts) | #1327 (225 pts) | #1327 (230 pts) | #1026 (320 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BORDER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1455
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BORDER BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BORDER BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BORDER BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than BORDER BBQ has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with BORDER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1455
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Freeman Brothers BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GIVE IT TO GOD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUETOPIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A FINE SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 153.1200 | 162.95 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 141.1204 | 155.47 | top 73% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 147.9656 | 160.84 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 20 | 140.71 | top 72% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 66% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,163
finished ahead 635 times, behind 1,339
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score658.7768 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20144 milestones
- First call The Masters in May
- Peak power rating (1493) The Masters in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2056 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8456 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | The Masters in May | May 2, 2014 |
| +0.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Grillin' in Grafton | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -9.3 | Great Northern BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -7.7 | The Masters In May | May 1, 2015 |
| -7.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -4.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 18, 2014 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.5% | 84.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 418 / 606 (635.9540) | 268 (165.1200) | 277 (164.6056) | 206 (167.3828) | 574 (138.8456) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 17 / 26 (658.7768) | 21 (159.9656) | 15 (166.2512) | 16 (165.7372) | 13 (166.8228) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 23 / 26 (635.8168) | 13 (169.7028) | 22 (156.5028) | 21 (157.1200) | 22 (152.4912) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 33 / 33 (482.2288) | 27 (154.2860) | 24 (159.9772) | 33 (147.9656) | 33 (20) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 47 / 57 (615.2800) | 19 (164.5256) | 38 (153.1084) | 49 (152.5600) | 53 (145.0860) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 312 / 552 (650.2056) | 305 (163.9656) | 454 (154.2628) | 111 (170.8456) | 295 (161.1316) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 21 / 30 (636.4800) | 13 (166.8572) | 22 (155.4284) | 12 (167.4172) | 27 (146.7772) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 33 / 58 (639.3944) | 6 (170.2856) | 45 (152.5832) | 51 (154.2400) | 32 (162.2856) |
| May 2, 2014 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 34 / 62 (633.0744) | 26 (161.6912) | 59 (141.1204) | 24 (160.5600) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 411 / 535 (612.4688) | 414 (153.1200) | 421 (150.8228) | 183 (164.5716) | 464 (143.9544) |