A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DOC'S BBQ PA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2015-04-10
Best ToY finish
#1295
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.43
last 4 Master vs avg 601.43 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.28 · weakest Brisket (147.22)
Road miles
268
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
601.43 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
Going the wrong way
-25
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 25 points across 4 contests since 2014-04-11 — from 1495 down to 1470.
- 4 contests since 2014-04-11
- now 1470
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.
DOC'S BBQ PA has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after DOC'S BBQ PA did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Level with DOC'S BBQ PA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 147.4288 | 154.28 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 141.0744 | 147.81 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 149.1084 | 152.12 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 132.4456 | 147.22 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2015-04-10
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.28 · weakest Brisket (147.22)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
601.43
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
208
62–235 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
268
4 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- Peak power rating (1495) Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- Career-best overall score619.9088 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)160.5372 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Most recent contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
| -8.6 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
| -6.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-22 |
| -4.6 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.1% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 85 / 99 (598.1828) | 72 (153.0972) | 93 (142.7884) | 75 (152.0456) | 69 (150.2516) |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 58 / 65 (583.7488) | 27 (160.0116) | 57 (141.0744) | 58 (150.2172) | 61 (132.4456) |
| 2014-08-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 22 / 29 (619.9088) | 24 (147.4288) | 15 (160.5372) | 16 (157.1200) | 20 (154.8228) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 75 / 109 (603.8972) | 53 (156.5944) | 76 (146.8460) | 79 (149.1084) | 66 (151.3484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1295 (219 pts) | #1418 (209 pts) | #1226 (254 pts) | #1267 (249 pts) | #1295 (229 pts) |