They almost always walk
60%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 15 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
PURPLEVOODOO BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1543
peak 1543 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2021-09-10
Best ToY finish
#1059
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.56 (+8.77)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.94 · weakest Chicken (161.25)
Road miles
1,210
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.56 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
675.8628
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.8628 at 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-04-17
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE GRISWOLDS has finished one call ahead of PURPLEVOODOO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
11–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 27%.
- Chicken avg 161.25
- Pork avg 166.94
- 1 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke Wagon in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2021-09-10).
- last seen 2018-09-21
- back 2021-09-10
Pork nemesis
10 of 11
shared pork entries lost
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 91% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±1.72%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.2% of a perfect score
- 15 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.
53 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1904 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after PURPLEVOODOO BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#1895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Level with PURPLEVOODOO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than PURPLEVOODOO BBQ has cooked, 9 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BARRY & ERICA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DR. NORDY'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 151.3372 | 161.25 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 154.2172 | 165.11 | top 44% |
| Pork | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 154.2056 | 166.94 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 151.3372 | 163.27 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 13 | 0 | top 49% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 53% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 44% | 2018-09-21 |
| Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 57% | 2017-04-21 |
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 45% | 2017-03-31 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.9 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2021-09-10
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
13 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
12
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.94 · weakest Chicken (161.25)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 9 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
7%
1 of 15 contests
Master average
656.56
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
800
523–592 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,210
15 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,250
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2018-09-21 → 2021-09-10
Power rating
1543
peak 1543 · #1900 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2014
- First call CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- 2015
- Career-best overall score675.8628 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- 2018
- First overall top-10 *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- 2021
- Peak power rating (1543) Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-09-21 |
| +10.3 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2015-04-17 |
| +5.7 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2014-08-08 |
| +5.6 | *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-09-08 |
| +4.2 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2016-04-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-09-16 |
| -2.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -0.5 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | 2017-04-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.8% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 49% | 93.2% | 91% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 91.3% | 90.8% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 45% | 93.9% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 91.7% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 14 / 25 (668.4000) | 17 (161.6688) | 18 (166.2284) | 7 (174.2744) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2018-09-21 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 6 / 29 (675.3028) | 13 (163.9544) | 5 (170.8228) | 4 (173.7028) | 9 (166.8228) |
| 2018-04-20 | 13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 30 / 49 (662.7432) | 10 (173.7144) | 43 (154.2172) | 36 (163.3944) | 18 (171.4172) |
| 2017-09-08 | *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | 11 / 29 (670.7432) | 16 (165.1200) | 12 (166.2516) | 9 (170.8344) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 28 / 47 (649.4740) | 39 (151.3372) | 20 (165.6800) | 29 (167.3828) | 23 (165.0740) |
| 2017-03-31 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 18 / 37 (644.4228) | 23 (161.6684) | 24 (158.8460) | 26 (154.2056) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2016-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 29 / 43 (650.6860) | 33 (158.8228) | 6 (173.1316) | 18 (167.3944) | 36 (151.3372) |
| 2016-04-15 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 34 / 63 (654.1604) | 30 (166.2744) | 33 (161.6688) | 22 (167.9772) | 42 (158.2400) |
| 2016-04-01 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 18 / 44 (657.0172) | 22 (162.2400) | 23 (160.5372) | 25 (162.8000) | 7 (171.4400) |
| 2015-10-16 | Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK | 22 / 38 (642.6628) | 31 (155.3944) | 20 (164.5372) | 21 (164.5372) | 20 (158.1940) |
| 2015-08-07 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK | 13 / 26 (660.4228) | 15 (167.3828) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (166.8228) | 18 (155.9544) |
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 20 / 75 (675.8628) | 41 (165.0856) | 22 (169.6800) | 19 (171.9772) | 20 (169.1200) |
| 2014-08-08 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 11 / 26 (660.4000) | 18 (158.2284) | 7 (167.3944) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (159.3600) |
| 2014-04-11 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 33 / 64 (643.8168) | 52 (151.3600) | 21 (166.2284) | 27 (162.8112) | 26 (163.4172) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 320 / 535 (632.3536) | 362 (156.4912) | 218 (161.1312) | 267 (160.5372) | 335 (154.1940) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1059 (105 pts) | #1170 (90 pts) | #1218 (85 pts) | #855 (155 pts) | #1081 (105 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1146 (229 pts) | #1134 (249 pts) | #1195 (239 pts) | #1094 (264 pts) | #1188 (234 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1107 (279 pts) | #1330 (229 pts) | #1212 (269 pts) | #1230 (259 pts) | #1031 (339 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1309 (215 pts) | #1457 (195 pts) | #1107 (305 pts) | #1374 (230 pts) | #1142 (285 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1085 (271 pts) | #1324 (221 pts) | #1084 (306 pts) | #1146 (286 pts) | #1168 (256 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1388 (196 pts) | #1611 (161 pts) | #1240 (251 pts) | #1037 (326 pts) | #1593 (166 pts) |