A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
TEAM PULLING PORK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-08-08
latest 2016-06-11
Best ToY finish
#1202
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.46 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 603.56 (-7.10)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±61.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.18 · weakest Brisket (154.02)
Road miles
1,078
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
603.56 / 720
7 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.
The weak link
−4.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.16 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 154.02
- Pork Ribs avg 158.18
- 0 calls in 7 entries
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.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4526 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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#4521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after TEAM PULLING PORK did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with TEAM PULLING PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1472
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#4518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 154.8116 | 157.95 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 143.9544 | 158.18 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 136.5028 | 155.98 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.6056 | 139.3600 | 154.02 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2016-06-11
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 7 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.18 · weakest Brisket (154.02)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
603.56
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
234
102–243 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,078
7 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #4527 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets
- First call 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1204 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
- 2016
- Career-best overall score653.6796 Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.6056 Sun BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2016-06-11 |
| +5.6 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | 2014-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Boo B Que By the Sea | 2015-10-30 |
| -9.3 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets | 2014-08-08 |
| -8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-21 |
| -7.8 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off | 2015-07-17 |
| -4.5 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.3% | 80.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 90.2% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 28 / 69 (653.6796) | 33 (163.9656) | 43 (159.9656) | 35 (161.1428) | 14 (168.6056) |
| 2015-10-30 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 58 / 59 (461.5540) | — | 19 (162.2628) | 25 (159.9312) | 55 (139.3600) |
| 2015-08-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 26 / 30 (609.6112) | 25 (155.3712) | 14 (159.3712) | 25 (153.1660) | 30 (141.7028) |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 32 / 37 (635.9428) | 31 (157.0856) | 22 (164.5600) | 21 (160.6172) | 32 (153.6800) |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 45 / 64 (621.5200) | 52 (154.8116) | 57 (143.9544) | 39 (157.6456) | 19 (165.1084) |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA | 16 / 39 (649.1204) | 22 (159.3828) | 9 (166.3088) | 17 (162.8572) | 13 (160.5716) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | 45 / 54 (593.5080) | 36 (157.0856) | 37 (150.8228) | 52 (136.5028) | 37 (149.0968) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2015 (115 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1202 (235 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #1014 (335 pts) | #1238 (255 pts) | #1144 (265 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1443 (184 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |