A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
2 COUSINS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2015-04-17
Best ToY finish
#1545
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.07
last 5 Master vs avg 643.07 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.27 · weakest Brisket (157.56)
Road miles
468
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
643.07 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.71 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 157.56
- Pork Ribs avg 166.27
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIGSKIN Q CREW in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 2 COUSINS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 2 COUSINS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1489
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to 2 COUSINS BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 2 COUSINS BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#3712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after 2 COUSINS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2 COUSINS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 149.6916 | 160.66 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 159.9544 | 166.27 | top 44% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.0628 | 158.58 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 137.6344 | 157.56 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2015-04-17
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.27 · weakest Brisket (157.56)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
643.07
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
153
92–156 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
468
5 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1489 · #3699 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- Peak power rating (1500) 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First call Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- 2015
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2916 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score651.2916 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2014-08-08 |
| -4.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2015-03-27 |
| -0.7 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2015-04-17 |
| -0.7 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 2014-06-27 |
| -0.5 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 68% | 90.5% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 63% | 89.7% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 47 / 75 (650.1832) | 38 (165.1544) | 52 (159.9544) | 60 (159.3600) | 30 (165.7144) |
| 2015-03-27 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 38 / 52 (651.2916) | 10 (172.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | 52 (151.3600) | 49 (149.0744) |
| 2014-08-08 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 19 / 26 (627.2916) | 17 (158.2400) | 13 (163.4400) | 9 (167.9772) | 25 (137.6344) |
| 2014-06-27 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 22 / 37 (645.5312) | 29 (158.2284) | 19 (166.2628) | 32 (149.0628) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2014-04-11 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 36 / 64 (641.0632) | 53 (149.6916) | 30 (162.8344) | 24 (165.1200) | 27 (163.4172) |
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 | #1676 (120 pts) | #1419 (195 pts) | #996 (345 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1545 (158 pts) | #1650 (153 pts) | #1431 (203 pts) | #1467 (198 pts) | #1391 (208 pts) |