A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CAN'T SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CAN'T SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BROKEN T BBQ
BROKEN T BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 46 at the Bynum School's Best of the Basin (2016). They are ranked #3322 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.09 · weakest Brisket (151.86)
Road miles
340
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
629.90 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1557 (165 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1208 (270 pts) | #1664 (165 pts) | #1729 (140 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2142 (70 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1939 (115 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BROKEN T BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 9 years after BROKEN T BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with BROKEN T BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN'T SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy G's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.9428 | 153.69 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 156.5372 | 163.09 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 156 | 161.25 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6060 | 142.8232 | 151.86 | top 66% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 55% | Apr 17, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
208
finished ahead 125 times, behind 151
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- First call Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- Peak power rating (1505) Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score647.9312 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | Apr 22, 2016 |
| +2.4 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +1.2 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | Aug 28, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -4.9 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 17, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 55 / 72 (629.1540) | 56 (150.8456) | 48 (159.4628) | 46 (160.5828) | 47 (158.2628) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 16 / 46 (646.8116) | 33 (147.9428) | 4 (174.2856) | 16 (163.9772) | 21 (160.6060) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 29 / 57 (647.9312) | 24 (168.5600) | 35 (160.5600) | 14 (168) | 45 (150.8112) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 29 / 44 (609.0288) | 36 (149.6800) | 23 (156.5372) | 25 (156) | 31 (146.8116) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 27 / 62 (616.5832) | 40 (151.4400) | 17 (164.6172) | 25 (157.7028) | 44 (142.8232) |