A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG WORM'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2015-10-02
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.91
last 4 Master vs avg 634.91 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.80)
Road miles
102
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
634.91 / 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THREE TEN BBQ 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.
BIG WORM'S BBQ 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 128 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.
#4569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BIG WORM'S BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG WORM'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG WORM'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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 | 164.5600 | 151.9884 | 159.28 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 142.7088 | 153.80 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 147.9544 | 161.42 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 155.9772 | 160.41 | top 68% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2015-10-02
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.80)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
634.91
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
199
69–257 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
102
4 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6920 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best overall score649.6920 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1316 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Most recent contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
| -9.6 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -4.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2014-10-02 |
| -4.4 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2015-08-07 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.2% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 67 / 75 (614.1484) | 69 (151.9884) | 72 (147.3600) | 68 (147.9544) | 32 (166.8456) |
| 2015-08-07 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 42 / 58 (649.6920) | 52 (156.5716) | 23 (169.1316) | 38 (162.2744) | 42 (161.7144) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 86 / 100 (631.2344) | 69 (164.5600) | 97 (142.7088) | 44 (167.9884) | 86 (155.9772) |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 66 / 97 (644.5600) | 65 (164.0000) | 84 (156.0000) | 38 (167.4628) | 69 (157.0972) |
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 | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |