High-water mark
666.7088
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7088 at Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-22
KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-10-31
latest 2016-04-22
Best ToY finish
#1022
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.95 (+6.90)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.59 · weakest Chicken (159.97)
Road miles
292
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
647.95 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.63 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Chicken avg 159.97
- Brisket avg 165.59
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM in 3 of their 4 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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with KEITH'S KICKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & D SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PICKIN' PORKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 142.8116 | 159.97 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 150.7888 | 161.11 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 153.6456 | 161.28 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 146.2172 | 165.59 | top 39% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Hog Happnin' | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 78% | 2015-11-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2014-10-31 → 2016-04-22
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.59 · weakest Chicken (159.97)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
647.95
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
103–216 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
292
6 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3598 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
- 2015
- First call Pigs & Pedals
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3488 Pigs & Pedals
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1544 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- 2016
- Career-best overall score666.7088 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1491) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
- Most recent contest Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Pigs & Pedals | 2015-07-31 |
| +3.7 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | 2016-04-22 |
| +1.6 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2015-09-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Hog Happnin' | 2014-10-31 |
| -9.5 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2015-04-24 |
| -0.6 | * Hog Happnin' | 2015-11-06 |
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 52% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 92.1% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 28 / 54 (666.7088) | 27 (169.1200) | 31 (167.3944) | 40 (161.6572) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 38 / 60 (658.1600) | 30 (166.2972) | 47 (156.5144) | 36 (163.9428) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2015-09-18 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 33 / 59 (659.3032) | 51 (156.5144) | 16 (169.1316) | 41 (160.5028) | 9 (173.1544) |
| 2015-07-31 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 13 / 31 (663.3488) | 14 (166.8228) | 18 (163.4172) | 8 (169.6916) | 17 (163.4172) |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 53 / 60 (626.6860) | 60 (142.8116) | 44 (159.3944) | 55 (153.6456) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 57 / 61 (613.4632) | 50 (158.2400) | 57 (150.7888) | 51 (158.2172) | 56 (146.2172) |
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) | #2086 (105 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1022 (296 pts) | #1096 (291 pts) | #1052 (316 pts) | #1027 (331 pts) | #764 (481 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |