High-water mark
665.1088
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1088 at Peak City Pigfest — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 17, 2016
APEXBBQ
APEXBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 46 at the Peak City Pigfest (2016). They are ranked #3444 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Jun 16, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.23 (+0.56)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.40 · weakest Brisket (159.02)
Road miles
9,032
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 4,139 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
647.23 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1224 (260 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1215 (240 pts) | #1425 (205 pts) | #1399 (215 pts) | #960 (390 pts) | #981 (355 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #1944 (118 pts) | #1984 (108 pts) | #2525 (73 pts) | #2494 (73 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to APEXBBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1495
They turned up 7 years after APEXBBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with APEXBBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.1200 | 163.69 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.6800 | 159.12 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 153.6456 | 165.40 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 152.5372 | 159.02 | 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 field size and state
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 16, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
237
finished ahead 128 times, behind 184
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Jun 20, 2014 → Mar 4, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Peak City Pig Fest
20165 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8976 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Peak City Pigfest
- Career-best overall score665.1088 Peak City Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Peak City Pigfest
- Peak power rating (1503) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Peak City Pigfest | Jun 17, 2016 |
| +2.8 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 16, 2016 |
| +1.7 | Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | May 13, 2017 |
| -4.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 4, 2016 |
| -3.6 | Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 20, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 89.7% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 51% | 92.4% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2017 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 25 / 47 (645.5888) | 34 (159.3944) | 32 (160.5372) | 16 (165.6800) | 25 (159.9772) |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt | 43 / 50 (623.8972) | 44 (153.1200) | 47 (149.6800) | 8 (168.5600) | 40 (152.5372) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 34 / 68 (652.4572) | 20 (170.2628) | 18 (167.9772) | 61 (153.6456) | 35 (160.5716) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 13 / 46 (665.1088) | 31 (162.8344) | 35 (156) | 3 (173.1544) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 59 (651.8976) | 26 (168.5372) | 51 (157.1316) | 18 (171.4172) | 51 (154.8116) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 31 / 48 (644.4460) | 16 (168.0116) | 18 (163.4172) | 34 (159.9428) | 37 (153.0744) |