APEXBBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3434

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1503 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-20

latest 2017-06-16

Best ToY finish

#1215

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1088 / 720

Master · Peak City Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.23 (+0.56)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Pork · Peak City Pigfest

Consistency

±12.41

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.40 · weakest Brisket (159.02)

Road miles

9,032

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 4139 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

647.23 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

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
2016-06-17

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 159.02
Pork avg 165.40
1 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE KINGS OF Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2016-03-04).

last seen 2014-06-20
back 2016-03-04

A June team

Top 49% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,032 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,032 miles across 6 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,139 miles to Beer,Fries & BBQ IV.

6 mapped stops
furthest 4,139 mi

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122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Fat Boyz Sports

#3429 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Bad To The Bone

#3421 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Level with APEXBBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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Meat Smokin' Stories

#3420 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after APEXBBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Superlins BBQ

#3428 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

CARMEL STREET PIT CREW

#3435 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1494

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before APEXBBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

NAISMITH BBQ

#3425 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	170.2628	153.1200	163.69	top 56%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	167.9772	149.6800	159.12	top 65%
Pork	6	2	1	173.1544	153.6456	165.40	top 41%
Brisket	6	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	4	0	top 49%
GA	1	0	top 75%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pig Fest	2	25	0	top 59%	2017-06-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2017-06-16

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.40 · weakest Brisket (159.02)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 647.23 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 237 128–184 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 9,032 6 mapped stops · furthest 4,139 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2016-03-04

Power rating 1494 peak 1503 · #3434 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Jun 20 First tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
2016
Mar 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8976 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 17 First call Peak City Pigfest
Jun 17 Career-best overall score665.1088 Peak City Pigfest
Jun 17 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Peak City Pigfest
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1503) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
2017
Jun 16 Most recent contest Peak City Pig Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Peak City Pigfest	2016-06-17
+2.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2016-09-16
+1.7	Peak City Pig Fest	2017-06-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	2017-05-13
-4.9	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-04
-3.6	Peak City Pig Fest	2014-06-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	50%	top 70%	89.7%	88.2%
2016	3	33%	top 51%	92.4%	91.2%
2014	1	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
2017-06-16	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	25 / 47 (645.5888)	34 (159.3944)	32 (160.5372)	16 (165.6800)	25 (159.9772)
2017-05-13	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800	43 / 50 (623.8972)	44 (153.1200)	47 (149.6800)	8 (168.5600)	40 (152.5372)
2016-09-16	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)
2016-06-17	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	13 / 46 (665.1088)	31 (162.8344)	35 (156.0000)	3 (173.1544)	3 (173.1200)
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	44 / 59 (651.8976)	26 (168.5372)	51 (157.1316)	18 (171.4172)	51 (154.8116)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	31 / 48 (644.4460)	16 (168.0116)	18 (163.4172)	34 (159.9428)	37 (153.0744)

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
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)