OMG-BBQ-TX

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

Power ranking

#2274

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1528 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-20

latest 2017-06-23

Best ToY finish

#2494

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6684 / 720

Master · Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.34 (-1.81)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle

Consistency

±19.01

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.70 · weakest Brisket (158.76)

Road miles

1,390

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

648.34 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.6684 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6684 at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-12

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 93% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 47%.

Brisket avg 158.76
Chicken avg 164.70
4 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PB&J'S BBQ TEAM in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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

BANKIN BABY BBQ

#2282 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-03-22

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Philly Smoke

#2279 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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Grillfellas

#2276 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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SLO.MO.QUE

#2285 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after OMG-BBQ-TX did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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STREET MEAT

#2273 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Level with OMG-BBQ-TX on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

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SMOKIN EGGHEADS

#2271 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Mac Attack BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKERS MI	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MOTLEY QUE CREW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	7	1	2	176.0000	147.9428	164.70	top 42%
Pork Ribs	15	5	1	1	178.2972	150.2400	162.15	top 52%
Pork	15	3	0	0	176.5828	146.2516	162.72	top 50%
Brisket	15	4	0	2	174.2628	138.2284	158.76	top 52%

“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)	14	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 7%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 36%	2015-09-11
Blues, Brews & Barbecue	2	8	0	top 26%	2015-08-21

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2017-06-23

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MI 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 13 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.70 · weakest Brisket (158.76)

Walk rate 87% a top-10 call in 13 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 3 of 15 contests

Master average 648.34 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 165 240–214 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,390 15 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength 1547 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Power rating 1528 peak 1528 · #2274 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 20 First tracked contest 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Jun 20 First call 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.3088 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 First overall podium Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 Career-best overall score689.6684 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
2015
Aug 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Blues, Brews & Barbecue
2017
Jun 23 Peak power rating (1528) 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 23 Most recent contest 9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2014-09-12
+15.4	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff	2016-06-24
+10.8	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	2015-08-21
+9.6	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	2014-08-22
+6.6	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing	2015-08-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-07-04
-7	*2nd Annual Pork in the Park	2016-05-20
-5.9	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship	2014-08-08
-5.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-06-26
-4.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-07-17

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	2	1	1	100%	top 44%	92.3%	89.7%
2015	7	1	1	86%	top 54%	91.7%	90%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 53%	95.8%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-23	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	14 / 32 (649.1316)	21 (162.8228)	20 (155.3944)	14 (161.7256)	3 (169.1888)
2016-06-24	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	4 / 30 (664.5144)	1 (174.3200)	18 (159.9656)	11 (165.1088)	12 (165.1200)
2016-05-20	*2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	21 / 28 (627.8052)	11 (163.9656)	17 (159.9428)	10 (165.6684)	26 (138.2284)
2015-09-11	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	22 / 34 (641.6228)	25 (158.2284)	22 (162.2744)	4 (176.5828)	31 (144.5372)
2015-08-28	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	11 / 32 (649.5656)	8 (165.6800)	8 (165.1200)	13 (161.6456)	16 (157.1200)
2015-08-21	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	8 / 33 (657.6456)	6 (167.4400)	8 (167.4056)	13 (163.3828)	16 (159.4172)
2015-08-14	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	16 / 26 (655.3028)	7 (169.1428)	1 (178.2972)	13 (164.5600)	25 (143.3028)
2015-07-17	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	21 / 28 (638.1372)	6 (171.4056)	23 (157.6800)	26 (146.2516)	16 (162.8000)
2015-06-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	23 / 30 (632.5028)	24 (151.9544)	22 (153.7028)	12 (162.8228)	13 (164.0228)
2015-06-19	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	13 / 32 (660.5828)	11 (166.8456)	18 (164.6172)	21 (161.7028)	9 (167.4172)
2014-09-12	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	3 / 43 (689.6684)	3 (176.0000)	15 (167.4056)	9 (172.0000)	3 (174.2628)
2014-08-22	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	11 / 39 (670.3088)	12 (169.7028)	10 (168.5832)	12 (168.0228)	16 (164.0000)
2014-08-08	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	25 / 32 (642.8340)	26 (158.8572)	29 (150.2400)	22 (161.7140)	6 (172.0228)
2014-07-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	20 / 21 (606.6628)	21 (147.9428)	19 (158.8456)	20 (152.5028)	21 (147.3716)
2014-06-20	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	18 / 31 (638.8228)	9 (166.2400)	9 (162.8456)	24 (157.1428)	18 (152.5944)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2494 (71 pts)	#2615 (66 pts)	#2158 (76 pts)	#2549 (71 pts)	#2611 (66 pts)