HAROLD'S BBQ

HAROLD'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 39 at the Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They finished #2240 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1492

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2014

latest Aug 19, 2016 · 1.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2240

Master 2016 · every season

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

665.5772 / 720

Master · Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Pork · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Consistency

±5.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.58 · weakest Brisket (161.50)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Master avg

657.39 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

665.5772 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.5772 at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2016

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Pot's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Pot's BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2240 (65 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2576 (67 pts)	#2594 (67 pts)	#2605 (67 pts)	#1892 (127 pts)	#2589 (67 pts)

Overall rank by season

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	0	165.1200	158.8000	162.44	top 77%
Pork Ribs	3	1	168.5372	161.6572	165.86	top 57%
Pork	3	0	170.2628	163.9428	167.58	top 50%
Brisket	3	0	169.1200	157.1200	161.50	top 71%

“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.

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 84 finished ahead 39 times, behind 79

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 14, 2015 → Aug 19, 2016

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

20162 milestones

Aug 19 Career-best overall score665.5772 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 19 Most recent contest Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)

20151 milestone

Aug 14 First call Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

20144 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1495) Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	24 / 39 (665.5772)	26 (165.1200)	25 (167.3944)	32 (163.9428)	21 (169.1200)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	28 / 40 (653.0056)	34 (158.8000)	10 (168.5372)	15 (168.5484)	33 (157.1200)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	30 / 42 (653.5772)	33 (163.3944)	34 (161.6572)	13 (170.2628)	32 (158.2628)