Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10
- 0 category wins
- average top 46%
HIGH OCTANE BBQ
HIGH OCTANE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 33 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2015). They are ranked #3265 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2014
latest Sep 6, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.79 (+11.38)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.20 · weakest Pork (156.43)
Road miles
744
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$5,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
633.79 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1585 (160 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1137 (295 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1639 (160 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1161 (243 pts) | #1089 (293 pts) | #1171 (268 pts) | #1532 (178 pts) | #1567 (158 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2620 (65 pts) | #2633 (65 pts) | #2644 (65 pts) | #2648 (65 pts) | #2630 (65 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HIGH OCTANE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
They turned up 5 years after HIGH OCTANE BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with HIGH OCTANE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before HIGH OCTANE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG "E" BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DD'S BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| A BOY NAMED QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.3712 | 148.5484 | 162.20 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0228 | 137.0972 | 156.96 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5140 | 152 | 156.43 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 153.0856 | 158.19 | top 60% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 59% | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 11, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
189
finished ahead 127 times, behind 194
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Oct 21, 2016 → Sep 6, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score657.0856 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0228 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1505) 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
20153 milestones
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- First overall top-10 Puckaway Pigfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0456 Puckaway Pigfest
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +6.5 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +2.9 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off | Oct 23, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -5.9 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -5.2 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -1 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 6, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 91.3% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 46% | 91.1% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2019 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 23 / 39 (638.1256) | 13 (165.1200) | 15 (162.2628) | 25 (157.6572) | 31 (153.0856) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 36 / 51 (626.1144) | 26 (161.7372) | 44 (147.9316) | 42 (154.2056) | 30 (162.2400) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 17 / 42 (657.0856) | 27 (163.4056) | 3 (172.0228) | 33 (156.5028) | 17 (165.1544) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 21 / 44 (648.4792) | 16 (167.3712) | 11 (165.1656) | 29 (160.5140) | 26 (155.4284) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 5 / 33 (656.0456) | 3 (165.7600) | 4 (170.8800) | 13 (159.9656) | 17 (159.4400) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 61 / 80 (614.7196) | 33 (163.4744) | 74 (143.3712) | 65 (154.1940) | 51 (153.6800) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 38 / 40 (595.9312) | 37 (148.5484) | 40 (137.0972) | 31 (152) | 26 (158.2856) |