A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
The BBQ Asylum ahead in 100% of their meetings
The BBQ Asylum has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PIKE INTERNATIONAL GRILLERS & SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-05-23
latest 2016-05-27
Best ToY finish
#1616
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.57
last 4 Master vs avg 632.57 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.06
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.81)
Road miles
44
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
632.57 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
PIKE INTERNATIONAL GRILLERS & SMOKERS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after PIKE INTERNATIONAL GRILLERS & SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIKE INTERNATIONAL GRILLERS & SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 148.5144 | 158.27 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 147.9544 | 153.81 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 142.2512 | 158.12 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 154.2056 | 162.37 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam Barbecue | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 72% | 2016-05-27 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-05-23 → 2016-05-27
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.81)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
632.57
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
30–105 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
44
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1486) 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5256 Best Dam Barbecue
- Career-best overall score652.5256 Best Dam Barbecue
- First call 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown
- 2016
- Most recent contest Best Dam Barbecue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2014-05-23 |
| -5.6 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2016-05-27 |
| -4.4 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown | 2015-12-11 |
| -3 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.6% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 28 / 36 (638.1828) | 17 (167.4172) | 19 (161.6916) | 36 (142.2512) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2015-12-11 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 22 / 30 (636.3544) | 30 (148.5144) | 27 (155.9200) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (159.3600) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 25 / 38 (652.5256) | 22 (166.8800) | 36 (147.9544) | 12 (168.5828) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2014-05-23 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 34 / 35 (603.2340) | 34 (150.2856) | 33 (149.6572) | 35 (149.0856) | 30 (154.2056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1616 (130 pts) | #1713 (130 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #1203 (265 pts) | #1398 (190 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2700 (60 pts) | #2713 (60 pts) | #2719 (60 pts) | #2715 (60 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |