High-water mark
670.2516
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2516 at Buckeye State BBQ Championship — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-05-15
TNT KICKIN' BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-10-17
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#1066
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.79 (+5.81)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.67 · weakest Brisket (150.25)
Road miles
630
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
631.79 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 150.25
- Chicken avg 162.67
- 0 calls in 7 entries
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.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#5615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with TNT KICKIN' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5608 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pappy Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RICE BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 154.8000 | 162.67 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1204 | 141.6116 | 157.67 | top 79% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 153.0856 | 161.20 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 131.9660 | 150.25 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 4 | 0 | top 96% |
| OH | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2014-10-17 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.67 · weakest Brisket (150.25)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
631.79
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
160
38–192 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
630
7 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
1559
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2016-06-17 → 2017-07-07
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5616 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1487) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
- 2015
- First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2516 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score670.2516 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2015-05-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-10-17 |
| -11 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival | 2015-06-05 |
| -9.3 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival | 2015-06-19 |
| -9 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival | 2016-06-17 |
| -7.9 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2017-07-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 79% | 93.1% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 35 / 41 (618.1944) | 34 (158.2512) | 24 (161.6916) | 32 (157.1428) | 39 (141.1088) |
| 2016-06-17 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 30 / 32 (632.3540) | 32 (154.8000) | 22 (164.5372) | 32 (155.3596) | 29 (157.6572) |
| 2015-06-19 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY | 24 / 25 (638.7088) | 22 (159.9656) | 20 (165.1204) | 16 (166.2628) | 25 (147.3600) |
| 2015-06-05 | Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY | 32 / 34 (628.4916) | 20 (166.8800) | 29 (159.4288) | 34 (153.0856) | 32 (149.0972) |
| 2015-05-15 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 16 / 36 (670.2516) | 6 (174.8800) | 25 (160.5372) | 21 (168.0000) | 16 (166.8344) |
| 2015-05-01 | Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN | 30 / 37 (633.0172) | 28 (162.8228) | 33 (150.7888) | 27 (161.6800) | 30 (157.7256) |
| 2014-10-17 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 32 / 32 (601.4976) | 30 (161.0856) | 32 (141.6116) | 14 (166.8344) | 32 (131.9660) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2271 (65 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2879 (57 pts) | #2890 (57 pts) | #2285 (72 pts) | #2896 (57 pts) | #2892 (57 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1066 (279 pts) | #912 (384 pts) | #1222 (254 pts) | #1129 (294 pts) | #1119 (274 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #2762 (57 pts) | #1979 (112 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) |