SILVER SPUR BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3779

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1487 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-10

latest 2016-11-11

Best ToY finish

#914

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

681.1084 / 720

Master · Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.96 (+1.01)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Brisket · 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ

Consistency

±10.27

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.45)

Road miles

648

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

660.96 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

681.1084 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.1084 at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-11-11

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.45
Chicken avg 167.69
0 calls in 6 entries

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

COOL GRILLING has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

My Three Sons BBQ

#3755 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM OLD SCHOOL

#3767 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Level with SILVER SPUR BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS

#3757 of the rated field

1488 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1488

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-10-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Swine Done Fine

#3793 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

TOO BIG TO FAIL BBQ

#3780 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke This BBQ

#3781 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' MONEY	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	170.8456	162.8000	167.69	top 65%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	162.2972	157.0972	160.45	top 77%
Pork	6	1	0	172.5600	161.0972	165.97	top 62%
Brisket	6	2	1	177.1772	156.5712	166.86	top 48%

“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
CA	5	0	top 67%
NV	1	0	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 74%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.6 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2016-11-11

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.45)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 660.96 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 127 66–129 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 648 6 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs 2015-06-26 → 2016-11-11

Power rating 1487 peak 1487 · #3779 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 10 First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9088 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1495) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Jun 5 First call 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1772 4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
2016
Nov 11 Career-best overall score681.1084 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)
Nov 11 Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)	2016-11-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship	2015-06-19
-5.3	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	2015-04-10
-5.1	Best Dam Barbecue	2015-05-22
-1.9	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest	2015-06-26
-0.4	4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ	2015-06-05

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	100%	top 42%	94.6%	94.6%
2015	5	0	0	0	20%	top 73%	92.7%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-11-11	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	16 / 38 (681.1084)	17 (170.8456)	28 (162.2972)	10 (172.5600)	8 (175.4056)
2015-06-26	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	19 / 29 (655.8516)	20 (166.8228)	20 (162.2516)	23 (161.0972)	16 (165.6800)
2015-06-19	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship Banning, CA	26 / 29 (653.0632)	26 (167.4172)	26 (160.5488)	19 (166.8344)	27 (158.2628)
2015-06-05	4th Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	16 / 25 (667.3488)	16 (167.9772)	20 (157.0972)	17 (165.0972)	2 (177.1772)
2015-05-22	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	27 / 38 (652.4796)	13 (170.2744)	22 (162.2628)	28 (163.3712)	28 (156.5712)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	31 / 42 (655.9088)	37 (162.8000)	38 (158.2288)	26 (166.8456)	15 (168.0344)

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	#2020 (105 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1793 (135 pts)	#1655 (155 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#914 (353 pts)	#880 (408 pts)	#1004 (343 pts)	#978 (358 pts)	#652 (573 pts)