High-water mark
669.0288
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0288 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-03-20
THUNDERDOME BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-02-27
latest 2015-10-09
Best ToY finish
#967
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.06 (+3.01)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.73)
Road miles
1,220
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
660.06 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of THUNDERDOME BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.11 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 67%.
- Pork Ribs avg 162.73
- Pork avg 168.83
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with THUNDERDOME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1518
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after THUNDERDOME BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONSOON BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 161.0856 | 165.22 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.6572 | 162.73 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 161.7144 | 168.83 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 159.3600 | 163.28 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2015-02-27 → 2015-10-09
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Cooks most in
AZ
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 · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.73)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
660.06
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
117–110 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,220
6 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1513
peak 1514 · #2697 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0288 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score669.0288 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1514) Best Dam Barbecue
- First overall top-10 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
| +4.8 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2015-05-01 |
| +2.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-20 |
| +2.2 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2015-10-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | Holbrook | 2015-07-10 |
| -0.5 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2015-02-27 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 92.9% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-09 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 9 / 20 (656.4688) | 9 (166.2744) | 17 (153.6572) | 4 (170.2628) | 9 (166.2744) |
| 2015-07-10 | Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 19 / 29 (655.8284) | 25 (161.0856) | 17 (165.1200) | 18 (166.8228) | 17 (162.8000) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 12 / 38 (667.8628) | 26 (165.1316) | 20 (162.8000) | 10 (170.2628) | 9 (169.6684) |
| 2015-05-01 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 14 / 35 (666.1484) | 28 (162.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9656) | 21 (159.3600) |
| 2015-03-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 14 / 29 (669.0288) | 15 (169.6916) | 14 (167.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 23 (159.9428) |
| 2015-02-27 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 48 / 82 (645.0288) | 30 (166.8572) | 61 (154.8000) | 49 (161.7144) | 41 (161.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #967 (323 pts) | #1109 (288 pts) | #1124 (288 pts) | #798 (463 pts) | #1083 (288 pts) |