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
- Mar 20, 2015
THUNDERDOME BBQ
THUNDERDOME BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2015. Their best overall finish is 9th of 20 at the Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (2015). They are ranked #2704 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 27, 2015
latest Oct 9, 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.73)
Road miles
1,220
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #967 (323 pts) | #1109 (288 pts) | #1124 (288 pts) | #798 (463 pts) | #1083 (288 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THUNDERDOME BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#2,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with THUNDERDOME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
AZ
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 117 times, behind 110
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20158 milestones
- 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 | May 22, 2015 |
| +4.8 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | May 1, 2015 |
| +2.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 20, 2015 |
| +2.2 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | Holbrook | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -0.5 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | Feb 27, 2015 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 9 / 20 (656.4688) | 9 (166.2744) | 17 (153.6572) | 4 (170.2628) | 9 (166.2744) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Holbrook Holbrook, AZ | 19 / 29 (655.8284) | 25 (161.0856) | 17 (165.1200) | 18 (166.8228) | 17 (162.8000) |
| May 22, 2015 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 12 / 38 (667.8628) | 26 (165.1316) | 20 (162.8000) | 10 (170.2628) | 9 (169.6684) |
| May 1, 2015 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 14 / 35 (666.1484) | 28 (162.2628) | 6 (172.5600) | 9 (171.9656) | 21 (159.3600) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 14 / 29 (669.0288) | 15 (169.6916) | 14 (167.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 23 (159.9428) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | 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) |