BROKEBACK BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4600

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-03

latest 2017-06-02

Best ToY finish

#1016

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

637.7260 / 720

Master · Hudson Valley Ribfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.83 (+5.58)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · The Ironman

Consistency

±18.04

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.40 · weakest Brisket (145.03)

Road miles

706

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

615.83 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 145.03
Chicken avg 159.40
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.

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

CHEW, FAT BOY! CHEW! BBQ

#4594 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BROKEBACK BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BROKEBACK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

MEATDADDY'S BBQ

#4614 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1470

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BROKEBACK BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ

#4585 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-10-28

⚔ Head-to-head

ACHTERHOEK BROILERS

#4580 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1507 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Thank You for Smoking

#4591 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

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.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR BQ POSSE

#4601 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	1	174.2628	145.0628	159.40	top 53%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	165.1200	148.5028	156.64	top 55%
Pork	7	1	0	169.7028	146.7888	154.75	top 61%
Brisket	7	0	0	158.8112	125.6916	145.03	top 77%

“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
PA	4	0	top 74%
NY	3	0	top 59%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 69%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	18	0	top 58%	2016-08-19

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2015-04-03 → 2017-06-02

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 159.40 · weakest Brisket (145.03)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 615.83 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 221 112–255 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 706 7 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Power rating 1470 peak 1470 · #4600 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 3 First tracked contest The Ironman
Apr 3 First call The Ironman
Apr 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 The Ironman
Apr 3 Peak power rating (1497) The Ironman
Aug 14 Career-best overall score637.7260 Hudson Valley Ribfest
2017
Jun 2 Most recent contest Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2015-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2016-08-19
-8.9	Que for the Troops	2015-06-05
-7.7	Que for the Troops	2017-06-02
-3.2	Que for the Troops	2016-06-03
-2.8	The Ironman	2015-04-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 83%	84.3%	84.3%
2016	2	0%	top 75%	87.1%	85.7%
2015	4	50%	top 60%	88.6%	85.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-02	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	52 / 63 (606.7428)	20 (165.7372)	54 (148.5028)	50 (151.4284)	58 (141.0744)
2016-08-19	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	44 / 52 (607.2576)	42 (157.1084)	13 (165.1200)	41 (146.7888)	50 (138.2404)
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	44 / 67 (626.8460)	38 (161.1544)	22 (164.0000)	61 (147.9888)	40 (153.7028)
2015-08-14	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	18 / 57 (637.7260)	29 (157.1200)	28 (157.7144)	5 (165.7372)	20 (157.1544)
2015-06-05	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	46 / 54 (628.4340)	54 (145.0628)	44 (154.8572)	15 (169.7028)	38 (158.8112)
2015-04-10	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	20 / 33 (579.8172)	14 (155.3828)	16 (151.3944)	22 (147.3484)	30 (125.6916)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	31 / 48 (623.9544)	3 (174.2628)	31 (154.8916)	36 (154.2628)	44 (140.5372)

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)	#2118 (85 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1475 (195 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1016 (298 pts)	#784 (468 pts)	#1138 (283 pts)	#857 (428 pts)	#1154 (263 pts)