High-water mark
675.3828
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3828 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-03-25
CARNIVORE CARTEL
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-03-13
latest 2018-08-31
Best ToY finish
#1039
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.61 (+5.85)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.63 · weakest Chicken (163.22)
Road miles
1,598
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 295 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
661.61 / 720
6 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2018-08-31).
- last seen 2016-03-25
- back 2018-08-31
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.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1538
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CARNIVORE CARTEL)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CARNIVORE CARTEL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1537
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#2014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#2008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CARNIVORE CARTEL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1538
No shared contest yet.
Level with CARNIVORE CARTEL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 151.9312 | 163.22 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 150.7772 | 166.26 | top 37% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 161.0740 | 166.63 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8916 | 154.7884 | 165.50 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2015-03-13 → 2018-08-31
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 6 contests · 4 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 166.63 · weakest Chicken (163.22)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
661.61
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
237
195–100 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,598
6 mapped stops · furthest 295 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
2016-03-25 → 2018-08-31
Power rating
1537
peak 1537 · #2022 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8344 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship
- 2016
- Career-best overall score675.3828 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1537) *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
| +10 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship | 2015-08-28 |
| +6.8 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2015-07-10 |
| +6.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-04 |
| +6.1 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2016-03-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 93.8% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.5% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 16 / 74 (674.2396) | 29 (166.8456) | 21 (168.5484) | 14 (171.4056) | 26 (167.4400) |
| 2016-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 26 / 66 (675.3828) | 32 (168.0116) | 18 (170.8800) | 23 (171.4056) | 42 (165.0856) |
| 2016-03-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 12 / 30 (658.6852) | 5 (172.0000) | 5 (170.8228) | 18 (161.0740) | 23 (154.7884) |
| 2015-08-28 | Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 13 / 57 (666.1372) | 44 (157.0744) | 6 (175.4400) | 23 (165.0856) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 19 / 44 (662.8344) | 28 (163.4400) | 28 (161.1200) | 26 (163.3828) | 5 (174.8916) |
| 2015-03-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 20 / 30 (632.3768) | 27 (151.9312) | 23 (150.7772) | 5 (167.4056) | 12 (162.2628) |
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 | #1454 (180 pts) | #1312 (240 pts) | #1189 (275 pts) | #1697 (160 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1039 (290 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #1101 (300 pts) | #1077 (310 pts) | #831 (435 pts) |