TEX-A-LINA COOKERS

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

Power ranking

#3079

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1506 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2017-10-20

Best ToY finish

#1311

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6112 / 720

Master · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.07 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.88 (+3.19)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Consistency

±14.21

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.05 · weakest Brisket (161.03)

Road miles

751

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

654.88 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

677.6112 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6112 at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-15

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 161.03
Chicken avg 169.05
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FLAT BOTTOM BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic (2017-09-15).

last seen 2015-09-04
back 2017-09-15

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN SKULLIES has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 47% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Social Smokers

#3078 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3069 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Dakota Smoke BBQ

#3070 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Level with TEX-A-LINA COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad

#3077 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Bubba Joe's Que

#3068 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Syndicate

#3093 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PICKIN' PORKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	177.1428	154.8000	169.05	top 36%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	167.4172	149.7144	161.05	top 63%
Pork	8	1	0	173.1084	152.5028	163.75	top 52%
Brisket	8	0	0	170.8228	153.0628	161.03	top 56%

“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
NC	7	0	top 56%
SC	1	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	15	0	top 40%	2017-09-15

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

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2017-10-20

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.05 · weakest Brisket (161.03)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 654.88 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 257 198–235 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 751 8 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength 1551 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2015-09-04 → 2017-09-15

Power rating 1503 peak 1506 · #3079 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0172 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
2015
Sep 4 First call Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival
2017
Sep 15 Career-best overall score677.6112 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1506) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Oct 20 Most recent contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2017-09-15
+2.4	Hog Happnin'	2013-11-01
+0.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-06-05
+0.2	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival	2015-09-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.1	BBQ Capital Cookoff	2014-04-25
-2.7	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	2017-10-20
-2	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2014-05-09
-1.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2013-09-20

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	2	100%	top 48%	94.1%	92.4%
2015	2	50%	top 60%	92.8%	91.8%
2014	2	0%	top 66%	88.5%	88.1%
2013	2	0%	top 52%	91.7%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-20	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	28 / 39 (653.5888)	7 (172.5600)	27 (163.4172)	18 (164.5488)	34 (153.0628)
2017-09-15	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	15 / 63 (677.6112)	2 (177.1428)	32 (166.8344)	11 (173.1084)	35 (160.5256)
2015-09-04	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC	12 / 20 (653.6228)	9 (168.0000)	15 (156.5028)	6 (168.5600)	12 (160.5600)
2015-06-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	18 / 30 (668.4456)	14 (170.8228)	16 (167.4172)	25 (162.7884)	15 (167.4172)
2014-05-09	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	48 / 80 (637.0632)	27 (166.8344)	69 (149.7144)	38 (161.6800)	49 (158.8344)
2014-04-25	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	45 / 62 (631.2344)	56 (154.8000)	38 (157.0972)	38 (159.3944)	27 (159.9428)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	36 / 75 (660.4344)	11 (174.2628)	46 (161.6916)	26 (167.3828)	55 (157.0972)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	41 / 72 (657.0172)	27 (167.9772)	31 (165.7144)	69 (152.5028)	13 (170.8228)

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	#1499 (170 pts)	#914 (425 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1311 (200 pts)	#1254 (240 pts)	#1412 (195 pts)	#1387 (215 pts)	#1311 (215 pts)