The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (Jul 7, 2017).
- last seen Aug 14, 2015
- back Jul 7, 2017
BLACKBRIAR CREEK
BLACKBRIAR CREEK is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 25th of 31 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2015). They finished #1429 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 3, 2015
latest Jul 7, 2017 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.72 · weakest Brisket (148.15)
Road miles
1,198
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
607.51 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLACKBRIAR CREEK, each with one reason worth a look.
BLACKBRIAR CREEK has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 150 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BLACKBRIAR CREEK)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLACKBRIAR CREEK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 6 years after BLACKBRIAR CREEK did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with BLACKBRIAR CREEK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 149.7028 | 156.72 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.9256 | 143.9884 | 153.46 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7600 | 141.1544 | 149.17 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8916 | 144.5600 | 148.15 | top 66% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 60% | Jul 7, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
172
finished ahead 74 times, behind 142
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Jul 7, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score629.1540 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.9256 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 10, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 3, 2015 |
| -5.6 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -5.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 7, 2017 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 67% | 87.4% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2017 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 48 / 67 (597.2000) | 34 (159.4400) | 35 (152.0456) | 58 (141.1544) | 47 (144.5600) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 41 / 57 (601.3372) | 30 (156.6056) | 47 (146.8800) | 32 (153.2344) | 45 (144.6172) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 65 (629.1540) | 26 (161.1428) | 3 (170.9256) | 53 (148.5484) | 39 (148.5372) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 25 / 31 (602.3428) | 22 (149.7028) | 29 (143.9884) | 19 (153.7600) | 17 (154.8916) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | — | — | — | — | — |