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 (2017-07-07).
- last seen 2015-08-14
- back 2017-07-07
BLACKBRIAR CREEK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-07-03
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#1429
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.51
last 4 Master vs avg 607.51 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.72 · weakest Brisket (148.15)
Road miles
1,198
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
607.51 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BLACKBRIAR CREEK has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BLACKBRIAR CREEK did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLACKBRIAR CREEK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2017-07-07 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2015-07-03 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.72 · weakest Brisket (148.15)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
607.51
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
173
74–142 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,198
5 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2017-07-07
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2017
- Most recent contest 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 | 2015-07-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2015-07-03 |
| -5.6 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -5.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2017-07-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 48 / 67 (597.2000) | 34 (159.4400) | 35 (152.0456) | 58 (141.1544) | 47 (144.5600) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 41 / 57 (601.3372) | 30 (156.6056) | 47 (146.8800) | 32 (153.2344) | 45 (144.6172) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 65 (629.1540) | 26 (161.1428) | 3 (170.9256) | 53 (148.5484) | 39 (148.5372) |
| 2015-07-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 25 / 31 (602.3428) | 22 (149.7028) | 29 (143.9884) | 19 (153.7600) | 17 (154.8916) |
| 2015-04-24 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
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) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1429 (176 pts) | #1436 (191 pts) | #987 (351 pts) | #1423 (206 pts) | #1309 (216 pts) |