A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BOOTIES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BOOTIES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
APPETITES BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-08-18
Best ToY finish
#1549
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.70 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 615.59 (-3.89)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.34 · weakest Pork (155.21)
Road miles
4,325
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1658 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
615.59 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.13 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 43%.
- Pork avg 155.21
- Chicken avg 163.34
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Battle of the Bones (2015-06-26).
- last seen 2013-08-23
- back 2015-06-26
The long haul
4,325
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,325 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,658 miles to *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 1,658 mi
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.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5152 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1459
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with APPETITES BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1508 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 146.2628 | 163.34 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 150.8228 | 157.36 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 141.0972 | 155.21 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176.0344 | 142.2172 | 161.86 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| OR | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| ID | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-08-18
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WA
2 of 7 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.34 · weakest Pork (155.21)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
615.59
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
180
67–140 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,325
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,658 mi
Schedule strength
1522
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-06-26
Power rating
1459
peak 1459 · #5150 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- 2015
- First call Battle of the Bones
- First category win (Brisket) Battle of the Bones
- First overall top-10 Battle of the Bones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 Battle of the Bones
- Career-best overall score655.9200 Battle of the Bones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 Battle of the Bones
- Peak power rating (1494) Battle of the Bones
- 2018
- Most recent contest *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Battle of the Bones | 2015-06-26 |
| +5.3 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-04-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2013-08-23 |
| -12.4 | *Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | 2017-09-15 |
| -11.1 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | 2017-08-19 |
| -9.1 | Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition | 2016-06-03 |
| -7.6 | *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | 2018-08-18 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 32% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.6% | 82.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-18 | *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 22 / 27 (636.5484) | 24 (161.1772) | 26 (150.8228) | 19 (162.8228) | 13 (161.7256) |
| 2018-04-06 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 29 / 69 (654.8456) | 35 (161.7028) | 44 (160.0000) | 40 (161.1772) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2017-09-15 | *Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID | 28 / 28 (485.5652) | 20 (160.5256) | 18 (158.7768) | — | 15 (166.2628) |
| 2017-08-19 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 16 / 18 (628.4572) | 8 (169.1200) | 15 (155.4056) | 18 (141.0972) | 7 (162.8344) |
| 2016-06-03 | Fire it Up 5 BBQ Competition Florence, OR | 11 / 13 (653.0744) | 3 (172.5600) | 13 (158.2516) | 6 (170.2856) | 13 (151.9772) |
| 2015-06-26 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 8 / 25 (655.9200) | 5 (172.0000) | 12 (162.2628) | 25 (145.6228) | 1 (176.0344) |
| 2013-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 33 / 34 (594.7316) | 33 (146.2628) | 26 (156.0116) | 33 (150.2400) | 31 (142.2172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1925 (67 pts) | #2524 (57 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #1918 (82 pts) | #1744 (112 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1628 (141 pts) | #1359 (216 pts) | #1501 (181 pts) | #2163 (78 pts) | #1233 (251 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2010 (108 pts) | #1396 (213 pts) | #2157 (98 pts) | #1734 (153 pts) | #2131 (98 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1549 (145 pts) | #1520 (175 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #2843 (50 pts) | #1114 (275 pts) |