High-water mark
683.4516
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.4516 at *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-10-13
OTAKU SMOKE N BREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2015-03-06
latest 2019-08-30
Best ToY finish
#913
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.98 (-10.64)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.23 · weakest Brisket (154.71)
Road miles
2,853
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 812 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.98 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 52%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 52%
A tough matchup
11–0
behind in the head-to-head
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead in 100% of their meetings
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 13%.
- Brisket avg 154.71
- Pork avg 161.23
- 1 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PAPPO'S BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
8 of 11
shared pork entries lost
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead 73% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BIG BEE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A September team
Top 65%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 75% the rest of the year
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.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Level with OTAKU SMOKE N BREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD 99 MEAT CO. | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| TINY E BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NCOGNITO COOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 Grate Minds BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pitfaced BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 145.0628 | 158.67 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 149.6688 | 160.36 | top 65% |
| Pork | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 149.1088 | 161.23 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.2000 | 141.0972 | 154.71 | top 75% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 67% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 70% | 2019-08-30 |
| *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 59% | 2018-02-16 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 69% | 2016-09-03 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.5 yrs
2015-03-06 → 2019-08-30
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
10 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.23 · weakest Brisket (154.71)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 2 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
7%
1 of 15 contests
Master average
634.98
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
380
163–571 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,853
15 mapped stops · furthest 812 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$40,900
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1442
peak 1442 · #5765 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1494) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6344 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Pork) *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score683.4516 *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1
- 2019
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | 2017-10-13 |
| +6.8 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-02-16 |
| +1.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-11 |
| -9.4 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -8.3 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 2019-06-21 |
| -8.3 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 | 2018-03-24 |
| -7.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.8% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.8% | 87% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | top 52% | 94.9% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 89.8% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.3% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 42 / 58 (646.7768) | 34 (167.4056) | 46 (161.1544) | 24 (170.8228) | 52 (147.3940) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 41 / 45 (612.3656) | 45 (145.0628) | 27 (164.5828) | 42 (156.5028) | 43 (146.2172) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 48 / 50 (609.6120) | 48 (147.9776) | 41 (155.4172) | 24 (165.1200) | 49 (141.0972) |
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 61 / 74 (626.8112) | 60 (157.1084) | 36 (164.6056) | 72 (149.1088) | 57 (155.9884) |
| 2018-03-24 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 78 / 79 (626.1256) | 74 (159.9656) | 79 (149.6688) | 60 (166.8344) | 77 (149.6568) |
| 2018-03-23 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 74 / 84 (632.4916) | 70 (160.5372) | 37 (168.5600) | 78 (149.6800) | 73 (153.7144) |
| 2018-02-16 | *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 29 / 38 (620.9944) | 27 (157.7144) | 27 (154.7656) | 31 (155.9428) | 31 (152.5716) |
| 2017-10-13 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX | 5 / 18 (683.4516) | 4 (176.5600) | 16 (150.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (177.2000) |
| 2017-09-02 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 26 / 46 (638.2168) | 34 (154.2284) | 30 (160.0228) | 28 (160.5828) | 17 (163.3828) |
| 2017-03-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX | 25 / 30 (622.8004) | 26 (151.3944) | 14 (163.4400) | 27 (150.2516) | 21 (157.7144) |
| 2017-02-16 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 17 / 41 (669.6344) | 19 (166.8228) | 13 (170.2744) | 27 (167.9772) | 23 (164.5600) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 31 / 58 (646.7544) | 23 (167.3828) | 25 (163.9660) | 38 (161.1428) | 46 (154.2628) |
| 2016-03-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 28 / 29 (619.2912) | 28 (148.5372) | 18 (160.0000) | 6 (168.0000) | 28 (142.7540) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 59 / 70 (626.7200) | 49 (158.8228) | 57 (155.3600) | 59 (154.2628) | 45 (158.2744) |
| 2015-03-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 22 / 29 (642.6512) | 27 (160.5372) | 21 (162.8000) | 20 (163.3828) | 23 (155.9312) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1226 (180 pts) | #1295 (180 pts) | #1285 (180 pts) | #1265 (190 pts) | #1277 (180 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1086 (240 pts) | #1152 (240 pts) | #1173 (240 pts) | #1159 (240 pts) | #1154 (240 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #913 (383 pts) | #964 (398 pts) | #991 (378 pts) | #881 (443 pts) | #798 (488 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1985 (114 pts) | #1864 (124 pts) | #1721 (149 pts) | #1381 (229 pts) | #2037 (114 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1629 (129 pts) | #1913 (114 pts) | #1728 (134 pts) | #1682 (139 pts) | #1745 (124 pts) |