High-water mark
672.4456
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4456 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-06-10
PORK FAT RULES BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-06-10
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.61
last 5 Master vs avg 649.61 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.57
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.32 · weakest Chicken (158.36)
Road miles
64
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
649.61 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bald Hawg BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bald Hawg BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.0
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.96 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 158.36
- Pork avg 168.32
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TEXAS RIB RANGERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 31st
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORK FAT RULES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
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#3443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 149.0740 | 158.36 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 152.5028 | 161.68 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 165.6912 | 168.32 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 149.7140 | 161.25 | top 55% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 4 | 31 | 0 | top 57% | 2016-06-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.32 · weakest Chicken (158.36)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
649.61
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
196
147–201 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
64
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1501 · #3461 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 2015
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7308 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4284 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- Career-best overall score672.4456 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2016-06-10 |
| +1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2014-06-13 |
| -6.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-06-05 |
| -0.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2015-06-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.9% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 31 / 76 (672.4456) | 32 (169.7028) | 29 (169.6800) | 22 (169.6684) | 44 (163.3944) |
| 2015-06-12 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 47 / 78 (646.1716) | 72 (149.0740) | 51 (159.4060) | 28 (166.8228) | 14 (170.8688) |
| 2015-06-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 24 / 30 (654.7308) | 27 (152.5256) | 22 (161.6456) | 10 (171.4284) | 11 (169.1312) |
| 2014-06-13 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 57 / 73 (631.8624) | 53 (160.5140) | 60 (152.5028) | 36 (165.6912) | 58 (153.1544) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 48 / 97 (642.8566) | 55 (159.9996) | 29 (165.1428) | 21 (168.0002) | 79 (149.7140) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2236 (75 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1892 (115 pts) | #1737 (130 pts) | #1472 (190 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |