A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings
APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BEACH FIRE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-09-25
latest 2016-06-10
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Best overall
634.2284 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.27 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.95 (-0.68)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.55 · weakest Brisket (148.75)
Road miles
589
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
619.95 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−9.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 148.75
- Chicken avg 158.55
- 0 calls in 6 entries
Going the wrong way
-28
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 28 points across 6 contests since 2015-09-25 — from 1501 down to 1473.
- 6 contests since 2015-09-25
- now 1473
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEACH FIRE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#4480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 152.5144 | 158.55 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.9660 | 154.38 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 152.0116 | 158.28 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 128.5372 | 148.75 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.55 · weakest Brisket (148.75)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
619.95
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
177
64–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
589
6 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1501 · #4486 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Grill Cook Master
- First call Grill Cook Master
- First overall top-10 Grill Cook Master
- Peak power rating (1501) Grill Cook Master
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score634.2284 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
- Most recent contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Grill Cook Master | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Boo B Que By the Sea | 2015-10-30 |
| -7.7 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | 2016-05-20 |
| -6 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2015-10-16 |
| -2.3 | BBQ Jamboree | 2016-05-13 |
| -1.4 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | 2016-06-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.1% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 74% | 86.6% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | 25 / 39 (634.2284) | 19 (161.7028) | 33 (150.2628) | 20 (161.1200) | 18 (161.1428) |
| 2016-05-20 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | 19 / 23 (619.9084) | 22 (153.1084) | 17 (151.9772) | 15 (158.2856) | 15 (156.5372) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 47 / 72 (628.4572) | 62 (152.5144) | 52 (156.5828) | 52 (155.4172) | 25 (163.9428) |
| 2015-10-30 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 54 / 59 (598.8460) | 31 (159.4172) | 41 (152.0688) | 26 (158.8228) | 59 (128.5372) |
| 2015-10-16 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 28 / 37 (614.9264) | 26 (159.4172) | 8 (167.4400) | 31 (152.0116) | 35 (136.0576) |
| 2015-09-25 | Grill Cook Master Harrisonburg, VA | 9 / 16 (623.3604) | 5 (165.1200) | 11 (147.9660) | 5 (164.0000) | 11 (146.2744) |
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 | #1775 (120 pts) | #1721 (150 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1752 (145 pts) | #1655 (155 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1349 (215 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |