High-water mark
672.0456
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0456 at Jim Beam BBQ Classic — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-10-04
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At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1506 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-10-04
latest 2018-04-06
Best ToY finish
#1924
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.56 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 621.32 (-12.76)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.25 · weakest Brisket (153.32)
Road miles
1,395
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
621.32 / 720
8 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An October team
Top 59%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 59% across 3 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 73% 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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.6172 | 135.9084 | 157.25 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 135.3716 | 154.12 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 141.1200 | 156.63 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 132.5028 | 153.32 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 58% | 2014-10-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.5 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.25 · weakest Brisket (153.32)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
621.32
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
235
84–212 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,395
8 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2016-04-08 → 2017-08-25
Power rating
1463
peak 1506 · #4982 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0456 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score672.0456 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.6172 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1506) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- 2015
- First call 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
- 2018
- Most recent contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2013-10-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | 2014-03-28 |
| -9.6 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2016-04-08 |
| -8.2 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2018-04-06 |
| -5.4 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2014-10-03 |
| -4.9 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | 2015-08-01 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.7% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 32 / 36 (599.7828) | 31 (146.7540) | 14 (159.4060) | 14 (161.1200) | 36 (132.5028) |
| 2017-08-25 | *The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 11 / 17 (627.9316) | 5 (169.1200) | 9 (155.4288) | 17 (141.1200) | 6 (162.2628) |
| 2016-04-08 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 31 / 35 (587.2684) | 29 (149.6800) | 32 (137.6572) | 29 (147.3940) | 19 (152.5372) |
| 2015-10-02 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 34 / 57 (638.8000) | 50 (154.1940) | 30 (158.8688) | 21 (164.0000) | 26 (161.7372) |
| 2015-08-01 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 23 / 32 (589.0168) | 31 (135.9084) | 7 (161.7144) | 25 (142.2972) | 12 (149.0968) |
| 2014-10-03 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 34 / 44 (653.0404) | 33 (165.6800) | 41 (154.2516) | 11 (171.4172) | 29 (161.6916) |
| 2014-03-28 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 39 / 42 (602.6976) | 29 (164.0116) | 41 (135.3716) | 39 (155.9772) | 39 (147.3372) |
| 2013-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 16 / 41 (672.0456) | 13 (172.6172) | 11 (170.2972) | 12 (169.7256) | 31 (159.4056) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1754 (115 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1924 (112 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) | #1776 (127 pts) | #2146 (82 pts) | #1619 (157 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2166 (90 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2115 (67 pts) | #2749 (57 pts) | #1585 (162 pts) | #2768 (57 pts) | #1753 (122 pts) |