A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
TUMBLIN DICE
TUMBLIN DICE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 36th of 41 at the 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off (2016). They are ranked #5327 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 17, 2015
latest Sep 15, 2017 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±120.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.85 · weakest Chicken (152.04)
Road miles
171
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
561.57 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TUMBLIN DICE, each with one reason worth a look.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TUMBLIN DICE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TUMBLIN DICE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1455
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TUMBLIN DICE)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 6 years after TUMBLIN DICE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with TUMBLIN DICE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBAJACK'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0512 | 142.1828 | 152.04 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 143.3488 | 155.05 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 159.9656 | 161.85 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 142.8116 | 156.24 | top 70% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 89% | Sep 15, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
141
finished ahead 29 times, behind 228
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score631.8400 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2628 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1486) 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -9.2 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -8.6 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -7.8 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -5.2 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 14, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 44.6% | 44.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2017 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 56 / 63 (631.8400) | 60 (153.0972) | 52 (157.6916) | 43 (162.8456) | 43 (158.2056) |
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 39 / 49 (630.7084) | 42 (157.0512) | 42 (147.9888) | 43 (159.9884) | 22 (165.6800) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 61 / 68 (604.9372) | 66 (142.1828) | 44 (159.9772) | 41 (159.9656) | 64 (142.8116) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 36 / 41 (619.3032) | 37 (153.0744) | 40 (143.3488) | 20 (164.6172) | 30 (158.2628) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 41 / 41 (321.0744) | 35 (154.8116) | 17 (166.2628) | — | — |