Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
BENT NAIL BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-04-22
latest 2018-08-24
Best ToY finish
#1602
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.82 (+4.65)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.62 · weakest Chicken (160.35)
Road miles
1,209
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 571 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
659.82 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
Signature meat
33%
brisket entries won
2 wins from 6 entries
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
- best 180.0000
- average 166.83
- 2 calls
High-water mark
674.2056
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2056 at *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-08-25
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX ahead in 83% of their meetings
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.3
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.27 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Chicken avg 160.35
- Pork Ribs avg 169.62
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
An August team
Top 25%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 25% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 43% 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.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BENT NAIL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Level with BENT NAIL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BENT NAIL BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2140 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISS MY RACK | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKY OKIE & COMPANY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BarrelHead Cookers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 157.6572 | 160.35 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 165.1544 | 169.62 | top 31% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.6228 | 163.02 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3828 | 166.83 | top 34% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 25% | 2018-08-24 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2 | 163 | 0 | top 71% | 2016-10-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2016-04-22 → 2018-08-24
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.62 · weakest Chicken (160.35)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
659.82
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
689
439–507 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,209
6 mapped stops · furthest 571 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Power rating
1532
peak 1532 · #2151 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 2017
- First overall top-10 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score674.2056 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1532) *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2016-08-26 |
| +10.2 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2017-08-25 |
| +5.8 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2018-08-24 |
| +3.3 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | 2016-04-22 |
| +1.8 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
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 | 100% | top 35% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 51% | 93.2% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-24 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 19 / 54 (669.0400) | 36 (157.6572) | 5 (174.8572) | 19 (167.9656) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2017-08-25 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 9 / 44 (674.2056) | 32 (159.9544) | 5 (175.4400) | 18 (163.4056) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 288 / 557 (653.6804) | 395 (158.8460) | 268 (165.1544) | 8 (177.1544) | 441 (152.5256) |
| 2016-10-28 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 163 / 180 (654.1028) | 172 (158.8228) | 90 (168.5372) | 178 (153.6228) | 46 (173.1200) |
| 2016-08-26 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 14 / 72 (671.3600) | 31 (163.3944) | 30 (167.4284) | 47 (160.5372) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2016-04-22 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 20 / 46 (636.5488) | 13 (163.4172) | 13 (166.3088) | 30 (155.4400) | 29 (151.3828) |
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 | #1808 (90 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1329 (185 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1602 (145 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1480 (185 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #1139 (285 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1965 (115 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1142 (285 pts) |