A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Porterhouse BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Porterhouse BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-05-27
latest 2019-08-23
Best ToY finish
#2020
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.68
last 5 Master vs avg 650.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.38 · weakest Pork (158.63)
Road miles
1,156
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.68 / 720
5 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
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.75 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork avg 158.63
- Pork Ribs avg 166.38
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Wild West BBQ Shoot Out (2019-08-23).
- last seen 2018-01-19
- back 2019-08-23
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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#3836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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#3852 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 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.6684 | 160.67 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 163.4172 | 166.38 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 154.2400 | 158.63 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 147.9544 | 165.01 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 86% | 2019-08-23 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2016-05-27 → 2019-08-23
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.38 · weakest Pork (158.63)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
650.68
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
60–145 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,156
5 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
1599
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$35,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2018-01-19 → 2019-08-23
Power rating
1486
peak 1505 · #3841 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Best Dam Barbecue
- First call Best Dam Barbecue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 Best Dam Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1505) Best Dam Barbecue
- 2017
- Career-best overall score662.2172 Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL)
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 2019
- Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2016-05-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2019-08-23 |
| -5.9 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.3 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2018-01-19 |
| -0.4 | Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) | 2017-12-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 92% | 92% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 91.5% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV | 34 / 37 (639.9432) | 36 (149.6684) | 28 (163.9888) | 33 (157.7144) | 23 (168.5716) |
| 2018-01-19 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 49 / 70 (655.9428) | 66 (155.9888) | 34 (166.8112) | 60 (160.0000) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2017-12-15 | Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV | 21 / 30 (662.2172) | 23 (164.5716) | 10 (169.7028) | 23 (161.1200) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2016-08-26 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 30 / 37 (636.5944) | 16 (165.1656) | 22 (163.4172) | 27 (160.0572) | 33 (147.9544) |
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 16 / 36 (658.7200) | 16 (167.9656) | 8 (167.9772) | 32 (154.2400) | 11 (168.5372) |
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 | #2020 (105 pts) | #2097 (105 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1772 (130 pts) |