A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BBQFLY
BBQFLY is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 23 at the Pit at the Park (2016). They finished #1981 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest Jul 7, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (159.40)
Road miles
302
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
647.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 157.1200 | 163.98 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.3200 | 155.3828 | 164.55 | top 30% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 151.9428 | 159.82 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.2628 | 159.40 | top 39% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 25% | Jul 7, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 133 times, behind 63
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Peak power rating (1525) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Pit at the Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2288 Pit at the Park
- Career-best overall score658.2288 Pit at the Park
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.3200 Pit at the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 8, 2016 |
| +8.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 7, 2017 |
| +4 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Apr 7, 2017 |
| +2.9 | Pit at the Park | Aug 5, 2016 |
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 | 100% | top 38% | 90.5% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 91.4% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2017 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 17 / 67 (642.7772) | 4 (173.1428) | 26 (155.3828) | 26 (159.4172) | 27 (154.8344) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 23 / 45 (651.2800) | 34 (157.1200) | 24 (159.9544) | 20 (163.9428) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 11 / 23 (658.2288) | 12 (161.7144) | 1 (178.3200) | 20 (151.9428) | 8 (166.2516) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 16 / 65 (638.7312) | 15 (163.9428) | 14 (164.5600) | 10 (163.9656) | 40 (146.2628) |