A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Top Gun Barbecue ahead in 100% of their meetings
Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THERE'S NO CRYING IN BBQ
THERE'S NO CRYING IN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 35 at the NYC BBQ Cookoff (2016). They finished #2175 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 8, 2016
latest Apr 7, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Consistency
±4.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.57 · weakest Brisket (144.89)
Road miles
96
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
607.67 / 720
3 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0740 | 154.8344 | 159.57 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2744 | 147.9888 | 151.62 | top 71% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 150.2400 | 151.58 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9200 | 136.4912 | 144.89 | top 81% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 30 times, behind 112
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score613.5656 NYC BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1498) NYC BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.0740 Que for the Troops
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 32 / 43 (602.7660) | 28 (154.8344) | 36 (147.9888) | 26 (153.6800) | 36 (146.2628) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 61 / 67 (606.6736) | 24 (165.0740) | 47 (154.2744) | 57 (150.8340) | 65 (136.4912) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 22 / 35 (613.5656) | 23 (158.8112) | 21 (152.5944) | 25 (150.2400) | 22 (151.9200) |