The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ has finished one call ahead of SLABULOUS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SLABULOUS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2018-08-10
Best ToY finish
#2274
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
472.45 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 491.02 (-18.57)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±135.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 151.54 · weakest Brisket (138.23)
Road miles
230
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
491.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PORKSMITH in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HOLDIN' MY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±18.77%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±18.77% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 68.2% of a perfect score
- best 84.9%
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.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SLABULOUS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SLABULOUS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SLABULOUS has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with SLABULOUS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SLABULOUS has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SLABULOUS has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLDIN' MY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 139.3944 | 146.68 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 146.8344 | 151.54 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 138.2056 | 149.54 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 129.0628 | 138.23 | top 88% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 58% | 2018-08-10 |
| *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 96% | 2018-05-05 |
| Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-05-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2018-08-10
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
3
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 151.54 · weakest Brisket (138.23)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
491.02
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
217
99–260 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
230
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4820 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.7256 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score611.3600 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| -10.5 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2018-05-05 |
| -10.2 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2017-05-05 |
| -4.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2017-08-11 |
| -3.3 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2016-05-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 78.1% | 60.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 81.4% | 61% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 81.1% | 81.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 16 / 38 (310.2516) | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 36 / 37 (562.6628) | 37 (139.3944) | 32 (149.0972) | 36 (138.8112) | 36 (135.3600) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 35 / 47 (291.9200) | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 35 / 37 (586.0800) | 22 (161.6916) | 30 (150.2516) | 37 (138.2056) | 35 (135.9312) |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 35 / 51 (611.3600) | 48 (139.4172) | 26 (159.9772) | 24 (159.4056) | 33 (152.5600) |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 60 / 64 (583.8516) | 62 (146.2288) | 54 (146.8344) | 26 (161.7256) | 62 (129.0628) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-09 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2298 (65 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |