High-water mark
663.8744
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8744 at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 3, 2017
EMBER BBQ
EMBER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 35 at the Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) (2017). They finished #1645 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2016
latest Nov 3, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Best overall
663.8744 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
172.5600
Consistency
±10.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.04)
Road miles
285
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Master avg
648.61 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1645 (135 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1657 (150 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.4056 | 165.12 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 154.8000 | 158.04 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 155.4284 | 161.69 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 161.6572 | 163.76 | top 54% |
“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 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 48 times, behind 115
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8744 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score663.8744 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1496) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) | Nov 3, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Newport Beach Winter Q | Jan 27, 2017 |
| -4.1 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 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 | 0% | top 71% | 92.2% | 90.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2017 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA | 22 / 35 (663.8744) | 13 (172.5600) | 25 (163.9544) | 29 (160.5256) | 19 (166.8344) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA | 44 / 56 (639.2684) | 30 (167.3828) | 50 (154.8000) | 47 (155.4284) | 32 (161.6572) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 52 / 75 (642.6972) | 65 (155.4056) | 60 (155.3716) | 24 (169.1200) | 38 (162.8000) |