BLACK'S BBQ CO.

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4138

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1480 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-05-18

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#956

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

665.5768 / 720

Master · Pigs & Pedals

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.26 (+2.36)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork · Pigs & Pedals

Consistency

±11.83

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.97 · weakest Brisket (157.60)

Road miles

541

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$55K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.26 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

665.5768 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.5768 at Pigs & Pedals — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-08-02

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.37 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 157.60
Pork avg 164.97
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COASTAL SMOKE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PICKIN' PORKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

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149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Parrothead BBQ

#4167 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-06-21

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None-the-Weiser

#4170 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

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BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS

#4142 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Level with BLACK'S BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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KISS OF SMOKE BBQ

#4149 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BLACK'S BBQ CO.'s first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

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Ginuswine

#4154 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BLACK'S BBQ CO.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

DANDDY BBQ

#4124 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG MONEY BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ NC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
COASTAL SMOKE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	167.4172	146.7656	160.03	top 69%
Pork Ribs	8	1	170.8112	147.3256	158.67	top 65%
Pork	8	1	174.2628	157.0856	164.97	top 49%
Brisket	8	0	165.6800	145.6800	157.60	top 69%

“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)	5	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 72%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	20	top 58%	2019-10-11
Pigs & Pedals	2	20	top 67%	2019-08-02
Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2	33	top 84%	2019-06-14
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	2	27	top 73%	2019-05-17

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2018-05-18 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 4 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.97 · weakest Brisket (157.60)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 641.26 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 140 91–216 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 541 8 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength 1586 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $54,625 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1480 peak 1480 · #4138 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2018
May 18 First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
May 18 Peak power rating (1496) Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Aug 3 First call Pigs & Pedals
Aug 3 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Pigs & Pedals
2019
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5768 Pigs & Pedals
Aug 2 Career-best overall score665.5768 Pigs & Pedals
Oct 11 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.9	Pigs & Pedals	2019-08-02
+3.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2018-10-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2019-06-14
-7.2	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2018-06-15
-5.7	Pigs & Pedals	2018-08-03
-4.3	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	2019-05-17
-3.7	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2018-05-18

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	0	0	25%	top 69%	92.4%	89.4%
2018	4	0	0	0	25%	top 72%	89.3%	88.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	21 / 32 (643.3600)	28 (156.5256)	24 (155.9772)	11 (170.2972)	19 (160.5600)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	20 / 40 (665.5768)	24 (162.2628)	9 (170.8112)	20 (166.8228)	22 (165.6800)
2019-06-14	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	33 / 38 (621.4632)	31 (155.9428)	32 (152.5144)	23 (160.5144)	33 (152.4916)
2019-05-17	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	27 / 36 (644.4344)	20 (167.4172)	28 (157.6916)	33 (157.0856)	21 (162.2400)
2018-10-12	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	20 / 39 (643.3028)	11 (166.2744)	14 (166.2628)	13 (165.0856)	35 (145.6800)
2018-08-03	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	40 / 48 (642.0340)	29 (164.5372)	45 (147.3256)	6 (174.2628)	39 (155.9084)
2018-06-15	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	36 / 44 (630.6628)	35 (160.5028)	34 (154.8228)	31 (159.3828)	32 (155.9544)
2018-05-18	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	27 / 38 (639.2800)	37 (146.7656)	20 (163.9656)	16 (166.2972)	20 (162.2516)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#956 (282 pts)	#1025 (267 pts)	#929 (327 pts)	#894 (342 pts)	#964 (302 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1036 (265 pts)	#1001 (310 pts)	#997 (320 pts)	#766 (460 pts)	#1086 (265 pts)