A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BLACK BEAUTY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2017-09-15
latest 2018-09-14
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.82
last 4 Master vs avg 635.82 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.12 · weakest Brisket (154.09)
Road miles
348
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
635.82 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BLACK BEAUTY BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BLACK BEAUTY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLACK BEAUTY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.7884 | 161.82 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 146.7660 | 155.80 | top 82% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 155.9200 | 164.12 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 147.9428 | 154.09 | top 85% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 88% | 2018-09-14 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2017-09-15 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.12 · weakest Brisket (154.09)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
635.82
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
100
26–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
348
4 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
1570
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1489) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Grilling & Chillin BBQ
- 2018
- Career-best overall score646.0572 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2017-09-15 |
| -9.1 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 2018-08-03 |
| -5.4 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2018-09-14 |
| -1.7 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ | 2017-09-22 |
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 84% | 89.7% | 88.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.4% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 22 / 27 (646.0572) | 12 (169.1200) | 18 (165.0972) | 25 (155.9200) | 25 (155.9200) |
| 2018-08-03 | *Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 30 / 35 (628.9260) | 15 (166.2400) | 34 (146.7660) | 13 (167.9772) | 33 (147.9428) |
| 2017-09-22 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 28 / 42 (643.3372) | 35 (157.1200) | 34 (154.2400) | 13 (170.8800) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2017-09-15 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 31 / 33 (624.9712) | 32 (154.7884) | 27 (157.0856) | 23 (161.7144) | 31 (151.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1780 (110 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |