A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Black Mamba BBQ North
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2020-10-16
Best ToY finish
#439
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.27
last 5 Master vs avg 622.80 (+0.48)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.06 · weakest Brisket (150.41)
Road miles
873
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.80 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−9.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.64 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.41
- Pork avg 160.06
- 0 calls in 7 entries
Going the wrong way
-25
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 25 points across 4 contests since 2020-06-19 — from 1461 down to 1436.
- 4 contests since 2020-06-19
- now 1436
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.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Level with Black Mamba BBQ North on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Black Mamba BBQ North's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1436
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Black Mamba BBQ North's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT WOOD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 151.9544 | 158.41 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 145.6572 | 153.92 | top 89% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 151.3140 | 160.06 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 139.4172 | 150.41 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 91% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 90% | 2020-09-18 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2019-05-10 → 2020-10-16
Busiest season
2020
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.06 · weakest Brisket (150.41)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
622.80
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
20–305 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
873
7 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Schedule strength
1584
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$53,350
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Power rating
1436
peak 1436 · #5925 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1487) Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score643.3604 SMSU Smokefest
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7144 SMSU Smokefest
- 2020
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Minnesota in May | 2019-05-10 |
| -9.9 | The Hayfield | 2020-06-19 |
| -9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 2020-10-16 |
| -9.2 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off | 2019-09-13 |
| -8.9 | Minnesota in Mayaugust | 2020-08-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.3% | 86.4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 40 (604.8452) | 39 (155.3944) | 40 (151.9312) | 39 (151.3140) | 38 (146.2056) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 32 / 35 (635.9088) | 27 (163.3828) | 33 (151.9660) | 21 (165.7372) | 31 (154.8228) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 42 / 45 (619.3372) | 41 (158.8116) | 38 (158.8228) | 33 (162.2856) | 43 (139.4172) |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN | 21 / 22 (628.9716) | 21 (157.6572) | 22 (148.5144) | 21 (157.6572) | 11 (165.1428) |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN | 23 / 26 (627.2920) | 17 (165.6800) | 22 (155.9660) | 18 (160.5600) | 25 (145.0860) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN | 40 / 46 (643.3604) | 46 (151.9544) | 29 (164.5716) | 17 (169.7144) | 36 (157.1200) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 55 / 57 (599.8516) | 49 (155.9656) | 56 (145.6572) | 52 (153.1200) | 57 (145.1088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #439 (247 pts) | #459 (247 pts) | #474 (242 pts) | #430 (267 pts) | #398 (297 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1004 (260 pts) | #935 (310 pts) | #1026 (280 pts) | #885 (345 pts) | #1086 (250 pts) |