High-water mark
671.3484
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3484 at Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-09-20
BBQ Bravado
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1506 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2018-09-21
latest 2022-09-16
Best ToY finish
#739
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.68 (+4.55)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.01 · weakest Chicken (161.24)
Road miles
748
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Purse competed for
$83K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.68 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.
- Chicken avg 161.24
- Pork Ribs avg 166.01
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TRIANGLE S BAR B Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Beats, Brews, & BBQ (2021-06-11).
- last seen 2019-09-20
- back 2021-06-11
Pork Ribs nemesis
8 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
A September team
Top 52%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 52% across 4 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.
- 4 September contests
- top 64% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.61%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.1% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1531
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to BBQ Bravado)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BBQ Bravado ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3490 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BBQ Bravado's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ Bravado on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BBQ Bravado's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLOW Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN DAN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 146.8000 | 161.24 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 158.2856 | 166.01 | top 50% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 152.0000 | 165.30 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 151.9200 | 163.13 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 7 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 58% | 2022-09-16 |
| Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 45% | 2019-09-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2018-09-21 → 2022-09-16
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.01 · weakest Chicken (161.24)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
1 of 9 contests
Master average
655.68
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
203
115–235 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
748
9 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
1595
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$83,290
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2019-09-20 → 2021-06-11
Power rating
1494
peak 1506 · #3472 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- First call *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- 2019
- First overall top-10 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3484 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score671.3484 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1506) Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- 2022
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-09-20 |
| +3.3 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2022-09-16 |
| +1.5 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-09-21 |
| +1.4 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2021-09-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2022-06-10 |
| -4.6 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 2019-03-22 |
| -3.1 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | 2022-05-06 |
| -2.6 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | 2021-06-11 |
| -1.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2019-05-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 68% | 92.8% | 91.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 92.7% | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 60% | 93.2% | 90.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 22 / 39 (668.4572) | 23 (166.8572) | 27 (162.8000) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (164.5372) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 23 / 29 (654.7196) | 29 (157.0740) | 15 (167.4400) | 17 (165.6800) | 17 (164.5256) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK | 26 / 38 (646.7656) | 24 (164.5600) | 24 (163.3828) | 32 (152.0000) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 15 / 25 (667.3368) | 7 (169.7256) | 10 (172.0000) | 19 (160.5256) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 18 / 25 (663.8396) | 17 (166.2628) | 13 (168.5600) | 20 (165.0740) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 9 / 28 (671.3484) | 16 (164.5600) | 2 (172.0000) | 19 (163.3828) | 4 (171.4056) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 | 36 / 56 (639.7712) | 49 (151.3488) | 30 (162.8112) | 23 (167.4056) | 36 (158.2056) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 61 / 74 (641.5656) | 53 (163.9772) | 61 (158.2856) | 36 (167.3828) | 66 (151.9200) |
| 2018-09-21 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 17 / 29 (647.2800) | 28 (146.8000) | 10 (166.8344) | 6 (171.9656) | 16 (161.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #778 (199 pts) | #852 (189 pts) | #819 (229 pts) | #606 (329 pts) | #705 (259 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #739 (185 pts) | #673 (245 pts) | #704 (235 pts) | #855 (155 pts) | #767 (190 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1012 (258 pts) | #1175 (218 pts) | #844 (373 pts) | #1203 (213 pts) | #928 (323 pts) |