A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Prime BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Prime BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Alpha Barbecue
Alpha Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 23 at the 514 BBQ (2019). They finished #1165 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2019
latest Jun 15, 2019
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.78 · weakest Pork (151.42)
Road miles
376
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
613.01 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1165 (202 pts) | #1163 (222 pts) | #988 (297 pts) | #1161 (227 pts) | #992 (292 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 141.6228 | 151.58 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 152.5488 | 155.78 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 148.5256 | 151.42 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 148.4800 | 154.23 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
QC
1 of 3 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 14 times, behind 73
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Capital BBQ Festival
- First call Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.8572 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best overall score619.8396 514 BBQ
- Most recent contest 514 BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2019 | 514 BBQ Saint-Léonard, QC | 20 / 23 (619.8396) | 13 (160.5712) | 13 (154.2056) | 20 (156.5828) | 23 (148.4800) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec | 21 / 24 (606.1716) | 24 (141.6228) | 11 (152.5488) | 16 (149.1428) | 5 (162.8572) |
| May 25, 2019 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 35 / 43 (613.0284) | 36 (152.5600) | 23 (160.5944) | 40 (148.5256) | 34 (151.3484) |