TX BBQ Depot TX
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-09-30
latest 2023-09-29
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.15
last 3 Master vs avg 652.15 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.56
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.06 · weakest Brisket (153.69)
Road miles
813
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 408 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.15 / 720
3 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Monterrey BBQ Fest (2022-09-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 172.0228 | 164.5944 | 169.54 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 153.1084 | 157.87 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7600 | 164.5600 | 171.06 | top 15% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 164.0116 | 147.4284 | 153.69 | top 48% |
“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) | 2 | 1 | top 12% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Monterrey BBQ Fest (2023-09-29)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 652.15 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-09-30 — First tracked contest · Monterrey BBQ Fest
- 📣 2022-09-30 — First call · Monterrey BBQ Fest
- 🏆 2023-09-29 — First Grand Championship · Monterrey BBQ Fest
- ⭐ 2023-09-29 — Career-best overall score (681.1656) · Monterrey BBQ Fest
- 📈 2023-09-29 — Peak power rating (1518) · Monterrey BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | 2023-09-29 |
| +11 | Monterrey BBQ Fest | 2022-09-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | top 42% | 94.6% | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | Monterrey BBQ Fest Santiago, N.L., | 1 / 22 (681.1656) | 1 (172.0228) | 5 (167.3712) | 1 (177.7600) | 3 (164.0116) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 79 / 99 (635.9768) | 57 (164.5944) | 88 (153.1084) | 29 (170.8456) | 86 (147.4284) |
| 2022-09-30 | Monterrey BBQ Fest San Pedro Garza Garcia, | 5 / 25 (639.3024) | 3 (171.9884) | 14 (153.1200) | 3 (164.5600) | 11 (149.6340) |