The comeback
6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (Mar 25, 2022).
- last seen Apr 8, 2016
- back Mar 25, 2022
Chock Full of Barbecue
Chock Full of Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 46th of 53 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 25, 2022
latest Mar 25, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork (159.42)
Road miles
1,162
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Chock Full of Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
Chock Full of Barbecue has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 150 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with Chock Full of Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Chock Full of Barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Chock Full of Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 169.7028 | 169.70 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 169.1544 | 169.15 | top 51% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 159.4172 | 159.42 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 92% |
“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
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
75
finished ahead 7 times, behind 68
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Apr 8, 2016 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8116 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score658.8116 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 46 / 53 (658.8116) | 30 (169.7028) | 27 (169.1544) | 47 (159.4172) | 49 (160.5372) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |