High-water mark
171.4172
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 180
Their best day on record: 171.4172 at Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) — 95.2% of a perfect 180.
- Other
- Oct 15, 2021
TAIJA CHUKWU
TAIJA CHUKWU is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 17th of 34 at the Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 15, 2021
latest Oct 15, 2021
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|
“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
Opponents faced
61
finished ahead 28 times, behind 32
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 18, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score171.4172 Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score171.4172 Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | 17 / 34 (171.4172) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.