A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Kreiser Barbecue ahead in 100% of their meetings
Kreiser Barbecue has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pathfinder BBQ
Pathfinder BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 8th of 37 at the BBQ on the Bow (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 15, 2019
latest Aug 14, 2021 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.59)
Road miles
361
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
603.17 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 141.7028 | 151.29 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7600 | 126.2860 | 148.59 | top 72% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5828 | 148 | 151.06 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 146.2516 | 151.14 | top 64% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
2 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 40 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 31, 2019 → Aug 14, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score162.2972 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best overall score618.2744 BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.7600 BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 15, 2019 |
| -8.7 | Battle River BBQ Showdown | Aug 10, 2019 |
| -6.2 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Aug 14, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.2% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2021 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | 19 / 25 (610.4000) | 18 (156.0916) | 18 (153.7144) | 20 (152.5828) | 19 (148.0112) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 8 / 37 (162.2972) | 32 (146.8116) | 14 (161.7600) | 27 (152.5828) | 14 (157.1200) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Battle River BBQ Showdown Camrose, AB | 17 / 20 (588.5600) | 19 (141.7028) | 16 (152.6056) | 16 (148) | 15 (146.2516) |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 38 / 44 (595.4516) | 22 (160.5600) | 44 (126.2860) | — | 29 (153.1656) |