Gladiolas BBQ TX
Rating
1503
peak 1517
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2021-05-14
latest 2021-05-15
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (157.95)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021-05-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 158.2172 | 157.6800 | 157.95 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 150.1828 | 163.67 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 164.5716 | 165.42 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 32% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2021-05-14)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 487.89
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 640.9488 | 487.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 22 / 22 (640.9488) | 22 (158.2172) | 22 (150.1828) | 7 (166.2628) | 7 (167.9772) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 1 / 33 (334.8344) | 2 (157.6800) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |