Happy State Bank TX
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2021-05-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.78 · weakest Brisket (142.27)
Road miles
85
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.89 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
269.62 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 121.6684 | 142.83 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 128.5372 | 148.78 | top 46% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.3312 | 137.7028 | 144.02 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 131.4172 | 142.27 | top 85% |
“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 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 49% | 2021-05-14 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 588.89 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 269.62 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- ⭐ 2019-05-10 — Career-best overall score (609.7828) · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- 📈 2019-05-10 — Peak power rating (1491) · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- 📣 2021-05-14 — First call · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2021-05-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2019-08-23 |
| -9.1 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2019-05-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 74.9% | 74.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.7% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 7 / 33 (269.6228) | 7 (141.0856) | 8 (128.5372) | — | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 54 / 62 (567.9996) | 61 (121.6684) | 24 (164.5828) | 46 (150.3312) | 60 (131.4172) |
| 2019-05-10 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 29 / 38 (609.7828) | 16 (165.7256) | 29 (153.2344) | 36 (137.7028) | 28 (153.1200) |