White Lightning FL
Rating
1514
peak 1524 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2020-03-06
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork (161.50)
Road miles
69
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.70 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
659.38 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Fire it up Frostproof! (2019-04-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 157.0628 | 162.25 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169.1316 | 154.8572 | 164.18 | top 37% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 158.2400 | 161.50 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 158.8000 | 164.55 | top 36% |
“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 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire it up Frostproof! | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 43% | 2020-03-06 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Fire it up Frostproof! (2019-04-12)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 638.70 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 659.38 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 📣 2019-04-12 — First call · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 🏆 2019-04-12 — First Grand Championship · Fire it up Frostproof!
- ⭐ 2019-04-12 — Career-best overall score (663.3716) · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 📈 2020-01-24 — Peak power rating (1524) · Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2019-04-12 |
| +9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2020-03-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 182.1% | 135.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 4% | 184.3% | 184.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-06 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 26 / 32 (638.6972) | 27 (157.0628) | 29 (154.8572) | 17 (167.9772) | 23 (158.8000) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 11 / 53 (655.3828) | 7 (168.5944) | 9 (168.5600) | 30 (158.2400) | 17 (159.9884) |
| 2019-04-12 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 1 / 25 (663.3716) | 4 (161.0856) | 1 (169.1316) | 6 (158.2972) | 1 (174.8572) |