A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
502 BBQ
502 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 23 at the New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2014
latest Sep 27, 2019 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.53 · weakest Chicken (127.12)
Road miles
329
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
600.15 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to 502 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
502 BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 138 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,645 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
They turned up 7 years after 502 BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with 502 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 20 | 127.12 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 153.1088 | 158.67 | top 84% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.3712 | 159.53 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 148.5256 | 154.83 | top 86% |
“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 86% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 22 times, behind 115
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 30, 2016 → Sep 27, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6348 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score657.6348 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On The River
- Peak power rating (1486) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -8.5 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -6.3 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Sep 30, 2016 |
| -1.3 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | Jul 10, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 65.1% | 65.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2019 | New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival 🏅 New Albany, IN | 22 / 23 (622.0916) | 23 (151.3600) | 20 (159.3600) | 19 (159.9772) | 22 (151.3944) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 37 / 43 (651.8512) | 30 (166.2972) | 34 (163.9428) | 31 (163.3828) | 36 (158.2284) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 24 / 39 (657.6348) | 13 (170.8344) | 32 (158.2632) | 22 (167.3828) | 27 (161.1544) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 36 / 36 (469.0056) | 36 (20) | 32 (153.1088) | 35 (147.3712) | 34 (148.5256) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | — | — | — | — | — |