On the rise
+36
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 36 points across 7 contests since 2019-04-26 — from 1487 up to 1523.
- 7 contests since 2019-04-26
- now 1523
Bacon Bash Texas
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2017-04-21
latest 2019-08-09
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.35 (+10.11)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±34.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (160.17)
Road miles
3,787
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1217 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$56K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.35 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.26 / 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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
688.5252
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.5252 at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-05-11
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BOOMERANG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Boondoxx BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ (2019-04-26).
- last seen 2017-04-21
- back 2019-04-26
A May team
Top 32%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
- 4 May contests
- top 51% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,787
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,787 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,217 miles to Twin Valley Fire and Smoke.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 1,217 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Bacon Bash Texas's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 89% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bacon Bash Texas on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boondoxx BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Wagon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Po Po Piggy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Swadley's Bar-B-Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bob's B-B Crew | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 150.8684 | 161.70 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.3200 | 139.3600 | 160.27 | top 45% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.6800 | 162.25 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 142.8344 | 160.17 | top 58% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
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 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 24% | 2019-05-11 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2017-04-21 → 2019-08-09
Busiest season
2019
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 8 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.25 · weakest Brisket (160.17)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
38%
3 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
644.35
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
322.26
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
228
143–157 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,787
8 mapped stops · furthest 1,217 mi
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$56,240
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 7 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-04-21 → 2019-04-26
Power rating
1523
peak 1523 · #2406 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
- 2019
- First call Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2512 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- Career-best overall score688.5252 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.3200 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
- Peak power rating (1523) Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2019-05-11 |
| +11.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2019-05-17 |
| +7.3 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | 2019-05-10 |
| +5.3 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | 2017-04-21 |
| -6.3 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| -2.4 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-05-10 |
| -0.3 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 71% | top 46% | 95.6% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 14 / 30 (669.1424) | 15 (166.8572) | 3 (174.2628) | 22 (162.2740) | 16 (165.7484) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 6 / 44 (322.2632) | 8 (163.4172) | 4 (158.8460) | — | — |
| 2019-05-11 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 5 / 21 (688.5252) | 17 (166.2284) | 1 (178.3200) | 12 (170.2512) | 6 (173.7256) |
| 2019-05-10 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 9 / 38 (674.2512) | 2 (176.5600) | 22 (161.1084) | 9 (173.1200) | 19 (163.4628) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 19 / 28 (639.3484) | 22 (156.5600) | 21 (158.2744) | 23 (158.7884) | 12 (165.7256) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 26 / 42 (647.3944) | 33 (155.4172) | 10 (168.5944) | 17 (168.0000) | 31 (155.3828) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 34 / 39 (601.0400) | 31 (157.7028) | 38 (139.3600) | 35 (149.6800) | 30 (154.2972) |
| 2017-04-21 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 39 / 47 (590.7656) | 40 (150.8684) | 40 (143.4060) | 37 (153.6568) | 39 (142.8344) |