The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BLACK BETTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Southern Exports 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Southern Exports
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-06-27
latest 2019-06-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 609.89 (-9.55)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.18 · weakest Brisket (154.32)
Road miles
167
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.89 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 154.32
- Chicken avg 162.18
- 0 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin' On The Pecos (2016-06-24).
- last seen 2014-06-27
- back 2016-06-24
Boom or bust
±7.81%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.81% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 84.7% of a perfect score
- best 90.0%
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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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#5018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with Southern Exports on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Southern Exports's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Southern Exports did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHO DAWG BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY RACK | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE EM UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BarrelHead Cookers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 151.9312 | 162.18 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 138.2292 | 156.11 | top 78% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 143.9772 | 157.54 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 139.3600 | 154.32 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 84% | 2019-06-28 |
| Smokin' On The Pecos | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 61% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2019-06-28
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NM
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.18 · weakest Brisket (154.32)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
609.89
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
74–216 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
167
8 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$14,925
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #5008 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
- First call Smokin' On The Pecos
- Peak power rating (1498) Smokin' On The Pecos
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0344 Smokin' On The Pecos
- 2019
- Career-best overall score647.8516 Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2
- Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) | 2018-06-23 |
| -9.6 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 | 2017-06-23 |
| -7.1 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) | 2018-06-22 |
| -3.2 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 | 2019-03-14 |
| -3 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 | 2019-03-15 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 90% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.1% | 75.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM | 28 / 41 (635.8860) | 27 (159.3716) | 36 (152.5372) | 29 (161.7028) | 24 (162.2744) |
| 2019-03-15 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 16 / 21 (647.8516) | 16 (163.4172) | 17 (159.3716) | 14 (161.0856) | 14 (163.9772) |
| 2019-03-14 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 🏅 Ruidoso, NM | 14 / 18 (633.0284) | 12 (162.2744) | 13 (160.5484) | 6 (170.8456) | 15 (139.3600) |
| 2018-06-23 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) Artesia, NM | 32 / 32 (464.9712) | — | 26 (163.4172) | 30 (154.2168) | 31 (147.3372) |
| 2018-06-22 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) Artesia, NM | 33 / 39 (619.9656) | 30 (151.9312) | 21 (165.1772) | 26 (161.7372) | 35 (141.1200) |
| 2017-06-23 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM | 38 / 43 (603.3036) | 33 (156.5600) | 40 (138.2292) | 39 (145.6800) | 23 (162.8344) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 28 / 44 (635.3600) | 8 (172.0344) | 30 (157.0856) | 41 (143.9772) | 19 (162.2628) |
| 2014-06-27 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 35 / 60 (638.7196) | 10 (169.7028) | 53 (152.5368) | 36 (161.1084) | 42 (155.3716) |