High-water mark
673.0628
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.0628 at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 14, 2019
SPECIAL INGREDIENT
SPECIAL INGREDIENT is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 55 at the 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 4, 2017
latest Jun 14, 2019 · 1.9 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.59 · weakest Brisket (161.66)
Road miles
229
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
660.45 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 166.2516 | 171.59 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.0744 | 164.17 | top 46% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 159.4060 | 163.03 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 155.9316 | 161.66 | top 60% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 69 times, behind 66
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Jan 5, 2018 → Jun 14, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score673.0628 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1509) 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
20182 milestones
- First call National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 National Western BBQ Throwdown
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6008 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 18 / 55 (673.0628) | 11 (173.1084) | 7 (171.4172) | 29 (161.7144) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Jan 5, 2018 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 22 / 39 (658.6856) | 5 (175.4056) | 34 (153.0744) | 15 (167.9656) | 23 (162.2400) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 29 / 44 (649.6008) | 26 (166.2516) | 17 (168.0116) | 35 (159.4060) | 37 (155.9316) |