A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
TERRAPIN BBQ
TERRAPIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 31st of 37 at the Beltway BBQ Showdown (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2015
latest Jun 8, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±132.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.70 · weakest Brisket (135.02)
Road miles
215
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
476.01 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 133.6912 | 146.69 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 127.4056 | 149.70 | top 73% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 139.3828 | 149.49 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5484 | 125.4972 | 135.02 | top 88% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 7 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Apr 15, 2016 → Jun 8, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score590.6852 Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1485) Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.0344 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | May 29, 2015 |
| -12.7 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -10.9 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -6.1 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Jun 8, 2019 |
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 84% | 82% | 82% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 65.6% | 50.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2019 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 31 / 37 (590.6852) | 33 (145.0968) | 30 (149.6688) | 30 (151.3712) | 28 (144.5484) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 41 / 41 (580.2284) | 33 (157.6684) | 27 (157.6800) | 40 (139.3828) | 41 (125.4972) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 45 / 46 (472.0228) | 40 (150.2856) | 23 (164.0344) | 35 (157.7028) | — |
| May 29, 2015 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 39 / 39 (261.0968) | 37 (133.6912) | 37 (127.4056) | — | — |