High-water mark
672.5144
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5144 at *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-28
Bubba's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1438
peak 1438 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2013-05-02
latest 2019-05-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.06 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.45 (+7.61)
Walk rate
19%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Road miles
3,035
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1470 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.45 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
460.01 / 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 (9 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
QUE-N-BREW has finished one call ahead of Bubba's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 154.46
- Chicken avg 161.07
- 1 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BAD BOB'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
8 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±10.19%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±10.19% 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 91.3% of a perfect score
- best 127.8%
A July team
Top 65%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 65% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.
- 4 July contests
- top 76% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,035
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,035 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,470 miles to Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship.
- 16 mapped stops
- furthest 1,470 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.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bubba's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bubba's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5859 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5866 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1438
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bubba's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE-N-BREW | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| K & K KOOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE CRUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 139.9200 | 161.07 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 148.5256 | 160.36 | top 65% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 141.7142 | 160.96 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 134.2856 | 154.46 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 7 | 0 | top 78% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 91% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 59% | 2018-07-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2013-05-02 → 2019-05-31
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
8 of 16 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.07 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Walk rate
19%
a top-10 call in 3 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
2 of 16 contests
Master average
638.45
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
460.01
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
352
111–412 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,035
16 mapped stops · furthest 1,470 mi
Schedule strength
1559
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,900
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1438
peak 1438 · #5862 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- First call Rhythm & Ribs
- First overall top-10 Rhythm & Ribs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9200 Rhythm & Ribs
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
- 2017
- Career-best overall score672.5144 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- 2019
- Most recent contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2019-05-31 |
| +5.5 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2017-07-28 |
| +1.3 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2018-07-20 |
| +0.1 | Rhythm & Ribs | 2013-10-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship | 2013-05-02 |
| -13.4 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | 2015-04-03 |
| -10.1 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | 2018-05-04 |
| -9.9 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | 2015-09-11 |
| -7.8 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | 2016-04-01 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 127.8% | 127.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 93.4% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.4% | 88.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 92.8% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA | 7 / 22 (460.0116) | 7 (149.7372) | 8 (153.1200) | 7 (157.1544) | — |
| 2018-07-20 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 16 / 25 (649.5888) | 17 (163.9544) | 15 (162.8456) | 20 (166.2400) | 19 (156.5488) |
| 2018-05-04 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 25 / 25 (620.4340) | 24 (153.0628) | 22 (154.8228) | 18 (166.3084) | 25 (146.2400) |
| 2017-07-28 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 14 / 26 (672.5144) | 6 (173.1428) | 8 (172.5944) | 16 (166.2628) | 20 (160.5144) |
| 2017-05-05 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 25 / 34 (639.8860) | 17 (165.6800) | 25 (158.2744) | 19 (163.3828) | 30 (152.5488) |
| 2017-03-31 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 44 / 48 (647.8632) | 29 (166.8460) | 17 (170.2972) | 47 (154.7656) | 40 (155.9544) |
| 2016-04-01 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN | 56 / 61 (624.9828) | 44 (162.8344) | 59 (148.5256) | 56 (156.4912) | 50 (157.1316) |
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 50 / 55 (631.7948) | 40 (162.2400) | 53 (151.9432) | 30 (165.6800) | 53 (151.9316) |
| 2015-07-24 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 22 / 35 (650.7200) | 25 (163.3828) | 11 (168.5600) | 19 (165.6800) | 30 (153.0972) |
| 2015-07-03 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN | 41 / 51 (648.4228) | 30 (166.2400) | 48 (155.9656) | 39 (163.3828) | 34 (162.8344) |
| 2015-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 24 / 37 (650.1368) | 11 (173.1084) | 22 (165.1084) | 19 (167.3828) | 35 (144.5372) |
| 2015-04-03 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 41 / 41 (614.5944) | 41 (139.9200) | 34 (159.3716) | 34 (158.7884) | 33 (156.5144) |
| 2014-07-25 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-10-12 | Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ | 9 / 15 (667.9200) | 9 (166.2628) | 9 (168.5372) | 12 (162.2628) | 5 (170.8572) |
| 2013-09-27 | Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 23 / 31 (635.3828) | 21 (159.4172) | 21 (157.7028) | 24 (158.8800) | 20 (159.3828) |
| 2013-05-02 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 24 / 25 (583.9996) | 20 (150.2856) | 15 (157.7142) | 24 (141.7142) | 24 (134.2856) |