Makin Bacon
Makin Bacon is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 31st of 46 at the Border War Barbeque (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Oct 27, 2017 · 1.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (154.25)
Road miles
6
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
645.91 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 139.9656 | 154.25 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 157.6572 | 159.67 | top 71% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 163.3940 | 167.98 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 162.2972 | 164.02 | top 45% |
“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
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
242
finished ahead 60 times, behind 191
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Aug 26, 2016 → Oct 27, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8740 Border War Barbeque
- Career-best overall score651.8740 Border War Barbeque
- Most recent contest Border War Barbeque
20162 milestones
- First call East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series Of Barbecue Rub Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2017 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 31 / 46 (651.8740) | 28 (168.5256) | 38 (157.6572) | 32 (163.3940) | 29 (162.2972) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 35 / 61 (639.9544) | 60 (139.9656) | 36 (161.6916) | 10 (172.5600) | 17 (165.7372) |
| — | American Royal World Series Of Barbecue Rub Contest unrated Kansas City, MO | 128 (150.8572) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.