Space Station BBQ FL
Rating
1506
peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-01-27
latest 2026-01-22
Best ToY finish
#878
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.60
last 4 Master vs avg 680.60 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.89 · weakest Brisket (166.93)
Road miles
257
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.60 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
679.31 / 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.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bourbon & Blues BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & E's Little Smokers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 168.5600 | 172.89 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 165.1084 | 170.60 | top 49% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 165.6800 | 169.92 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 165.0972 | 166.93 | top 57% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-01-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 680.60 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 679.31 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-01-27 — First tracked contest · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📣 2023-01-27 — First call · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2023-01-27 — Peak power rating (1514) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- ⭐ 2025-01-24 — Career-best overall score (691.3140) · Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2023-01-27 |
| +5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2025-01-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
| -4.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| -1.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 96% | 96% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 94.7% | 93.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 188.7% | 188.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 40 / 63 (678.7656) | 46 (168.5600) | 36 (170.8228) | 15 (174.2856) | 48 (165.0972) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 18 / 40 (691.3140) | 9 (175.4056) | 18 (171.9772) | 20 (171.9656) | 17 (171.9656) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 61 (682.1712) | 33 (173.1084) | 19 (174.2856) | 32 (169.6800) | 45 (165.0972) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 25 / 43 (670.1484) | 19 (171.9656) | 33 (165.1084) | 25 (167.9772) | 27 (165.0972) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 6 / 51 (679.3140) | 2 (175.4056) | 18 (170.8228) | 21 (165.6800) | 14 (167.4056) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #812 (110 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1025 (95 pts) | #888 (145 pts) | #1186 (95 pts) | #1111 (85 pts) | #1047 (100 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #892 (150 pts) | #922 (150 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |