High-water mark
678.1824
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.1824 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-09-15
Nomas Ponle
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1511 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-10-28
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.29
last 5 Master vs avg 657.29 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.87 · weakest Brisket (160.88)
Road miles
1,094
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
657.29 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 50%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 160.88
- Chicken avg 167.87
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of FREDDY RAY'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2018-08-24).
- last seen 2016-10-29
- back 2018-08-24
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.
Nomas Ponle has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 113 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1629
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Nomas Ponle)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Nomas Ponle has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Level with Nomas Ponle on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Nomas Ponle did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 163.4288 | 167.87 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.7144 | 164.33 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7372 | 152.5600 | 164.21 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 145.7032 | 160.88 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 98 | 0 | top 47% | 2018-09-15 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2 | 175 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-10-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2016-10-28 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.87 · weakest Brisket (160.88)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
657.29
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
816
640–776 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,094
5 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2016-10-29 → 2018-08-24
Power rating
1511
peak 1511 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL)
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4796 *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score678.1824 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1511) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| +0.4 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2018-08-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.6 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 94.2% | 92.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.4% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 98 / 467 (678.1824) | 291 (163.9312) | 187 (167.9884) | 13 (177.7372) | 146 (168.5256) |
| 2018-09-14 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 121 / 164 (673.0972) | 51 (173.7144) | 139 (163.4056) | 81 (170.8572) | 122 (165.1200) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 30 / 54 (652.4796) | 26 (164.0228) | 13 (170.2628) | 35 (158.8112) | 35 (159.3828) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 357 / 557 (643.9316) | 305 (163.4288) | 333 (162.2628) | 494 (152.5600) | 217 (165.6800) |
| 2016-10-28 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 175 / 180 (638.7776) | 54 (174.2628) | 170 (157.7144) | 163 (161.0972) | 178 (145.7032) |