High-water mark
672.0684
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0684 at Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Feb 3, 2017
U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me
U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 136 at the Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2015
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.25 · weakest Brisket (153.46)
Road miles
935
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
648.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me, each with one reason worth a look.
U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 81 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,613 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,596 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1522
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#2,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before U-Gotta-B-Chitlin-Me's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 158.2972 | 169.25 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 153.6456 | 158.24 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 155.9428 | 167.41 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3200 | 135.3716 | 153.46 | top 71% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 156 | 0 | top 80% | Sep 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
674
finished ahead 365 times, behind 520
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Apr 10, 2015 → Feb 3, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0684 Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score672.0684 Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1519) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| +6.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -0.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Apr 10, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.2% | 90.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 93.3% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 302 / 467 (649.5196) | 160 (169.6800) | 390 (155.9084) | 192 (166.8228) | 344 (157.1084) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 156 / 164 (647.2800) | 22 (176) | 162 (153.6456) | 159 (155.9428) | 148 (161.6916) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 22 / 70 (647.3256) | 10 (168.5600) | 26 (159.9656) | 11 (168) | 44 (150.8000) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 15 / 136 (672.0684) | 5 (173.7256) | 72 (160.0228) | 4 (176) | 52 (162.3200) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 30 / 53 (625.6000) | 32 (158.2972) | 23 (161.6456) | 5 (170.2856) | 49 (135.3716) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.