A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Texas-car-b-que ahead in 100% of their meetings
Texas-car-b-que has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG BS BBQ -TX
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1513 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-09-04
latest 2018-08-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.76
last 4 Master vs avg 655.76 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.39)
Road miles
1
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
655.76 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
BIG BS BBQ -TX has 4 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 99 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.
#2841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG BS BBQ -TX)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG BS BBQ -TX has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG BS BBQ -TX on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2847 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 162.2628 | 164.55 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 155.9772 | 160.39 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 163.3828 | 168.55 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 152.0116 | 162.28 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 48% | 2018-08-31 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 45% | 2016-09-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2018-08-31
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.39)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
655.76
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
161
126–118 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2016-09-03
Power rating
1510
peak 1513 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score662.1828 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2017
- First call *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1513) *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2017-09-02 |
| +5.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-03 |
| +0.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.3 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 92% | 92% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 49 / 74 (649.6232) | 35 (165.6800) | 48 (159.9544) | 11 (171.9772) | 63 (152.0116) |
| 2017-09-02 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 14 / 46 (661.5884) | 15 (164.5600) | 22 (163.9428) | 21 (163.3828) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 22 / 58 (662.1828) | 24 (165.7028) | 32 (161.6800) | 15 (170.8344) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 37 / 70 (649.6572) | 38 (162.2628) | 55 (155.9772) | 18 (167.9888) | 22 (163.4284) |