A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
OTAKU SMOKE N BREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
OTAKU SMOKE N BREW has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Sterling's BBQ
Sterling's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 3, 2016
latest Aug 31, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.28 · weakest Brisket (152.27)
Road miles
37
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
625.68 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 155.4632 | 159.29 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.3716 | 152.84 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 158.3084 | 161.28 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 141.6684 | 152.27 | top 74% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 84% | Aug 31, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 32 times, behind 160
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20172 milestones
- First call Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score639.9884 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5828 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 3, 2016 |
| -9 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -8.8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| -4.6 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | Oct 13, 2017 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 88.9% | 86.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 65 / 74 (617.7032) | 64 (155.4632) | 43 (161.1544) | 58 (159.4172) | 73 (141.6684) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX | 13 / 18 (639.9884) | 14 (160.5372) | 8 (162.8228) | 13 (158.3084) | 11 (158.3200) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 37 / 46 (609.6344) | 19 (162.2972) | 43 (143.3716) | 32 (158.8228) | 43 (145.1428) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 49 / 58 (635.4056) | 43 (158.8572) | 57 (144) | 23 (168.5828) | 24 (163.9656) |