A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB ahead in 100% of their meetings
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A-SALTED BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-16
latest 2018-08-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 597.38 (+4.08)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.86 · weakest Pork (140.30)
Road miles
3
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
597.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−14.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.56 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork avg 140.30
- Pork Ribs avg 154.86
- 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 SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Hudson Valley Ribfest every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 22nd
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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#4988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with A-SALTED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after A-SALTED BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG KEV'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YOURS IN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS WITHIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 139.3600 | 152.87 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 135.9428 | 154.86 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4056 | 127.3944 | 140.30 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 131.9200 | 145.77 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 5 | 22 | 0 | top 71% | 2018-08-17 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-08-16 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 154.86 · weakest Pork (140.30)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
597.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
53–228 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4978 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- First call Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Peak power rating (1487) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score621.0284 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2018
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2014-08-16 |
| -10.4 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2018-08-17 |
| -7.5 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2016-08-19 |
| -4.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -1.8 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2017-08-18 |
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 95% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 55 / 58 (577.5204) | 51 (151.3484) | 56 (142.8804) | 57 (139.3944) | 53 (143.8972) |
| 2017-08-18 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 22 / 59 (615.3024) | 58 (145.6456) | 7 (169.7256) | 59 (127.3944) | 44 (149.0856) |
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 33 / 52 (621.0284) | 2 (175.4400) | 53 (135.9428) | 44 (143.9312) | 12 (165.7144) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 40 / 57 (601.6224) | 38 (152.5484) | 25 (159.4400) | 37 (151.4056) | 55 (138.2284) |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 53 / 60 (576.9712) | 56 (139.3600) | 8 (166.3084) | 53 (139.3828) | 56 (131.9200) |