A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Open Bar BQ
Open Bar BQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014). They are ranked #3067 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1522 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Jul 14, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.18 · weakest Pork (150.61)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
618.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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#3,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with Open Bar BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Open Bar BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bar B Q Dat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BEERBEQUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 151.9768 | 159.18 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 137.1200 | 154.26 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 137.1200 | 150.61 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 138.8572 | 154.40 | top 38% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 5 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | Jul 14, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 166 times, behind 153
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → Jul 14, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20143 milestones
- First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score646.7884 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1522) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2014 |
| +8.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -4.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 10, 2015 |
| -2.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2018 |
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 59% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 38 / 64 (622.7084) | 35 (155.9312) | 29 (158.8344) | 47 (150.8000) | 23 (157.1428) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 57 / 65 (579.3828) | 39 (154.2856) | 45 (149.1200) | 61 (137.1200) | 51 (138.8572) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 41 / 65 (617.0736) | 53 (151.9768) | 41 (154.8000) | 57 (145.1656) | 11 (165.1312) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 6 / 65 (646.7884) | 17 (161.1084) | 4 (171.4056) | 13 (160.5600) | 25 (153.7144) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 16 / 65 (626.2856) | 2 (172.5828) | 57 (137.1200) | 13 (159.4056) | 13 (157.1772) |