The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Big Daddy's Texas BBQ has finished one call ahead of BILLY GOMERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
BILLY GOMERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2018-06-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
587.17
last 5 Master vs avg 587.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 148.31 · weakest Pork (145.67)
Road miles
49
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
587.17 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Lost Weekend Grill ahead in 100% of their meetings
Lost Weekend Grill has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival (2015-06-26).
- last seen 2013-06-14
- back 2015-06-26
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Level with BILLY GOMERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BILLY GOMERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#5155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
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#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 2 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 137.1424 | 148.31 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9200 | 139.3828 | 146.60 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 129.0400 | 145.67 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9312 | 129.6572 | 146.59 | top 70% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2018-06-15
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 148.31 · weakest Pork (145.67)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
587.17
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
157
41–221 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
49
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2015-06-26
Power rating
1459
peak 1459 · #5154 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.2856 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1491) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- 2015
- Career-best overall score599.8172 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
| -8.9 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | 2013-06-14 |
| -8.8 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2018-06-15 |
| -7.5 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| -5.1 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2017-06-16 |
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 90% | 78.8% | 78.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-15 | 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 56 / 62 (567.2000) | 51 (148.5028) | 53 (145.1316) | 61 (129.0400) | 52 (144.5256) |
| 2017-06-16 | 24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 46 / 59 (591.8168) | 52 (146.8800) | 44 (151.9200) | 58 (137.0856) | 33 (155.9312) |
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 55 / 58 (580.4456) | 48 (154.8000) | 50 (149.1428) | 55 (146.8456) | 57 (129.6572) |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 21 / 27 (599.8172) | 20 (154.2288) | 25 (139.3828) | 22 (153.1084) | 14 (153.0972) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 48 / 68 (596.5708) | 56 (137.1424) | 46 (147.4286) | 17 (162.2856) | 40 (149.7142) |