High-water mark
680.4912
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4912 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-06-01
Half Ass BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2014-07-05
latest 2018-06-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.07 (+10.28)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.98)
Road miles
6,565
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 949 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
627.07 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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
Up In Smoke BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Up In Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.98
- Chicken avg 164.82
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
4 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
Up In Smoke BBQ ahead 80% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Up In Smoke BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
12 BAR BLUES CUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 62%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 73% the rest of the year
The long haul
6,565
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,565 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 949 miles to Dana Point State BBQ Championship.
- 9 mapped stops
- furthest 949 mi
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 15th
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with Half Ass BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1507 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Half Ass BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN JERKS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 12 BAR BLUES CUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Up In Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 151.4284 | 164.82 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 134.8228 | 152.98 | top 76% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 142.8572 | 153.37 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 146.2744 | 155.91 | top 68% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| CA | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 15 | 0 | top 71% | 2017-06-24 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2014-07-05 → 2018-06-01
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MT
5 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.98)
Walk rate
22%
a top-10 call in 2 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
627.07
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
254
109–302 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,565
9 mapped stops · furthest 949 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #4998 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1498) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4912 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best overall score680.4912 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1084 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | 2018-06-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -8.8 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair | 2014-08-12 |
| -7.9 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2016-05-13 |
| -7.3 | Montana BBQ cook-off | 2016-06-25 |
| -5.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2016-10-07 |
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 33% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.8% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 87.2% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 86.6% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 19 / 57 (680.4912) | 15 (173.1084) | 25 (169.7144) | 19 (171.4056) | 27 (166.2628) |
| 2017-06-24 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off ABSAROKEE, MT | 24 / 35 (624.3768) | 20 (159.9312) | 23 (161.0856) | 26 (152.0112) | 27 (151.3488) |
| 2016-10-07 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 60 / 75 (634.1716) | 26 (169.7028) | 62 (152.5372) | 68 (153.6572) | 50 (158.2744) |
| 2016-06-25 | Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT | 24 / 29 (608.4452) | 21 (156.5368) | 26 (149.1084) | 20 (156.5256) | 23 (146.2744) |
| 2016-05-13 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 38 / 44 (639.2916) | 18 (170.2744) | 31 (160.5600) | 43 (147.3600) | 36 (161.0972) |
| 2015-07-03 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 21 / 29 (619.3484) | 10 (166.3200) | 22 (150.2284) | 25 (151.4172) | 20 (151.3828) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 88 / 100 (627.8856) | 55 (167.4056) | 76 (158.8000) | 99 (142.8572) | 76 (158.8228) |
| 2014-08-12 | Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 22 / 26 (586.2512) | 20 (151.4284) | 24 (134.8228) | 22 (145.6800) | 16 (154.3200) |
| 2014-07-05 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 15 / 25 (623.3832) | 4 (168.6288) | 22 (139.9200) | 13 (159.4400) | 13 (155.3944) |