Explore Group LLC TX
Rating
1499
peak 1499
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-11-05
latest 2025-11-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
166.2972
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.30 · weakest Brisket (141.20)
Road miles
427
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 166.2972 | 166.30 | top 10% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.2688 | 117.1316 | 141.20 | top 52% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TX (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 224.35
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.5660 | 331.57 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117.1316 | 117.13 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Houston, TX | 5 / 98 (331.5660) | — | 10 (166.2972) | — | 7 (165.2688) |
| 2024-11-05 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Midland, TX | 102 / 102 (117.1316) | — | — | — | 99 (117.1316) |