High-water mark
331.5660
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 331.5660 at Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) — 92.1% of a perfect 360.
- Competitor Series
- Nov 11, 2025
Explore Group LLC
Explore Group LLC is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 98 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 5, 2024
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Best overall
331.5660 / 360
Competitor Series · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
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
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 166.2972 | 166.30 | top 10% |
| 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 93 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 5, 2024 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.5660 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score331.5660 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2972 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2025 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Houston, TX | 5 / 98 (331.5660) | — | 10 (166.2972) | — | 7 (165.2688) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 102 / 102 (117.1316) | — | — | — | 99 (117.1316) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.