A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Diamondback Energy ahead in 100% of their meetings
Diamondback Energy has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Caterpillar
Caterpillar is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 88 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 13 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2023
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
166.8228
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.70 · weakest Pork (139.95)
Road miles
1,659
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 563 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 153.7028 | 153.70 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 145.7028 | 153.38 | top 52% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9544 | 139.9544 | 139.95 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 131.3600 | 151.26 | top 49% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
209
finished ahead 204 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 5, 2024 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8228 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
- Career-best overall score599.8172 Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 85.2% | 84.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
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 | 43 / 98 (298.1828) | — | 8 (166.8228) | — | 88 (131.3600) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 31 / 102 (306.8456) | — | 64 (145.7028) | — | 16 (161.1428) |
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 17 / 17 (599.8172) | 15 (153.7028) | 15 (152.5028) | 17 (139.9544) | 14 (153.6572) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 10 / 88 (307.3832) | — | 44 (148.4916) | — | 7 (158.8916) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.