VTX Energy Partners
VTX Energy Partners is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 102 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024).
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
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Best overall
314.8800 / 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
173.7372
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.98)
Road miles
427
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.1428 | 134.8228 | 137.98 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7372 | 146.8572 | 160.30 | top 25% |
“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 117 times, behind 81
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Nov 5, 2024 → Nov 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First category win (Brisket) Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score314.8800 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 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 | 69 / 98 (281.6800) | — | 85 (134.8228) | — | 49 (146.8572) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 14 / 102 (314.8800) | — | 79 (141.1428) | — | 1 (173.7372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.