Gravity TX
Rating
1482
peak 1508 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-09-29
latest 2025-11-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 143.85 · weakest Brisket (138.45)
Road miles
691
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 292 mi
Schedule strength
2%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1500)
Backyard avg
308.11 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Cudd Energy Services has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Patterson-UTI in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3428 | 129.1200 | 143.85 | top 63% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1428 | 129.7604 | 138.45 | top 69% |
“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 (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 308.11 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-09-29 — First tracked contest · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2022-09-29 — First call · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2022-09-29 — Career-best overall score (308.1144) · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2022-09-29 — Peak power rating (1508) · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-09-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2023-09-28 |
| -11.8 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-11-11 |
| -1.8 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2024-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
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 | 86 / 98 (266.2400) | — | 90 (129.1200) | — | 73 (137.1200) |
| 2024-11-05 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) Midland, TX | 58 / 102 (290.8456) | — | 66 (145.7028) | — | 55 (145.1428) |
| 2023-09-28 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) Midland, TX | 78 / 88 (263.9888) | — | 77 (134.2284) | — | 72 (129.7604) |
| 2022-09-29 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 16 / 64 (308.1144) | — | 6 (166.3428) | — | 43 (141.7716) |