A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BJ Energy Solutions ahead in 100% of their meetings
BJ Energy Solutions has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Sand X
Sand X is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 64 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “SandX”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2022
latest Nov 11, 2025 · 3.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
165.2228
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.87 · weakest Brisket (145.73)
Road miles
438
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.2228 | 135.9996 | 150.87 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 126.8800 | 145.73 | top 54% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
182
finished ahead 64 times, behind 197
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 29, 2022 → Nov 5, 2024
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)
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.2228 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score315.9772 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
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 | 88 / 98 (262.8796) | — | 81 (135.9996) | — | 92 (126.8800) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 101 / 102 (165.2228) | — | 7 (165.2228) | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 11 / 64 (315.9772) | — | 31 (151.3944) | — | 9 (164.5828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.