A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Ranger Energy Services ahead in 100% of their meetings
Ranger Energy Services has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SERVA Group
SERVA Group 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 102 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
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
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Best overall
318.9372 / 360
Competitor Series · Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
171.4628
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 143.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (140.91)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6572 | 125.5888 | 140.91 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4628 | 113.0972 | 143.62 | top 51% |
“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
Opponents faced
182
finished ahead 121 times, behind 140
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)
20243 milestones
- First call Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score318.9372 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4628 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest 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 | 96 / 98 (238.6860) | — | 93 (125.5888) | — | 96 (113.0972) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 11 / 102 (318.9372) | — | 57 (147.4744) | — | 2 (171.4628) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 36 / 64 (295.9544) | — | 35 (149.6572) | — | 34 (146.2972) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.