The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Tri City BBQ Fest (2016-09-16).
- last seen 2014-06-06
- back 2016-09-16
HALF-LIT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2017-09-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
588.00
last 3 Master vs avg 588.00 (-0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.02 · weakest Pork (113.88)
Road miles
317
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 299 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
588.00 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
HALF-LIT BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after HALF-LIT BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with HALF-LIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 155.9656 | 167.02 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 144.9944 | 151.71 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 20.0000 | 113.88 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8460 | 148.5140 | 155.38 | top 71% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2017-09-08
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.02 · weakest Pork (113.88)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
588.00
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
33–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
317
3 mapped stops · furthest 299 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2016-09-16
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
- Peak power rating (1493) Smokin on the Summit
- 2016
- First call Tri City BBQ Fest
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1604 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Career-best overall score658.1604 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
- Most recent contest Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.1 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll | 2017-09-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2016-09-16 |
| -7.2 | Smokin on the Summit | 2014-06-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 18 / 31 (658.1604) | 4 (175.4172) | 23 (161.0856) | 25 (158.8116) | 18 (162.8460) |
| 2016-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 34 / 34 (493.5312) | 8 (169.6800) | 30 (149.0628) | 34 (20.0000) | 25 (154.7884) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 59 / 79 (612.2968) | 50 (155.9656) | 74 (144.9944) | 32 (162.8228) | 64 (148.5140) |