Bordertown BBQ

Bordertown BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2014).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1546

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2014

latest Sep 2, 2017 · 3.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

100% of 4 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 16%

overall standings

Best overall

654.1944 / 720

Master · Porkapalooza BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1428

Chicken · Barbecue on the Bow

Consistency

±3.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.85 · weakest Brisket (157.10)

Road miles

518

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)

Master avg

648.18 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

Porkapalooza BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 12%

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOUSE OF Q has finished one call ahead of Bordertown BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 75% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKAPALOOZA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at BBQ on the Bow (Sep 2, 2017).

last seen Jun 19, 2015
back Sep 2, 2017

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (Jun 14, 2014).

Jun 14, 2014
29-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	4	2	169.1428	166.2972	167.85	top 13%
Pork Ribs	4	3	0	166.3200	157.1088	161.28	top 27%
Pork	4	3	0	165.0856	159.3712	161.96	top 30%
Brisket	4	2	0	160.5256	151.3828	157.10	top 38%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 15%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 19%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 12%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 1 of 4 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 96 finished ahead 111 times, behind 17

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Jun 19, 2015 → Sep 2, 2017

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20172 milestones

Sep 2 Peak power rating (1546) BBQ on the Bow
Sep 2 Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow

20152 milestones

Jun 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1944 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 19 Career-best overall score654.1944 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival

20145 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First overall podium Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Aug 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1428 Barbecue on the Bow

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 14, 2014
+11.8	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival	Jun 19, 2015
+10.3	Barbecue on the Bow	Aug 30, 2014
+9.4	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 2, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	1	100%	top 19%	90.1%	90.1%
2015	1	1	100%	top 13%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	2	2	100%	top 16%	89.8%	89.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 2, 2017	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	8 / 42 (648.4000)	3 (167.4056)	16 (157.1088)	10 (165.0856)	12 (158.8000)
Jun 19, 2015	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta	4 / 30 (654.1944)	5 (168.5488)	10 (161.1428)	7 (163.9772)	8 (160.5256)
Aug 30, 2014	Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA	7 / 32 (646.2168)	7 (169.1428)	5 (166.3200)	15 (159.3712)	21 (151.3828)
Jun 14, 2014	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada	3 / 29 (643.9204)	2 (166.2972)	6 (160.5488)	8 (159.3944)	9 (157.6800)