The Chopping Block TX
Rating
1536
peak 1541
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2024-04-05
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#875
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
654.92 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 657.18 (-2.26)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±60.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.51)
Road miles
979
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 624 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Crossed Rifles BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 166.2400 | 170.37 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 157.0972 | 169.51 | top 41% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 166.2628 | 172.85 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.1200 | 172.85 | top 16% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 21% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (4 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 657.18
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 690.2172 | 645.95 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 690.8228 | 679.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 58 / 158 (690.2172) | 88 (171.9656) | 115 (169.1200) | 56 (172.5600) | 18 (176.5716) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 395 / 401 (523.9428) | — | 139 (171.9772) | 161 (171.9656) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 12 / 92 (684.5488) | 25 (170.2628) | 16 (173.1544) | 11 (176.0116) | 37 (165.1200) |
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 7 / 48 (685.0744) | 23 (166.2400) | 9 (172.5600) | 11 (173.7144) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 7 / 67 (690.8228) | 16 (171.9656) | 14 (173.1544) | 4 (176.5600) | 16 (169.1428) |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 18 / 40 (668.4800) | 7 (171.4172) | 32 (157.0972) | 21 (166.2628) | 5 (173.7028) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #529 (355 pts) |