High-water mark
681.7032
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.7032 at Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-03-17
Starboars
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2017-03-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.36
last 5 Master vs avg 640.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.48 · weakest Brisket (157.45)
Road miles
5
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
640.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 157.45
- Pork avg 162.48
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of I Smell Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1482
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Starboars)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Starboars has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with Starboars on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Starboars did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRATER'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCY SWINE-O'S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 156.5944 | 161.03 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.8000 | 159.40 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.2856 | 162.48 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7260 | 150.8116 | 157.45 | top 69% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 50% | 2017-03-17 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2017-03-17
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.48 · weakest Brisket (157.45)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
640.36
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
248
122–324 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-03-13 → 2016-03-18
Power rating
1482
peak 1482 · #4044 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1491) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.7032 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- Career-best overall score681.7032 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7260 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
- Most recent contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2017-03-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
| -9.4 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| -9.1 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2015-03-13 |
| -2.8 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2016-03-18 |
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 | 0% | top 26% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-17 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 18 / 68 (681.7032) | 56 (161.1544) | 17 (173.1200) | 11 (173.7028) | 17 (173.7260) |
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 69 / 95 (645.5772) | 52 (166.8344) | 61 (160.5828) | 63 (162.2400) | 72 (155.9200) |
| 2015-03-13 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 81 / 94 (627.3028) | 88 (156.5944) | 81 (154.2056) | 55 (163.4056) | 80 (153.0972) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 82 / 95 (623.2344) | 57 (162.8344) | 77 (150.8000) | 78 (158.7884) | 78 (150.8116) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 80 / 100 (624.0000) | 81 (157.7142) | 74 (158.2858) | 84 (154.2856) | 79 (153.7144) |