High-water mark
666.7768
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7768 at Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 23, 2015
Optiv BBQ
Optiv BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 22 at the Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.21 · weakest Chicken (162.83)
Road miles
585
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
658.76 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 157.1316 | 162.83 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 158.2628 | 163.04 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 159.4056 | 167.21 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 162.2512 | 165.68 | top 42% |
“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
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
610
finished ahead 347 times, behind 276
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 23, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1509) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Brew BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1944 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- First call Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q
- Career-best overall score666.7768 Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 241 / 557 (659.3140) | 249 (165.6684) | 255 (165.7144) | 406 (159.4056) | 146 (168.5256) |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO | 11 / 22 (666.7768) | 15 (165.6800) | 12 (165.1428) | 5 (173.7028) | 13 (162.2512) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 27 / 49 (650.1944) | 37 (157.1316) | 32 (158.2628) | 13 (168.5256) | 20 (166.2744) |