BALL CLUB BBQ

BALL CLUB BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 402nd of 552 at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2014).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1472

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

634.1372 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Best single call

166.8688

Pork Ribs · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±24.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.99)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

604.75 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pork & Boots in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (Oct 29, 2016).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Oct 29, 2016

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	157.6568	134.2284	149.09	top 85%
Pork Ribs	3	166.8688	125.6344	142.99	top 78%
Pork	3	165.6684	155.9428	160.72	top 60%
Brisket	3	155.9316	148.5028	151.94	top 76%

“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

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,047 finished ahead 219 times, behind 1,419

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Oct 29 Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20142 milestones

Oct 2 Career-best overall score634.1372 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8688 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20132 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1487) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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	514 / 557 (606.0912)	422 (157.6568)	548 (136.4800)	379 (160.5600)	452 (151.3944)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	402 / 552 (634.1372)	451 (155.3940)	200 (166.8688)	439 (155.9428)	373 (155.9316)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	507 / 535 (574.0340)	526 (134.2284)	528 (125.6344)	167 (165.6684)	427 (148.5028)