A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Babylon Grillbillies ahead in 100% of their meetings
Babylon Grillbillies has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pop Bang Cue
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1506 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-08-16
latest 2016-09-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
587.86
last 5 Master vs avg 587.86 (-0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 148.54 · weakest Pork (141.21)
Road miles
244
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
587.86 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Pop Bang Cue has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pop Bang Cue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4019 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 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 126.8228 | 146.11 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 170.8344 | 134.8000 | 146.82 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5484 | 133.0284 | 141.21 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 141.0972 | 148.54 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 59% | 2015-08-14 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2014-08-16 → 2016-09-24
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 148.54 · weakest Pork (141.21)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
587.86
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
128
51–123 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
244
4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-09-24
Power rating
1483
peak 1506 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2015
- First call 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- First category win (Pork Ribs) 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- First overall top-10 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- Career-best overall score627.9312 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- Peak power rating (1506) 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- 2016
- Most recent contest Red White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues | 2015-06-27 |
| +1.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2014-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Red White and Que | 2016-09-24 |
| -11.3 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 65% | 87.2% | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 30% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-24 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 39 / 41 (544.9140) | 40 (126.8228) | 39 (134.8000) | 40 (133.0284) | 27 (150.2628) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 50 / 57 (589.6112) | 23 (161.6912) | 53 (144.5716) | 52 (142.2512) | 51 (141.0972) |
| 2015-06-27 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues Peconic, NY | 9 / 21 (627.9312) | 10 (162.8800) | 1 (170.8344) | 12 (148.5484) | 15 (145.6684) |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 18 / 60 (608.5716) | 59 (133.0628) | 57 (137.0856) | 51 (141.0284) | 23 (157.1200) |