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
Pop Bang Cue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 21 at the 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2014
latest Sep 24, 2016 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 148.54 · weakest Pork (141.21)
Road miles
244
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
582.69 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2 | 50 | 0 | top 91% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 25 times, behind 150
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Sep 24, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Red White and Que
20156 milestones
- 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 (1492) 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues | Jun 27, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2014 |
| -11.1 | Red White and Que | Sep 24, 2016 |
| -10.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 93% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2016 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 39 / 41 (544.9140) | 40 (126.8228) | 39 (134.8000) | 40 (133.0284) | 27 (150.2628) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 50 / 57 (589.6112) | 23 (161.6912) | 53 (144.5716) | 52 (142.2512) | 51 (141.0972) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 56 / 60 (568.2968) | 59 (133.0628) | 57 (137.0856) | 51 (141.0284) | 23 (157.1200) |