Open Gate BBQ

Open Gate 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 17th of 26 at the Porktober Que (2015).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1490

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 25, 2015

latest Sep 23, 2016 · 1 year on the trail

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0512 / 720

Master · Porktober Que

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4400

Pork · Porktober Que

Consistency

±16.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.38 · weakest Brisket (159.01)

Road miles

102

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

648.83 / 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.

High-water mark

665.0512 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0512 at Porktober Que — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2016

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

WINK'S BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WINK'S BARBEQUE 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 BACKYARD BISTRO in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	0	165.1084	158.2056	162.23	top 74%
Pork Ribs	3	0	166.8228	159.3944	163.21	top 64%
Pork	3	1	171.4400	157.6684	164.38	top 64%
Brisket	3	0	170.8112	150.8000	159.01	top 73%

“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 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

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

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 127 finished ahead 33 times, behind 115

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

20162 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best overall score665.0512 Porktober Que
Sep 23 Most recent contest Porktober Que

20155 milestones

Sep 25 First tracked contest Porktober Que
Sep 25 First call Porktober Que
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3716 Porktober Que
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 Porktober Que
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1496) Porktober Que

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	19 / 36 (665.0512)	24 (163.3828)	17 (166.8228)	26 (164.0344)	14 (170.8112)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	82 / 89 (626.0684)	80 (158.2056)	74 (159.3944)	78 (157.6684)	81 (150.8000)
Sep 25, 2015	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	17 / 26 (655.3716)	17 (165.1084)	16 (163.4060)	8 (171.4400)	23 (155.4172)