The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BREW HAWG has finished one call ahead of Team Awesome 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Team Awesome
Team Awesome is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 36 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 17, 2015
latest Aug 5, 2016 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (143.22)
Road miles
1,796
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,769 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
613.83 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2740 | 151.3944 | 152.35 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7148 | 150.2400 | 152.56 | top 88% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.9656 | 165.70 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3944 | 141.1316 | 143.22 | top 90% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 93% | Aug 5, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
71
finished ahead 10 times, behind 117
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score618.8008 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Most recent contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- First call Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- Peak power rating (1489) Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -10.9 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled | Jan 17, 2015 |
| -8.5 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 5, 2016 |
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 | 100% | top 89% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 93% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2016 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 32 / 36 (618.8008) | 33 (151.3944) | 31 (153.7148) | 8 (172.5600) | 32 (141.1316) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 56 / 58 (603.8740) | 54 (154.2740) | 53 (150.2400) | 53 (151.9656) | 54 (147.3944) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 17, 2015 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL | 32 / 36 (618.8008) | 33 (151.3944) | 31 (153.7148) | 8 (172.5600) | 32 (141.1316) |