The heartbreaker
2.2628
points from the title
Came within 2.2628 points of the Grand Championship at Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival (2014-10-10).
The Bastey Boys
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1496 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2016-07-02
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 613.48 (+15.10)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±58.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.75 · weakest Brisket (150.23)
Road miles
392
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
613.48 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
High-water mark
671.4172
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4172 at Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-10-10
A tough matchup
5–2
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 71% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.52 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 150.23
- Pork Ribs avg 159.75
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
An October team
Top 33%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 50% the rest of the year
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.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after The Bastey Boys did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Bastey Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.4172 | 159.24 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176.0116 | 147.9544 | 159.75 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 142.7656 | 152.02 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 131.8972 | 150.23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 4 | 0 | top 31% |
| VT | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 42% | 2014-10-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2016-07-02
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.75 · weakest Brisket (150.23)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
613.48
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
87–114 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
392
7 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1496
peak 1496 · #3379 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6108 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2014
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- First Reserve Championship Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score671.4172 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1499) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest I love Barbecue & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-10 |
| +10.2 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
| +8.6 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival | 2015-10-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
| -13.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
| -7.1 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-10-11 |
| -2.7 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2016-07-02 |
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 | 100% | top 39% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 54% | 93.3% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 62% | 90.2% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-02 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 11 / 28 (605.0856) | 18 (151.4172) | 8 (159.4400) | 25 (142.7656) | 26 (137.6572) |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 4 / 25 (659.9084) | 4 (173.1200) | 20 (154.2744) | 21 (155.9200) | 23 (131.8972) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 2 / 27 (671.4172) | 15 (162.8456) | 1 (176.0116) | 19 (157.0972) | 21 (151.9656) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 34 / 34 (454.7200) | 30 (153.0856) | 31 (147.9544) | 29 (153.6800) | — |
| 2013-10-11 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 16 / 21 (625.6120) | 13 (157.6916) | 16 (152.5716) | 20 (151.3944) | 7 (163.9544) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 10 / 42 (649.6108) | 12 (163.4284) | 4 (171.4056) | 29 (155.3940) | 16 (159.3828) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 27 / 31 (614.0684) | 29 (153.0856) | 24 (156.5600) | 29 (147.9200) | 20 (156.5028) |