A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
HAMBONES BY THE FIRE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Kilted Kilby BBQ
Kilted Kilby BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 38 at the Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition (2014). They are ranked #3495 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jun 10, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.14)
Road miles
3,046
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,523 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
641.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Kilted Kilby BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Kilted Kilby BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 150.8572 | 162.50 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 143.3600 | 158.14 | top 62% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 155.4056 | 159.52 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 149.0856 | 161.00 | top 47% |
“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 13% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 4 | 41 | 0 | top 71% | Jun 10, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
218
finished ahead 129 times, behind 227
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
20146 milestones
- First call Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score661.6228 Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1511) Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition | Feb 21, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -7.3 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -2 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -0.9 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
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 82% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 62 / 76 (634.7200) | 18 (173.1316) | 61 (156.5600) | 69 (155.9428) | 70 (149.0856) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 67 / 78 (618.7084) | 47 (163.3944) | 77 (143.3600) | 53 (158.8456) | 61 (153.1084) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 41 / 73 (653.0168) | 48 (162.2512) | 52 (159.3600) | 59 (155.4056) | 6 (176) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition San Juan, PR | 5 / 38 (661.6228) | 14 (162.8456) | 6 (169.7028) | 8 (166.2744) | 9 (162.8000) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 57 / 97 (637.7142) | 80 (150.8572) | 42 (161.7146) | 58 (161.1426) | 31 (163.9998) |