High-water mark
674.7656
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7656 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2015
Findley's Barbecue
Findley's Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 12th of 26 at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 24, 2014
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Best overall
674.7656 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±6.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.90 · weakest Brisket (163.83)
Road miles
1,717
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 976 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
665.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Findley's Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
Findley's Barbecue has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 100 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1535
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Findley's Barbecue)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Findley's Barbecue has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with Findley's Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
They turned up 6 years after Findley's Barbecue did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | 168.5372 | 157.7028 | 165.00 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 159.4172 | 168.21 | top 35% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 167.4172 | 168.90 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 154.7884 | 163.83 | top 51% |
“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 43% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
713
finished ahead 650 times, behind 286
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1523) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Most recent contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
20153 milestones
- First call 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Career-best overall score674.7656 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4568 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +5.4 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 20, 2016 |
| +3.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 24, 2014 |
| +2.5 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Jun 3, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 91.9% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 93.7% | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 12 / 26 (661.5544) | 14 (166.8228) | 13 (162.8232) | 8 (169.1200) | 11 (162.7884) |
| May 20, 2016 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 12 / 30 (657.0172) | 16 (165.6800) | 8 (169.1316) | 8 (167.4172) | 21 (154.7884) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 126 / 606 (671.9200) | 174 (168.5372) | 408 (159.4172) | 93 (170.8572) | 60 (173.1084) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 92 / 187 (674.7656) | 134 (166.2628) | 8 (177.7028) | 95 (168.5600) | 150 (162.2400) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 49 / 92 (664.4568) | 80 (157.7028) | 23 (171.9772) | 36 (168.5484) | 48 (166.2284) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.