BACK FROM THE DEAD OK
Rating
1456
peak 1456
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-09-20
latest 2025-09-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.62
last 5 vs career avg 624.62 (-0.00)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.54)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BLUE COLLAR BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLLOW Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 150.2628 | 159.28 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 139.3488 | 153.54 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 149.6456 | 155.72 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 144.5256 | 156.08 | top 75% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in OK (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 624.62
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.6404 | 622.64 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.1888 | 611.19 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646.7088 | 646.71 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 637.5884 | 637.59 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 604.9940 | 604.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 21 / 26 (622.6404) | 19 (161.1088) | 23 (151.3716) | 21 (153.6228) | 21 (156.5372) |
| 2023-09-15 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 25 / 26 (611.1888) | 16 (166.2400) | 26 (139.3488) | 25 (149.6456) | 22 (155.9544) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 32 / 39 (646.7088) | 25 (166.2400) | 31 (158.2516) | 21 (168.5600) | 32 (153.6572) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 19 / 25 (637.5884) | 21 (152.5484) | 21 (158.2056) | 22 (157.1200) | 8 (169.7144) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 27 / 28 (604.9940) | 23 (150.2628) | 16 (160.5372) | 25 (149.6684) | 27 (144.5256) |