High-water mark
685.1316
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.1316 at Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2014
Black Cloud BBQ
Black Cloud BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at the Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Nov 1, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.83 · weakest Pork (165.55)
Road miles
225
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
665.35 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 158.8228 | 167.83 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 159.9884 | 165.56 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 158.2512 | 165.55 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.2856 | 166.41 | top 44% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 56 times, behind 55
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- First overall top-10 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score685.1316 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1509) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- First call Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1940 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2014 |
| +1.5 | Smokelawn | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -1.5 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff | Nov 1, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 95.2% | 92.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2014 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 4 / 25 (685.1316) | 14 (164.5488) | 2 (174.8800) | 6 (172.5828) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR | 19 / 26 (666.1708) | 14 (172.5600) | 23 (159.9884) | 20 (166.2512) | 16 (167.3712) |
| May 2, 2014 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 20 / 39 (651.9196) | 29 (158.8228) | 19 (165.7028) | 16 (165.1084) | 16 (162.2856) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR | 16 / 25 (658.1940) | 5 (175.4056) | 18 (161.6800) | 20 (158.2512) | 13 (162.8572) |