A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BBQ BEER BUDDIES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1503 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2014-10-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.55
last 3 Master vs avg 615.55 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.33 · weakest Chicken (149.11)
Road miles
70
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
615.55 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BBQ BEER BUDDIES has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ BEER BUDDIES)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ BEER BUDDIES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BBQ BEER BUDDIES)
10 contests to 3: their number has had years to settle where BBQ BEER BUDDIES's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after BBQ BEER BUDDIES did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ BEER BUDDIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2854 | 141.6340 | 149.11 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 150.8570 | 155.80 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 149.7256 | 157.33 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4516 | 145.6456 | 153.32 | top 42% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 58% | 2014-10-03 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2014-10-03
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.33 · weakest Chicken (149.11)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
615.55
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
155
93–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
70
3 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1500
peak 1503 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score619.4284 Middletown BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1503) Middletown BBQ Cook Off
- 2014
- First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off | 2013-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.6 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
| -0.3 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 86% | 86% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 86% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 36 / 65 (619.2340) | 62 (141.6340) | 10 (165.1316) | 11 (166.8228) | 45 (145.6456) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 52 / 85 (608.0000) | 72 (147.4172) | 51 (151.4056) | 54 (149.7256) | 14 (159.4516) |
| 2013-05-17 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE | 24 / 56 (619.4284) | 24 (158.2854) | 34 (150.8570) | 32 (155.4286) | 23 (154.8574) |