BBQ PROJECT TX
Rating
1525
peak 1528
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2021-06-04
latest 2025-09-12
Best ToY finish
#652
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.10 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 670.12 (-4.02)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.90 · weakest Chicken (164.64)
Road miles
3462
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1620 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 1097 Cookers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 48 at their very first tracked contest, Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (2021-06-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 154.2628 | 164.64 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 166.2628 | 169.90 | top 37% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.8116 | 168.07 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 160.5600 | 167.51 | top 36% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.12
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 660.5028 | 660.50 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.9432 | 667.94 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 664.5028 | 664.50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.9428 | 668.78 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.2288 | 690.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 53 / 92 (660.5028) | 51 (165.6800) | 45 (168.0000) | 51 (166.2628) | 58 (160.5600) |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 34 / 67 (667.9432) | 47 (164.5600) | 28 (170.2972) | 50 (162.8116) | 14 (170.2744) |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 45 / 99 (664.5028) | 90 (154.2628) | 34 (170.2628) | 19 (173.1200) | 35 (166.8572) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 27 / 56 (661.6228) | 21 (167.4172) | 26 (166.2628) | 29 (162.8228) | 29 (165.1200) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 6 / 28 (675.9428) | 10 (166.2628) | 7 (173.7144) | 19 (165.6912) | 12 (170.2744) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off Cedar Park, TX | 3 / 48 (690.2288) | 15 (169.6800) | 11 (170.8344) | 2 (177.7144) | 2 (172.0000) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1260 (80 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #652 (235 pts) | #1087 (110 pts) | #985 (130 pts) | #632 (260 pts) | #647 (260 pts) |