PACKIN' HEAT BBQ
PACKIN' HEAT 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 11th of 37 at the New York City BBQ Cookoff (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Jul 19, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.43 · weakest Brisket (151.77)
Road miles
491
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
626.73 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 158.8228 | 162.43 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.3716 | 156.25 | top 46% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 152.4800 | 156.14 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5488 | 142.2284 | 151.77 | top 54% |
“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 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 68 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.9428 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2972 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1510) Troy Pig Out
- Most recent contest Troy Pig Out
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
- First call Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.5 | New York City BBQ Cookoff | Apr 11, 2014 |
| +2.1 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 4, 2013 |
| +0.3 | Troy Pig Out | Jul 19, 2014 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 87.2% | 87% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2014 | Troy Pig Out Troy, NY | 13 / 25 (624.4116) | 13 (158.8228) | 20 (147.3716) | 7 (161.6800) | 11 (156.5372) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 11 / 37 (627.9428) | 6 (166.2972) | 5 (165.1428) | 16 (154.2744) | 28 (142.2284) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 55 (627.8400) | 12 (165.1428) | 35 (153.6684) | 42 (152.4800) | 24 (156.5488) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT | — | 6 (159.4516) | 6 (158.8344) | — | — |