Chop Chop BBQ
Chop Chop 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 14th of 52 at the Platte City BBQ Cook-Off (2013). Also listed in KCBS results as “Chop-Chop BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 16, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.98 · weakest Brisket (159.29)
Road miles
381
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
654.68 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 163.9312 | 168.98 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 157.1200 | 161.85 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 157.1428 | 164.56 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2858 | 151.4288 | 159.29 | top 57% |
“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 46% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 39% | May 16, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 99 times, behind 68
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First category win (Chicken) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2860 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score661.1430 Valley Center Spring Fling
- Peak power rating (1512) National Bar-B-Que Derby
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2013 |
| +2.6 | Valley Center Spring Fling | May 31, 2013 |
| +1.3 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | Sep 6, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.2 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 16, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67% | top 40% | 91.8% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 26 / 50 (651.3252) | 24 (163.9312) | 37 (157.1200) | 12 (171.4056) | 31 (158.8684) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 17 / 35 (647.9540) | 14 (164) | 20 (160.5484) | 17 (162.8456) | 19 (160.5600) |
| May 31, 2013 | Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS | 15 / 34 (661.1430) | 6 (171.4286) | 5 (171.4286) | 13 (166.8570) | 31 (151.4288) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 14 / 52 (658.2860) | 1 (176.5716) | 30 (158.2858) | 42 (157.1428) | 11 (166.2858) |