Tip of Texas BBQ AZ
Rating
1544
peak 1544 · rated over 7 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2020-06-12
latest 2025-05-02
Best ToY finish
#584
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
683.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.84 (+30.42)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±59.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.14 · weakest Brisket (167.08)
Road miles
4043
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1086 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.84 / 720
7 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout (2022-03-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Bushmaster BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Best in the Southwest (2024-02-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushmaster BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 164.5484 | 173.14 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.4916 | 167.32 | top 47% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 164.5600 | 170.03 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173.1200 | 153.0972 | 167.08 | top 40% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| TX | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (2 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout (2022-03-19)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 652.84 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-06-12 — First tracked contest · Beats, Brews, & BBQ
- 📣 2020-08-14 — First call · Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- 🏆 2022-03-19 — First Grand Championship · Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout
- ⭐ 2025-05-02 — Career-best overall score (697.6916) · The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
- 📈 2025-05-02 — Peak power rating (1544) · The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.5 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout | 2022-03-19 |
| +16 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | 2021-08-13 |
| +14.7 | Best in the Southwest | 2024-02-23 |
| +14 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | 2025-05-02 |
| +5.4 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2022-01-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 2020-08-14 |
| -11.1 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ | 2020-06-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 96.9% | 96.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 94.3% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 10% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 89% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 5 / 30 (697.6916) | 5 (177.1428) | 11 (173.7144) | 12 (173.7144) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 5 / 25 (689.6916) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (164.5600) | 13 (170.2744) |
| 2022-03-19 | Inaugural Yellow City BBQ Shootout 🏅 Amarillo, TX | 1 / 17 (678.7768) | 5 (169.1200) | 6 (166.8112) | 2 (170.8228) | 1 (172.0228) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 25 / 59 (671.9544) | 5 (174.2972) | 47 (161.6572) | 21 (170.2972) | 25 (165.7028) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 4 / 42 (678.1944) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (168.5600) | 17 (165.6800) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 41 / 42 (512.6060) | — | 18 (169.1544) | 8 (174.3200) | 16 (169.1316) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 51 / 55 (640.9828) | 42 (164.5484) | 55 (152.4916) | 25 (170.8456) | 48 (153.0972) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #773 (175 pts) | #738 (225 pts) | #726 (250 pts) | #1123 (85 pts) | #1011 (110 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #584 (327 pts) | #567 (377 pts) | #835 (217 pts) | #614 (322 pts) | #609 (327 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #690 (210 pts) | #600 (285 pts) | #985 (130 pts) | #1113 (100 pts) | #1034 (115 pts) |