THE BREADMAN TX
Rating
1469
peak 1469
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2025-03-28
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.99
last 4 vs career avg 618.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.26 · weakest Chicken (150.26)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 143.9772 | 150.26 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 153.0740 | 155.09 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 134.7772 | 155.38 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 151.9772 | 158.26 | top 58% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TX (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 618.99
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 | 583.8288 | 583.83 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.7084 | 630.71 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.0912 | 622.09 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 639.3140 | 639.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 44 / 48 (583.8288) | 45 (143.9772) | 43 (153.0972) | 47 (134.7772) | 37 (151.9772) |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 47 / 57 (630.7084) | 44 (157.7144) | 46 (158.8000) | 38 (160.5256) | 42 (153.6684) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off Cedar Park, TX | 40 / 48 (622.0912) | 45 (148.5256) | 41 (153.0740) | 40 (158.2400) | 21 (162.2516) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 35 / 61 (639.3140) | 50 (150.8228) | 47 (155.3828) | 21 (167.9772) | 22 (165.1312) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1170 (80 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #1905 (80 pts) | #1908 (75 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1898 (80 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1557 (165 pts) | #1293 (245 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1429 (215 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |