A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Baker Hughes ahead in 100% of their meetings
Baker Hughes has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Cactus Drilling
Cactus Drilling is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 88 at the Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 22 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2021
latest Nov 5, 2024 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 141.44 · weakest Brisket (129.33)
Road miles
265
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi
Backyard avg
239.20 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0340 | 109.1084 | 141.44 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.5316 | 93.7596 | 129.33 | top 66% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
198
finished ahead 142 times, behind 162
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Sep 28, 2023 → Nov 5, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score303.5656 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)156.0340 Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 17% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 76.5% | 76.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 56.4% | 56.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 45 / 102 (301.1196) | — | 42 (153.7140) | — | 47 (147.4056) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 15 / 88 (303.5656) | — | 21 (156.0340) | — | 29 (147.5316) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 54 / 64 (275.5312) | — | 44 (146.8912) | — | 55 (128.6400) |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 52 / 54 (202.8680) | — | 51 (109.1084) | — | 54 (93.7596) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.