Midlife BBQ NC
Rating
1492
peak 1492
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-06-09
latest 2024-08-30
Best ToY finish
#219
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
384.89
last 4 vs career avg 384.89 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±120.18
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.10 · weakest Brisket (150.22)
Road miles
522
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 146.8340 | 154.83 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 150.2056 | 156.10 | top 63% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 145.6344 | 150.99 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2172 | 150.2172 | 150.22 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 104% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 384.89
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 322.2860 | 315.68 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 592.8912 | 454.11 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 7 / 28 (322.2860) | 12 (156.0116) | 4 (166.2744) | 12 (149.0856) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 26 / 25 (309.0740) | 27 (153.6684) | 24 (155.4056) | 23 (158.2516) | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 9 / 21 (315.3256) | 7 (162.8228) | 10 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 16 / 16 (592.8912) | 15 (146.8340) | 15 (150.2056) | 16 (145.6344) | 15 (150.2172) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #219 (197 pts) | #267 (157 pts) | #205 (247 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #243 (141 pts) | #287 (111 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1143 (86 pts) | #1193 (91 pts) | #1313 (91 pts) | #1184 (86 pts) | #1178 (91 pts) |