A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Ambition Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
Ambition Que has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Texpat BBQ
Texpat BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 51st of 57 at the BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2023). They finished #938 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2023
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Consistency
±8.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.82 · weakest Chicken (154.61)
Road miles
199
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 100 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
628.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 143.3600 | 154.61 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 155.3944 | 158.82 | top 87% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 153.6344 | 158.22 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 146.8000 | 156.36 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 88 | 0 | top 89% | Apr 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
175
finished ahead 28 times, behind 226
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.1028 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2284 Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the Spring
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 90 / 97 (638.1028) | 71 (166.2284) | 87 (161.1200) | 93 (153.6344) | 88 (157.1200) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 51 / 57 (616.9028) | 49 (154.2400) | 47 (159.9428) | 49 (155.9200) | 52 (146.8000) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 88 / 103 (629.0288) | 102 (143.3600) | 92 (155.3944) | 71 (165.1200) | 65 (165.1544) |