A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Key Energy Services ahead in 100% of their meetings
Key Energy Services has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Brigade Energy Services
Brigade Energy Services is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 46 at the Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 29, 2021
latest Sep 28, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Best overall
319.5084 / 360
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
166.9256
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 144.95 · weakest Brisket (141.17)
Road miles
137
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166.9256 | 114.8344 | 144.95 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5828 | 127.4172 | 141.17 | top 47% |
“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 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 84 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 29, 2021 → Sep 28, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES)
—6 milestones
- First tracked contest Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
- First call Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score319.5084 Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.9256 Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2023 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 61 / 88 (280.5140) | — | 30 (153.0968) | — | 75 (127.4172) |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 39 / 54 (258.3316) | — | 49 (114.8344) | — | 18 (143.4972) |
| — | Simmons Energy Permian Basin BBQ cook Off Invitational (BACKYARD ONLY) (JUDGES FULL) unrated Midland, TX | 4 / 46 (319.5084) | — | 1 (166.9256) | — | 11 (152.5828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.