Texas-car-b-que

Texas-car-b-que is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #127 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#127

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1788

peak 1797 · rated over 55 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 13, 2015

latest Feb 14, 2020 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#63

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

6 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 58 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 24%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7372 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

688.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.45 (+9.71)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±13.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.07 · weakest Brisket (168.30)

Road miles

14,477

across 58 mapped stops · furthest 684 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$243K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.45 / 720

57 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1200 points from the title

Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Viking Grillfestivalen (Nov 1, 2019).

Among the elite

#127 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1788 puts them #127 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1788
peak 1797
55 rated contests

On the rise

+48 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 48 points across 16 contests since Feb 15, 2019 — from 1740 up to 1788.

16 contests since Feb 15, 2019
now 1788

Giant slayer

61 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off.

Apr 5, 2019

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 7%

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 49 of 58 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 58 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.7372 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.7372 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 5, 2019

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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 19 entries at contests carrying the title.

19 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Rio Valley Meat BBQ has finished one call ahead of Texas-car-b-que 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

25–10 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 35 shared contests.

The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off on Apr 5, 2019 — 13 contests and 7.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 5, 2019
7.5 years ago

A strong matchup

27–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ in 27 of their 27 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

6 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 6 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

1 Grand Championship
58 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN DAN has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An April team

Top 13% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 13% across 6 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.

6 April contests
top 24% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,477 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,477 miles across 58 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 684 miles to National Western BBQ Throwdown.

58 mapped stops
furthest 684 mi

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
58 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown every year from 2016 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 5th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#361 (305 pts)	#325 (385 pts)	#334 (375 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#469 (250 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#63 (2,084 pts)	#64 (1,894 pts)	#91 (1,751 pts)	#46 (2,056 pts)	#109 (1,662 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#145 (1,657 pts)	#117 (1,701 pts)	#197 (1,347 pts)	#143 (1,532 pts)	#210 (1,362 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#219 (1,424 pts)	#186 (1,459 pts)	#331 (1,089 pts)	#143 (1,624 pts)	#246 (1,334 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#234 (1,388 pts)	#165 (1,549 pts)	#271 (1,268 pts)	#301 (1,174 pts)	#204 (1,468 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1020 (325 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#1923 (115 pts)	#1296 (220 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Texas-car-b-que, each with one reason worth a look.

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS

#128 of the rated field

1788 power rating

Contests: 132
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1826

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Texas-car-b-que)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Texas-car-b-que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 128 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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Poppa Pig

#126 of the rated field

1788 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1821

They've been 1821 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 106 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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MAN MEAT BBQ

#129 of the rated field

1788 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 315
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1896

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Texas-car-b-que)

315 contests to 58: their number has had years to settle where Texas-car-b-que's is still finding its level.

rated over 294 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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Ham Squad

#125 of the rated field

1789 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 13
Top-10s: 76%
Peak: 1834

Their rating is built on 13 Grand Championships in 84 contests, alongside a 76% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 77 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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TIRE SMOKE BBQ

#124 of the rated field

1789 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 104
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1831

Level with Texas-car-b-que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 92 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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ZZYZX BAR.B.Q

#130 of the rated field

1788 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 97
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1809

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 97 contests to 58.

rated over 95 contests
last seen Dec 14, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	35	18	17	51%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	35	10	25	29%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	31	10	21	32%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	29	17	12	59%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	28	14	14	50%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	28	11	17	39%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	27	27	0	100%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	24	16	8	67%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	23	17	6	74%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	21	21	0	100%	⚔ compare
Rio Valley Meat BBQ	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	57	27	5	10	178.8572	153.0972	171.07	top 29%
Pork Ribs	57	20	2	5	177.1544	153.1088	168.72	top 34%
Pork	57	26	2	10	179.4400	154.2168	170.37	top 32%
Brisket	57	21	0	7	177.7144	157.0972	168.30	top 34%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 13%
Medium (20–39)	23	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	33	1	top 20%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	24	1	top 21%
OK	23	0	top 30%
KS	4	0	top 12%
CO	3	0	top 17%
MS	1	0	top 8%
AR	1	0	top 52%
NM	1	0	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	5	5	0	top 33%	Feb 14, 2020
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	3	2	0	top 15%	Aug 30, 2019
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2	1	1	top 7%	Apr 5, 2019
Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)	2	6	0	top 23%	May 11, 2019
Humble Rodeo and BBQ	2	3	0	top 6%	Feb 1, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	21	0	top 18%	Sep 15, 2018
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2	7	0	top 13%	Aug 24, 2018
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	8	0	top 15%	May 5, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	13	0	top 25%	Mar 25, 2017
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	4	0	top 26%	Sep 3, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	2	0	top 23%	Mar 11, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 18 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 9.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 25 of 58 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 42 11 of them more than once

First title Apr 5, 2019 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Opponents faced 1,783 finished ahead 3,158 times, behind 775

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Feb 14 Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

20197 milestones

Apr 5 First Grand Championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 First state championship Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Biggest field won (61 teams) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Career-best overall score701.7372 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 7 50th tracked contest Buskers, Brews & BBQ
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Nov 1 Peak power rating (1797) Viking Grillfestivalen

20171 milestone

Sep 2 25th tracked contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20165 milestones

Mar 11 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 11 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 11 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 11 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 26 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20153 milestones

Mar 13 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 13 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3876 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 11, 2016
+13	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Sep 3, 2016
+12.1	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 20, 2018
+11.8	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Mar 25, 2017
+11.6	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 14, 2020
-8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 23, 2016
-5.6	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)	May 26, 2017
-1.2	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	Aug 12, 2016
-1	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 10, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	1	0	0	0	100%	top 57%	92.6%	92.6%
2019	18	1	13	3	89%	top 16%	97.5%	95.3%
2018	13	0	7	1	85%	top 18%	97.1%	95%
2017	12	0	5	3	75%	top 28%	96.6%	93.8%
2016	12	0	5	2	83%	top 36%	95.4%	93%
2015	2	0	0	0	100%	top 42%	90.8%	90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 14, 2020	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	24 / 42 (666.7084)	9 (173.1200)	15 (169.1200)	28 (162.7884)	27 (161.6800)
Nov 1, 2019	Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX	2 / 15 (698.2400)	2 (175.4172)	1 (177.1544)	7 (171.9656)	4 (173.7028)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	38 / 468 (686.7996)	107 (170.8456)	153 (168)	3 (179.4400)	156 (168.5140)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	7 / 135 (698.2744)	72 (171.4056)	10 (176.5716)	12 (176.5600)	36 (173.7372)
Aug 30, 2019	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	8 / 58 (690.8228)	27 (169.7028)	11 (171.9772)	12 (172)	2 (177.1428)
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	17 / 62 (669.0744)	6 (173.7028)	34 (161.1316)	5 (174.2744)	32 (159.9656)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	10 / 54 (682.7772)	5 (176)	15 (170.2744)	25 (167.3828)	14 (169.1200)
Jun 22, 2019	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK	5 / 27 (686.8800)	10 (170.8456)	6 (171.4744)	3 (174.8572)	11 (169.7028)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	9 / 38 (681.0284)	6 (172.5600)	13 (171.9772)	8 (170.8228)	11 (165.6684)
May 24, 2019	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	2 / 26 (678.9488)	2 (172)	10 (165.6800)	8 (169.8172)	5 (171.4516)
May 11, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX	6 / 21 (687.9656)	6 (173.7028)	11 (170.8572)	3 (174.8800)	10 (168.5256)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	7 / 38 (675.3484)	7 (172.5828)	24 (158.8344)	2 (177.7028)	14 (166.2284)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	2 / 39 (689.6456)	15 (170.2628)	1 (177.1544)	16 (170.2628)	9 (171.9656)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	1 / 61 (701.7372)	1 (178.8572)	3 (173.7600)	8 (174.2628)	3 (174.8572)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	15 / 62 (687.4060)	17 (174.2628)	11 (173.1888)	30 (169.1200)	24 (170.8344)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	17 / 74 (682.1716)	16 (171.9772)	28 (168.5488)	22 (170.8344)	25 (170.8112)
Feb 15, 2019	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	10 / 33 (688.5024)	14 (170.8456)	10 (173.1200)	6 (174.2856)	13 (170.2512)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	13 / 126 (674.2740)	11 (169.1428)	21 (168.5828)	5 (177.7028)	57 (158.8456)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	3 / 38 (685.6112)	24 (166.2284)	9 (171.4172)	2 (176.5600)	7 (171.4056)
Oct 26, 2018	10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK	5 / 27 (684.4684)	11 (166.8228)	6 (170.8344)	3 (173.1084)	2 (173.7028)
Oct 13, 2018	Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que Muskogee, OK	11 / 26 (670.7888)	17 (163.9772)	8 (166.8688)	18 (164.5372)	3 (175.4056)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	104 / 467 (677.1312)	39 (175.4056)	29 (175.4628)	289 (161.7256)	219 (164.5372)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	21 / 164 (693.0856)	40 (174.2628)	41 (173.1544)	15 (176.5600)	97 (169.1084)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	19 / 74 (672.4684)	12 (173.7372)	39 (164.5372)	7 (173.7028)	50 (160.4912)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	7 / 54 (680.5028)	7 (174.2856)	10 (172.0116)	13 (170.2628)	26 (163.9428)
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship Oklahoma City, OK	8 / 24 (685.1660)	8 (171.4400)	5 (172.5716)	9 (169.1544)	8 (172)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	2 / 49 (699.3828)	1 (177.7028)	28 (166.8344)	4 (177.7028)	6 (177.1428)
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	9 / 69 (674.8572)	16 (169.7372)	4 (174.2972)	38 (162.2628)	13 (168.5600)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	13 / 79 (690.8228)	2 (178.2972)	41 (168.5944)	34 (171.9656)	27 (171.9656)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	16 / 84 (685.6916)	3 (178.2972)	49 (165.7144)	45 (168.5600)	17 (173.1200)
Feb 16, 2018	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	5 / 38 (686.8116)	8 (172.5944)	2 (176.0116)	5 (174.2628)	16 (163.9428)
Feb 2, 2018	Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX	3 / 145 (687.3716)	16 (170.2628)	22 (169.1316)	3 (176.5600)	13 (171.4172)
Oct 13, 2017	Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 2, 2017	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX	2 / 46 (683.3716)	1 (178.2972)	20 (164.5256)	4 (173.7144)	14 (166.8344)
Aug 11, 2017	Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff Conroe, TX	4 / 26 (672.5260)	16 (158.2628)	6 (167.9888)	1 (178.8572)	4 (167.4172)
Jul 7, 2017	16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	16 / 31 (671.3144)	19 (168.5256)	7 (171.4172)	11 (170.2744)	23 (161.0972)
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	12 / 29 (671.8628)	1 (178.2972)	19 (162.2516)	5 (173.1084)	23 (158.2056)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	21 / 36 (653.0288)	11 (169.7488)	21 (163.3944)	26 (160.5144)	25 (159.3712)
May 5, 2017	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	8 / 68 (684.5144)	4 (176.5716)	30 (162.8228)	6 (175.4172)	14 (169.7028)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	9 / 33 (682.1940)	24 (167.4056)	12 (167.9772)	11 (170.8112)	4 (176)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	13 / 77 (690.2172)	55 (166.8228)	14 (174.8572)	31 (170.8228)	2 (177.7144)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	28 / 87 (679.9544)	8 (176)	74 (158.8344)	10 (174.8572)	33 (170.2628)
Feb 16, 2017	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	5 / 41 (695.4284)	18 (167.4056)	8 (173.1428)	2 (178.2972)	5 (176.5828)
Feb 3, 2017	Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	44 / 136 (648.4916)	65 (158.8000)	103 (153.1088)	22 (170.2628)	37 (166.3200)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	9 / 28 (675.9088)	14 (167.9772)	14 (165.1088)	1 (178.8800)	15 (163.9428)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	29 / 30 (666.2060)	22 (166.8228)	21 (169.1660)	26 (165.6800)	23 (164.5372)
Sep 16, 2016	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	10 / 43 (677.1088)	14 (170.2856)	5 (173.1544)	29 (160.5144)	3 (173.1544)
Sep 3, 2016	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	4 / 58 (686.7884)	5 (173.7028)	17 (169.1428)	24 (168.5256)	2 (175.4172)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	9 / 72 (674.8456)	24 (165.1656)	6 (174.2972)	4 (176.5600)	43 (158.8228)
Aug 12, 2016	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	17 / 29 (640.3768)	25 (153.0972)	15 (162.2284)	24 (155.9428)	10 (169.1084)
Jul 2, 2016	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	16 / 27 (657.6228)	4 (173.7028)	19 (160.5600)	17 (163.9428)	16 (159.4172)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	15 / 83 (677.6460)	13 (171.9772)	32 (163.9544)	13 (170.8572)	9 (170.8572)
Apr 1, 2016	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	11 / 44 (673.6796)	2 (174.8456)	11 (169.1428)	35 (155.9884)	4 (173.7028)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	25 / 66 (676.4456)	54 (161.6572)	28 (168.5600)	19 (173.1084)	12 (173.1200)
Mar 11, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	2 / 29 (672.5260)	1 (176.0116)	3 (173.7028)	18 (161.7144)	16 (161.0972)
Feb 25, 2016	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	22 / 42 (657.0284)	9 (171.4056)	21 (160.5600)	15 (167.9656)	30 (157.0972)
Sep 4, 2015	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	31 / 70 (653.6576)	5 (172.5716)	11 (169.7028)	61 (154.2400)	50 (157.1432)
Mar 13, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	12 / 30 (648.3876)	9 (165.1084)	15 (162.8112)	25 (154.2168)	7 (166.2512)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Texas-car-b-que

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)