HEAVY D BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3197

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1500

peak 1543 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2019-06-15

Best ToY finish

#531

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

668.4912 / 720

Master · Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

616.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.43 (-14.52)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

174.3200

Chicken · Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

Consistency

±17.74

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.88)

Road miles

1,420

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 289 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

631.43 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.4912 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.4912 at Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-13

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA has finished one call ahead of HEAVY D BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

10–2 behind in the head-to-head

Q'N CANUCKS ahead in 83% of their meetings

Q'N CANUCKS has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 27%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.88
Chicken avg 161.41
6 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST WINGIN' IT in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
15 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CARNIVORE'S HEAVEN

#3184 of the rated field

1500 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1500

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HEAVY D BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HEAVY D BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

ON THE SAUCE

#3210 of the rated field

1500 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2022-06-03

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The Inked Pig

#3208 of the rated field

1500 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-04-05

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AFRO SMOKE BBQ

#3193 of the rated field

1500 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before HEAVY D BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BatWing BBQ

#3180 of the rated field

1500 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

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PEARL SNAPS BBQ

#3201 of the rated field

1500 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Q'N CANUCKS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PIG IRON	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
JACK9 BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	1	3	174.3200	135.9428	161.41	top 48%
Pork Ribs	15	6	0	0	169.7372	141.1316	155.88	top 56%
Pork	15	3	0	1	169.7142	141.0628	156.43	top 58%
Brisket	15	4	0	0	169.6684	146.2400	157.10	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
NY	9	top 38%
ON	2	top 64%
QC	1	top 52%
CA	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 49%
Large (40+)	6	top 39%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	3	5	0	top 29%	2015-06-19
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 37%	2014-08-08

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.1 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2019-06-15

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 9 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.88)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 10 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 5 of 15 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 631.43 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 263 329–262 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,420 15 mapped stops · furthest 289 mi

Schedule strength 1520 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2017-06-09 → 2018-06-22

Power rating 1500 peak 1543 · #3197 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First overall top-10 Roc City Rib Fest
Aug 9 First overall podium Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
2014
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4912 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 Career-best overall score668.4912 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 Peak power rating (1543) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
2015
Aug 8 First category win (Chicken) Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
Aug 8 10th tracked contest Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition
2019
Jun 15 Most recent contest 514 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	Roc City Rib Fest	2013-05-25
+10.9	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2013-06-14
+10.7	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2013-08-09
+10	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2014-06-13
+4.1	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	*Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival	2017-06-09
-10.4	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval	2015-07-10
-8.7	*Ayr Charity BBQ	2018-06-22
-7.1	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2014-08-08
-5.8	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	88.4%	88.4%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 83%	83.5%	83.5%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 86%	86.6%	86.6%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 64%	86.7%	84.9%
2015	3	1	1	67%	top 61%	88.8%	86.7%
2014	3	1	0	33%	top 49%	92.8%	89.2%
2013	4	3	0	75%	top 18%	89.7%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-15	514 BBQ Saint-LÃ©onard, QC	12 / 23 (636.4684)	7 (166.8456)	10 (156.5600)	10 (163.9772)	22 (149.0856)
2018-06-22	*Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0	15 / 18 (601.5544)	14 (153.6800)	9 (160.5600)	16 (141.0628)	12 (146.2516)
2017-06-09	*Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario, N4B 2W4	19 / 22 (623.3028)	12 (162.8572)	21 (149.0628)	18 (147.9656)	6 (163.4172)
2016-09-03	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	25 / 35 (624.4688)	21 (161.1200)	22 (156.5488)	32 (147.9428)	18 (158.8572)
2016-08-06	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	23 / 41 (598.7772)	40 (135.9428)	15 (153.7372)	5 (162.8572)	25 (146.2400)
2015-08-08	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	10 / 22 (609.1544)	1 (169.7828)	21 (141.1316)	21 (142.8000)	5 (155.4400)
2015-07-10	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	15 / 18 (639.5312)	14 (159.4400)	10 (163.4400)	12 (161.7484)	15 (154.9028)
2015-06-19	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	25 / 47 (624.5604)	33 (155.4288)	37 (148.5488)	26 (157.7028)	11 (162.8800)
2014-08-08	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	25 / 39 (636.4688)	31 (157.1544)	28 (157.0972)	21 (162.8228)	17 (159.3944)
2014-06-13	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	8 / 47 (668.4912)	11 (168.0000)	8 (169.7372)	24 (161.0856)	5 (169.6684)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	56 / 86 (622.3432)	38 (162.2972)	65 (148.6288)	47 (158.2856)	58 (153.1316)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	24 / 71 (636.5828)	12 (166.9028)	39 (151.9772)	29 (160.5256)	29 (157.1772)
2013-08-09	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	3 / 31 (640.5712)	2 (174.3200)	24 (154.2744)	20 (155.9772)	5 (165.7488)
2013-06-14	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	5 / 31 (644.5714)	21 (154.2856)	7 (160.0002)	2 (169.7142)	11 (160.5714)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	9 / 80 (645.7140)	3 (173.1428)	6 (166.8572)	45 (151.9998)	31 (153.7142)

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

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1645 (113 pts)	#1435 (153 pts)	#1559 (123 pts)	#1562 (123 pts)	#1997 (63 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1799 (93 pts)	#1833 (98 pts)	#1574 (128 pts)	#1890 (88 pts)	#1764 (108 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2105 (77 pts)	#1974 (112 pts)	#2263 (67 pts)	#2146 (82 pts)	#1602 (162 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1719 (130 pts)	#1765 (140 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1305 (245 pts)	#1655 (155 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1669 (122 pts)	#1148 (272 pts)	#2164 (67 pts)	#2191 (67 pts)	#1498 (172 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1014 (306 pts)	#1158 (281 pts)	#1075 (306 pts)	#1310 (236 pts)	#906 (376 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#531 (592 pts)	#430 (722 pts)	#681 (487 pts)	#685 (487 pts)	#719 (457 pts)