TAURUS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2772

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1521 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2014-08-08

Best ToY finish

#692

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

659.4288 / 720

Master · Boston Hill BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.20 (+1.44)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Consistency

±15.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.05)

Road miles

398

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)

Master avg

638.20 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RED VALLEY BBQ has finished one call ahead of TAURUS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Q'N CANUCKS ahead in 86% of their meetings

Q'N CANUCKS has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.29 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.05
Brisket avg 163.34
2 calls in 8 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.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

Q'N CANUCKS ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Q'N CANUCKS has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.22% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
8 contests

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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.

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

FLAT IRON BBQ

#2766 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-03-25

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ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW

#2782 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with TAURUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Mid-West Coatings

#2774 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after TAURUS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Rex BBQ

#2765 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

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Scrappy's BBQ

#2767 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

THIN BLUE QUE

#2781 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-05-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
PIG IRON	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JUST WINGIN' IT	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HEAVY D BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BLACK DAWG BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	6	2	3	33%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	0	170.8572	143.9200	157.54	top 56%
Pork Ribs	8	2	1	1	176.5600	142.8228	156.05	top 54%
Pork	8	3	0	1	172.5828	147.4286	162.41	top 37%
Brisket	8	4	0	0	172.0000	153.6572	163.34	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	7	0	top 38%
PA	1	0	top 90%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	5	0	top 26%	2014-08-08
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	16	0	top 54%	2014-06-13

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.1 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2014-08-08

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 163.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.05)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 2 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 638.20 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 186 213–150 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 398 8 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi

Schedule strength 1510 average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests

Power rating 1512 peak 1521 · #2772 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 28 First call Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4288 Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 Career-best overall score659.4288 Boston Hill BBQ Fest
2014
Jun 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 Peak power rating (1521) Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Aug 8 Most recent contest Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	2013-06-28
+7.3	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2013-08-09
+6.6	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
+5.2	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2014-06-13
+2.9	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2014-08-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Warren County All American BBQ Festival	2014-07-18
-7.9	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2013-06-14
-0.6	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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	4	0	0	1	75%	top 53%	91.3%	88.7%
2013	4	0	2	0	75%	top 35%	91.6%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-08-08	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	14 / 39 (657.0516)	4 (170.8572)	17 (162.2400)	4 (170.2972)	26 (153.6572)
2014-07-18	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	19 / 21 (617.5432)	20 (143.9200)	20 (145.0744)	9 (159.9888)	5 (168.5600)
2014-06-13	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	16 / 47 (652.9940)	38 (150.7884)	1 (176.5600)	19 (163.3828)	20 (162.2628)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	45 / 86 (627.8284)	68 (151.3828)	40 (157.1200)	60 (153.6456)	18 (165.6800)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	21 / 71 (642.7772)	31 (159.3828)	44 (147.4288)	15 (163.9656)	7 (172.0000)
2013-08-09	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	5 / 31 (629.0744)	15 (162.8456)	31 (142.8228)	2 (172.5828)	7 (165.1544)
2013-06-28	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	10 / 49 (659.4288)	19 (162.2856)	10 (163.4288)	12 (168.0000)	8 (165.7144)
2013-06-14	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	23 / 31 (613.7140)	16 (158.8568)	19 (153.7144)	24 (147.4286)	21 (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
2014 ↗	Master	#862 (387 pts)	#835 (432 pts)	#694 (547 pts)	#729 (522 pts)	#809 (442 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#692 (451 pts)	#836 (386 pts)	#870 (366 pts)	#570 (581 pts)	#540 (586 pts)