BEAN CAN BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3311

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1507 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2018-06-22

Best ToY finish

#798

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3144 / 720

Master · Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.25 (+4.03)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork · Beach Boogie and Barbeque

Consistency

±14.40

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.79 · weakest Brisket (158.71)

Road miles

2,727

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1423 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

647.25 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

667.3144 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3144 at Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-10

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 89% of their meetings

SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 158.71
Pork avg 164.79
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) (2018-06-22).

last seen 2015-04-10
back 2018-06-22

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Killer B's BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
11 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.

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

Traditions BBQ

#3300 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1503

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BEAN CAN BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEAN CAN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

CHILLIN N GRILLIN BBQ COMPANY

#3304 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Solo Dolo BBQ

#3322 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

THE REAL SMOKING BUTTS

#3302 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoking Section

#3310 of the rated field

1497 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-25
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

PECULIAR SMOKE

#3308 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-04-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN SKULLIES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA Q	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	0	173.1544	151.3484	163.77	top 54%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	171.9998	148.5712	159.97	top 63%
Pork	11	4	1	174.8456	157.0740	164.79	top 50%
Brisket	11	0	0	166.2400	145.7142	158.71	top 62%

“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
NC	9	top 55%
NM	1	top 59%
SC	1	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pig Fest	2	15	0	top 45%	2014-06-20

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

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2018-06-22

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 9 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.79 · weakest Brisket (158.71)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 6 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 647.25 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 307 242–289 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,727 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,423 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.2 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2018-06-22

Power rating 1497 peak 1507 · #3311 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7136 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1507) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
2014
Aug 29 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
2015
Apr 10 10th tracked contest Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)
Apr 10 Career-best overall score667.3144 Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)
2018
Jun 22 Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2013-10-11
+7.5	Peak City Pig Fest	2014-06-20
+6	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2013-04-26
+5.4	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)	2015-04-10
+0.9	Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1)	2018-06-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	2014-04-18
-6.7	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2013-09-20
-5.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	2014-10-10
-3.6	Beach Boogie and Barbeque	2014-08-29
-2.3	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2014-09-26

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 59%	89.8%	89.8%
2015	1	0%	top 41%	92.7%	92.7%
2014	5	60%	top 66%	92.5%	89.4%
2013	4	75%	top 47%	91.2%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-22	Smokin On The Pecos(Day 1) Artesia, NM	23 / 39 (646.6972)	23 (163.9428)	33 (157.0744)	27 (161.6800)	20 (164.0000)
2015-04-10	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	21 / 51 (667.3144)	11 (173.1544)	24 (167.4172)	37 (160.5028)	21 (166.2400)
2014-10-10	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	38 / 53 (626.6512)	47 (151.3484)	34 (158.8572)	27 (161.0856)	38 (155.3600)
2014-09-26	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC	17 / 24 (666.1828)	9 (171.4400)	18 (162.2744)	16 (168.5256)	17 (163.9428)
2014-08-29	Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC	25 / 38 (649.5652)	32 (158.2972)	32 (156.4912)	3 (174.8456)	21 (159.9312)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	15 / 48 (657.0628)	40 (158.8456)	10 (169.1200)	9 (169.6800)	26 (159.4172)
2014-04-18	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	51 / 55 (619.2340)	49 (154.8228)	50 (150.8228)	47 (157.0740)	40 (156.5144)
2013-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 55 (656.9712)	10 (169.1200)	29 (158.8000)	10 (167.4056)	26 (161.6456)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	53 / 72 (642.1144)	31 (166.8228)	54 (158.2860)	56 (161.6456)	52 (155.3600)
2013-06-21	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	21 / 36 (638.2852)	21 (163.4284)	4 (171.9998)	26 (157.1428)	33 (145.7142)
2013-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	23 / 71 (649.7136)	5 (170.2856)	60 (148.5712)	5 (173.1430)	37 (157.7138)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1894 (70 pts)	#1949 (70 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1873 (85 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2026 (80 pts)	#1713 (130 pts)	#2175 (65 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2079 (80 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#798 (425 pts)	#860 (420 pts)	#821 (445 pts)	#604 (640 pts)	#866 (395 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#810 (376 pts)	#643 (506 pts)	#761 (436 pts)	#686 (486 pts)	#1043 (286 pts)