High-water mark
667.4744
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4744 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-10-17
UNCLE WADE'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2015-10-16
Best ToY finish
#1213
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.77
last 5 Master vs avg 645.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.49 · weakest Brisket (156.08)
Road miles
674
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
645.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 156.08
- Chicken avg 165.49
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Honey Creek BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after UNCLE WADE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with UNCLE WADE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.7256 | 165.49 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 152.5716 | 163.42 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 152.0000 | 160.79 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 151.9200 | 156.08 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 50% | 2015-10-16 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2015-10-16
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.49 · weakest Brisket (156.08)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
645.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
101
60–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
674
5 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3605 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Warren All American BBQ Festival
- First call Warren All American BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6228 Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score667.4744 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Most recent contest Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | 2014-10-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Warren All American BBQ Festival | 2013-07-19 |
| -5 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | 2015-10-16 |
| -3 | Ohio Smoke Meat Festival | 2013-10-18 |
| -3 | Warren County All American BBQ Festival | 2014-07-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 92.7% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 90.2% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-16 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 26 / 36 (650.7316) | 22 (165.6800) | 17 (168.0116) | 24 (165.1200) | 34 (151.9200) |
| 2014-10-17 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 10 / 36 (667.4744) | 11 (168.5944) | 9 (169.1200) | 13 (167.4628) | 17 (162.2972) |
| 2014-07-18 | Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA | 14 / 21 (629.6340) | 17 (157.7256) | 5 (163.4056) | 16 (154.2284) | 14 (154.2744) |
| 2013-10-18 | Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH | 22 / 35 (649.6228) | 6 (174.2628) | 21 (163.9772) | 32 (152.0000) | 23 (159.3828) |
| 2013-07-19 | Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA | 13 / 17 (631.3944) | 10 (161.1656) | 16 (152.5716) | 6 (165.1200) | 16 (152.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2118 (75 pts) | #1977 (100 pts) | #2201 (65 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1213 (237 pts) | #1382 (217 pts) | #1049 (317 pts) | #1407 (212 pts) | #1424 (202 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1351 (177 pts) | #1053 (292 pts) | #1497 (167 pts) | #1266 (217 pts) | #1475 (157 pts) |