ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2603

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1516

peak 1531 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2021-06-11

Best ToY finish

#660

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6572 / 720

Master · Poor Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.89 (+5.19)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4628

Chicken · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat

Consistency

±21.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.05 · weakest Brisket (158.60)

Road miles

1,402

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.89 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6572 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6572 at Poor Que — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-03

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 92% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 158.60
Pork avg 163.05
2 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Grease Monkey Grilling in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (2021-06-11).

last seen 2018-06-08
back 2021-06-11

Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CRASH TEST SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

An August team

Top 37% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 37% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 52% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Poor Que every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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

JACK ATTACK BBQ

#2599 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-03-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Scratch that Itch BBQ

#2596 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

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Bull-B-Que

#2612 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

SHORT BUS COOKERS

#2610 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2022-10-28

⚔ Head-to-head

2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

#2586 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2023-06-16

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Triple Nines BBQ

#2590 of the rated field

1517 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BUCKAROO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	1	3	175.4628	142.7884	160.73	top 56%
Pork Ribs	16	6	1	4	173.1200	142.2172	159.52	top 49%
Pork	16	4	0	1	170.2628	153.7028	163.05	top 45%
Brisket	16	2	0	0	169.6912	138.2400	158.60	top 51%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poor Que	4	3	0	top 38%	2016-06-03

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2021-06-11

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 16 of 16 contests

Contests visited 13 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.05 · weakest Brisket (158.60)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 10 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 641.89 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 340 297–367 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,402 16 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2018-06-08 → 2021-06-11

Power rating 1516 peak 1531 · #2603 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
2014
Jun 6 First call Poor Que
Jun 6 First category win (Pork Ribs) Poor Que
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2796 Deaths Door Barbecue
2015
Aug 28 First overall top-10 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
Aug 28 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue
2016
Jun 3 First overall podium Poor Que
Jun 3 Career-best overall score681.6572 Poor Que
Jul 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4628 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1531) 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
2021
Jun 11 Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue	2015-08-28
+14	Poor Que	2016-06-03
+7.4	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	2016-07-08
+6.4	Grillin' in Grafton	2015-06-26
+6.1	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2016-08-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	The Masters in May	2014-05-02
-10.3	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2021-06-11
-10.1	Badger Brews & Que	2015-07-31
-6.2	The Masters In May	2015-05-01
-2.2	*Annual Poor Que	2018-06-08

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)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	89.5%	89.5%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 58%	86.7%	86.7%
2016	3	1	0	100%	top 28%	94.7%	92.8%
2015	5	1	0	60%	top 51%	92.9%	89.2%
2014	3	0	1	67%	top 62%	91.6%	87.9%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 53%	86.6%	86.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	42 / 52 (644.4916)	42 (159.9772)	39 (158.8228)	37 (164.0116)	29 (161.6800)
2018-06-08	*Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	16 / 26 (642.7084)	7 (168.5600)	19 (154.2400)	4 (170.2628)	22 (149.6456)
2017-06-09	*8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	18 / 31 (624.4000)	1 (174.8572)	28 (142.2172)	13 (162.2628)	27 (145.0628)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	16 / 42 (657.6116)	32 (160.0000)	8 (169.6916)	28 (161.0856)	11 (166.8344)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	24 / 66 (666.2056)	3 (175.4628)	30 (162.8688)	40 (162.7884)	28 (165.0856)
2016-06-03	Poor Que Montello, WI	3 / 30 (681.6572)	2 (174.8456)	2 (170.8344)	5 (168.5600)	4 (167.4172)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	4 / 35 (669.0396)	9 (169.1428)	4 (169.7372)	5 (169.6684)	14 (160.4912)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	27 / 30 (615.8400)	14 (168.0000)	25 (146.7772)	12 (162.8228)	28 (138.2400)
2015-06-26	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	13 / 33 (655.8400)	20 (159.9544)	3 (170.2628)	14 (162.2400)	14 (163.3828)
2015-06-05	Poor Que Montello, WI	15 / 38 (647.3260)	33 (149.6800)	3 (171.4172)	3 (168.5716)	23 (157.6572)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	44 / 57 (621.5772)	51 (149.6456)	46 (150.2400)	33 (159.4172)	30 (162.2744)
2014-08-22	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	13 / 27 (659.2796)	19 (162.8228)	19 (158.2400)	11 (168.5256)	5 (169.6912)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	18 / 38 (632.9596)	34 (145.0628)	1 (173.1200)	32 (153.7028)	14 (161.0740)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	56 / 62 (606.1600)	59 (142.7884)	53 (147.4060)	34 (157.1428)	31 (158.8228)
2013-08-23	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	22 / 43 (621.7256)	33 (153.0972)	20 (157.7944)	12 (163.4400)	34 (147.3940)
2013-06-07	Poor Que Montello, WI	21 / 39 (623.4286)	23 (157.7144)	29 (148.5714)	28 (154.2856)	11 (162.8572)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1778 (96 pts)	#1450 (156 pts)	#1911 (81 pts)	#1268 (201 pts)	#1958 (66 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2025 (91 pts)	#1174 (281 pts)	#2844 (56 pts)	#1931 (116 pts)	#2825 (56 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#874 (400 pts)	#727 (550 pts)	#833 (470 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#903 (395 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#660 (553 pts)	#797 (458 pts)	#488 (793 pts)	#548 (713 pts)	#864 (413 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1434 (187 pts)	#1629 (157 pts)	#1621 (157 pts)	#1475 (197 pts)	#1211 (252 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1394 (167 pts)	#1634 (142 pts)	#1544 (157 pts)	#1343 (197 pts)	#1318 (202 pts)