A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
One2BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BEAR DOWN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-27
latest 2014-10-10
Best ToY finish
#1431
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.40
last 4 Master vs avg 634.40 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.42 · weakest Pork (154.27)
Road miles
316
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
634.40 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BEAR DOWN BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BEAR DOWN BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEAR DOWN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BEAR DOWN BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEAR DOWN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 147.4284 | 157.85 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 152.5604 | 160.86 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 142.8232 | 154.27 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 153.1428 | 161.42 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois Bragging Rights | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 57% | 2014-10-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-06-27 → 2014-10-10
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.42 · weakest Pork (154.27)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
634.40
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
129
61–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
316
4 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1487
peak 1487 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Legacy BBQ Championship
- First call Legacy BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score647.3944 Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- Peak power rating (1497) Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0000 Central Illinois Bragging Rights
- Most recent contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.6 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | 2013-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Legacy BBQ Championship | 2013-06-27 |
| -5.4 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | 2014-10-10 |
| -4.7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 88.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 89.9% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-10 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 27 / 37 (629.0864) | 20 (161.7028) | 33 (152.5604) | 37 (142.8232) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 37 / 51 (638.8460) | 36 (159.9884) | 41 (155.9888) | 36 (157.7144) | 22 (165.1544) |
| 2013-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 22 / 53 (647.3944) | 30 (162.2856) | 3 (170.8800) | 30 (158.8456) | 31 (155.3832) |
| 2013-06-27 | Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL | 22 / 28 (622.2850) | 25 (147.4284) | 10 (163.9998) | 22 (157.7140) | 22 (153.1428) |
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 | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1431 (158 pts) | #1754 (128 pts) | #848 (378 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #1609 (143 pts) |