POT BELLY BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4461

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-08-12

Best ToY finish

#1211

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

643.3256 / 720

Master · The Ironman

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.03 (+9.61)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572

Chicken · Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

Consistency

±17.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.34 · weakest Brisket (148.24)

Road miles

552

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Master avg

622.03 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TEAM CANADA BBQ has finished one call ahead of POT BELLY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.10 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 148.24
Chicken avg 159.34
0 calls in 8 entries

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.4% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Broken Hinge BBQ

#4471 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

⚔ Head-to-head

THE PIGS NEXT DOOR BBQ COOKING TEAM

#4439 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1503

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 2021-04-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Dusty Rusty's BBQ

#4458 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Q Fanatic BBQ

#4454 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-05-10

⚔ Head-to-head

ROWDY HOG SMOKIN BBQ

#4460 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1504 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Hogs B Hatin'

#4479 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LYIN' PIGS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	0	170.8572	138.8228	159.34	top 50%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	169.1544	149.7142	156.98	top 57%
Pork	8	1	1	164.0344	150.2056	157.48	top 56%
Brisket	8	0	0	161.1200	135.9998	148.24	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	Avg finish
MD	4	top 68%
PA	3	top 59%
NY	1	top 79%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 79%
Large (40+)	6	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	2	22	0	top 58%	2016-04-01
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	24	0	top 69%	2014-05-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-08-12

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 159.34 · weakest Brisket (148.24)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 622.03 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 233 128–249 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 552 8 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength 1525 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1473 peak 1502 · #4461 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 Peak power rating (1502) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
2015
Apr 3 Career-best overall score643.3256 The Ironman
2016
Aug 12 Most recent contest Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	The Ironman	2015-04-03
+2	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2013-05-03
+1.2	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2015-05-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2014-05-02
-9.3	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival	2013-06-14
-6.1	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest	2016-08-12
-3.8	The Ironman	2016-04-01
-2	Conquer The Grill	2016-06-03

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)
2016	3	67%	top 70%	88.6%	87%
2015	2	50%	top 50%	89.4%	88.9%
2014	1	0%	top 95%	81.4%	81.4%
2013	2	50%	top 62%	87%	85.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-12	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	22 / 28 (637.5888)	13 (164.0000)	5 (169.1544)	18 (161.6572)	27 (142.7772)
2016-06-03	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	11 / 18 (622.0804)	8 (159.9772)	13 (152.5032)	3 (163.9544)	14 (145.6456)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	38 / 54 (618.7200)	43 (154.2628)	44 (152.5372)	21 (164.0344)	43 (147.8856)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	35 / 64 (636.4804)	28 (162.2400)	27 (161.7488)	34 (158.8344)	47 (153.6572)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	22 / 48 (643.3256)	10 (166.8344)	22 (161.1084)	35 (154.2628)	19 (161.1200)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	56 / 59 (586.0340)	59 (138.8228)	46 (150.2056)	50 (150.2056)	45 (146.8000)
2013-06-14	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	50 / 63 (605.7136)	38 (157.7140)	28 (158.8572)	40 (153.1426)	59 (135.9998)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	24 / 55 (626.2852)	4 (170.8572)	40 (149.7142)	31 (153.7140)	29 (151.9998)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1211 (241 pts)	#1096 (311 pts)	#1035 (341 pts)	#973 (386 pts)	#1403 (211 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1596 (135 pts)	#1419 (195 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1601 (150 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1444 (155 pts)	#1028 (300 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)