YOU GONNA LIKE IT

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

Power ranking

#4365

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1512 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2017-09-22

Best ToY finish

#574

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4916 / 720

Master · Tri-City BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.96 (+4.21)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork · Tri-City BBQ Fest

Consistency

±16.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.98)

Road miles

1,695

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

641.96 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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

672.4916 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4916 at Tri-City BBQ Fest — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-09-18

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TIMBONE BARBECUE has finished one call ahead of YOU GONNA LIKE IT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

22–3 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.98
Chicken avg 164.17
3 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

13–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 81% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT in 13 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORKY BUTTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WOODWARD BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 50% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 50% across 8 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

8 May contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
33 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Tri City BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 6th

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.

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

Smoke Show BBQ

#4355 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 36 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA

#4368 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 36 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2017-10-06

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Smokin Good Time BBQ

#4345 of the rated field

1476 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2025-04-18

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BANGIN' BBQ

#4374 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Level with YOU GONNA LIKE IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

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DEAD ON Q

#4369 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1528 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 46 contests
last seen 2024-10-19

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Smoke Wurx BBQ

#4356 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after YOU GONNA LIKE IT did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 23 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
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
BOURBON & BONES	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	9	0	2	175.4172	148.5372	164.17	top 54%
Pork Ribs	33	3	0	1	174.8688	139.2572	156.98	top 69%
Pork	33	4	1	1	177.1544	145.6800	160.92	top 63%
Brisket	33	6	1	2	175.4744	140.5372	159.89	top 57%

“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
NE	18	0	top 54%
IA	15	0	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 67%
Large (40+)	10	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	4	6	top 59%	2017-09-22
BBQ in the Bluffs	3	19	top 66%	2016-05-13
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	14	top 59%	2017-09-02
RiverFest Red White and Que	2	27	top 72%	2016-07-15
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	35	top 93%	2016-04-23
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	16	top 32%	2014-09-26
Cass County	2	26	top 69%	2014-08-08
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	34	top 89%	2014-04-26

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

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2017-09-22

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 6.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 18 of 33 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 22 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 33 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.98)

Walk rate 48% a top-10 call in 16 of 33 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 2 of 33 contests

Master average 641.96 out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 392 429–698 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,695 33 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1475 peak 1512 · #4365 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
May 31 First call 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3944 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
2014
Jun 27 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
2015
May 29 First category win (Brisket) 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
May 29 First overall top-10 4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
Sep 18 Career-best overall score672.4916 Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 18 Peak power rating (1512) Tri-City BBQ Fest
2016
May 20 25th tracked contest 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
2017
Sep 22 Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	2015-05-29
+8.9	Tri-City BBQ Fest	2015-09-18
+8.4	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2013-09-27
+8	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2014-09-26
+5.9	3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition	2014-05-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	RiverFest Red White and Que	2013-07-19
-10	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2016-04-23
-9.9	Back to Mayberry BBQ	2016-07-01
-9.7	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2014-04-25
-9.3	Back to Mayberry	2017-06-30

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)
2017	4	0	0	0%	top 66%	91.9%	90.2%
2016	8	0	0	25%	top 75%	90.4%	88.6%
2015	6	2	2	83%	top 48%	93.4%	90.9%
2014	10	0	0	50%	top 66%	91.3%	88.4%
2013	5	0	0	80%	top 56%	92.3%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-22	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	27 / 37 (647.3140)	22 (166.2972)	28 (161.6800)	29 (158.8112)	22 (160.5256)
2017-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	14 / 29 (661.5428)	11 (168.5256)	17 (161.0972)	11 (167.9656)	16 (163.9544)
2017-06-30	Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA	29 / 29 (632.5144)	21 (166.2972)	29 (155.4172)	25 (161.6916)	29 (149.1084)
2017-05-19	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	21 / 47 (655.3256)	39 (157.6800)	22 (165.1200)	25 (163.9428)	13 (168.5828)
2016-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	22 / 34 (634.1484)	16 (165.6684)	14 (167.3828)	32 (145.6800)	24 (155.4172)
2016-09-03	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	31 / 45 (650.7196)	26 (164.5484)	45 (149.0512)	19 (166.8228)	11 (170.2972)
2016-07-15	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	27 / 45 (639.3944)	9 (170.2744)	32 (155.9884)	33 (157.6916)	33 (155.4400)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	34 / 35 (631.9088)	31 (159.4288)	28 (160.5716)	31 (162.2628)	34 (149.6456)
2016-05-20	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	20 / 42 (649.6800)	31 (158.8228)	20 (164.0344)	20 (165.1428)	19 (161.6800)
2016-05-13	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	24 / 33 (641.6116)	8 (171.4288)	33 (139.9200)	19 (162.2628)	8 (168.0000)
2016-04-23	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	35 / 36 (622.1144)	34 (155.3828)	33 (157.0972)	35 (154.8228)	34 (154.8116)
2016-04-22	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	37 / 42 (635.8628)	17 (168.5600)	38 (153.6800)	39 (155.9656)	36 (157.6572)
2015-09-25	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	13 / 18 (646.7428)	4 (173.1428)	15 (155.9772)	16 (157.0628)	14 (160.5600)
2015-09-18	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	6 / 18 (672.4916)	6 (168.5372)	16 (153.6572)	1 (177.1544)	5 (173.1428)
2015-09-05	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	16 / 31 (662.1828)	28 (160.5256)	3 (172.0000)	26 (161.0972)	11 (168.5600)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	20 / 34 (636.9940)	25 (157.6456)	27 (150.8228)	12 (162.2628)	11 (166.2628)
2015-05-29	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	4 / 28 (666.8340)	15 (161.6912)	11 (162.8456)	11 (166.8228)	1 (175.4744)
2015-05-08	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	19 / 33 (641.0516)	19 (161.1660)	24 (154.8456)	9 (170.2628)	22 (154.7772)
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	20 / 34 (649.6568)	19 (166.2856)	13 (168.5828)	19 (163.4056)	29 (151.3828)
2014-09-26	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	16 / 47 (657.0400)	6 (170.8228)	27 (159.9772)	9 (169.1200)	30 (157.1200)
2014-09-19	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	14 / 21 (653.6572)	2 (174.2856)	13 (163.9772)	16 (162.2744)	19 (153.1200)
2014-08-08	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	26 / 35 (616.4460)	16 (164.5716)	33 (141.7144)	29 (154.2056)	22 (155.9544)
2014-07-03	Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	13 / 21 (636.4572)	6 (169.1660)	17 (156.5140)	18 (153.6572)	14 (157.1200)
2014-06-27	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	23 / 30 (630.7196)	26 (156.5484)	13 (164.5372)	28 (146.2056)	10 (163.4284)
2014-05-30	3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	12 / 30 (647.3944)	17 (162.8688)	8 (165.7372)	10 (161.6800)	16 (157.1084)
2014-05-09	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	22 / 33 (639.8856)	27 (156.5028)	20 (164.5372)	18 (160.5600)	20 (158.2856)
2014-04-26	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	34 / 39 (616.2632)	30 (165.1316)	38 (139.2572)	19 (166.2400)	38 (145.6344)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	41 / 45 (618.2060)	43 (148.5372)	40 (150.2516)	19 (167.4284)	41 (151.9888)
2013-09-27	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	17 / 56 (664.5032)	38 (161.6916)	6 (174.8688)	47 (152.5028)	2 (175.4400)
2013-08-16	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	19 / 43 (663.3944)	3 (175.4172)	36 (151.3828)	19 (168.0000)	12 (168.5944)
2013-08-09	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	28 / 44 (631.8968)	33 (156.5484)	38 (151.9772)	39 (152.5256)	5 (170.8456)
2013-07-19	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	27 / 32 (607.9436)	16 (164.0000)	30 (142.8348)	19 (160.5716)	31 (140.5372)
2013-05-31	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	20 / 34 (622.8572)	4 (169.7144)	31 (142.8570)	28 (154.2858)	17 (156.0000)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1062 (303 pts)	#1068 (333 pts)	#1178 (283 pts)	#1137 (298 pts)	#1008 (348 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#873 (402 pts)	#692 (582 pts)	#881 (437 pts)	#882 (442 pts)	#717 (557 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#661 (552 pts)	#696 (542 pts)	#948 (367 pts)	#621 (622 pts)	#613 (617 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#574 (653 pts)	#399 (938 pts)	#550 (708 pts)	#588 (663 pts)	#597 (613 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1931 (84 pts)	#1302 (209 pts)	#2600 (59 pts)	#2598 (59 pts)	#1898 (99 pts)