DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3516

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1493 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2017-07-21

Best ToY finish

#1624

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9316 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.81 (+1.28)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Bend of the River CookOut

Consistency

±14.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.05 · weakest Brisket (153.67)

Road miles

408

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

646.81 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

667.9316 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9316 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-22

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

NECTAR OF THE HOGS has finished one call ahead of DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 153.67
Chicken avg 166.05
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

SHELTERED SMOKE- Insuring the best Butts!

#3540 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1492

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 2024-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Backdraft Smokers

#3519 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

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 2021-06-11

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB N TUG BBQ

#3530 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-08-28

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BARBECUTIONERS

#3513 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1493

No shared contest yet.

Level with DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-07-27

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DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE

#3507 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-08

⚔ Head-to-head

HEAD COUNTRY II

#3533 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG CITY BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Hogline	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	172.5600	154.7772	166.05	top 45%
Pork Ribs	8	2	1	174.2628	153.6688	163.26	top 46%
Pork	8	0	0	168.5600	151.4172	163.83	top 53%
Brisket	8	1	0	166.8572	137.0516	153.67	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	8	0	top 43%	2016-07-22

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

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2017-07-21

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.05 · weakest Brisket (153.67)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 646.81 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 187 134–212 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 408 8 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Power rating 1493 peak 1493 · #3516 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4274 Minnesota in May
2014
Jun 27 First call Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Bend of the River CookOut
2016
Jul 22 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 22 Career-best overall score667.9316 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 22 Peak power rating (1499) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Jul 21 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-22
+4.3	Bend of the River CookOut	2014-06-27
+0.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-07-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Minnesota in May	2014-05-16
-5.6	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2014-09-12
-3.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-07-21
-2.9	Minnesota in May	2013-05-17
-2.7	Minnesota in May	2017-05-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0%	top 69%	90.2%	89.4%
2016	1	1	100%	top 27%	92.8%	92.8%
2015	1	0	100%	top 60%	90.3%	90.3%
2014	3	0	33%	top 67%	92.1%	88.8%
2013	1	0	0%	top 61%	90.5%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	22 / 30 (649.5656)	18 (165.1200)	15 (163.9656)	12 (165.6916)	26 (154.7884)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	46 / 71 (637.5088)	17 (169.1316)	31 (165.0856)	23 (166.2400)	70 (137.0516)
2016-07-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	8 / 30 (667.9316)	5 (172.5600)	17 (162.8344)	15 (165.6800)	6 (166.8572)
2015-07-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	18 / 30 (650.1028)	10 (171.4056)	9 (165.1316)	13 (166.2284)	28 (147.3372)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	27 / 36 (635.3028)	32 (154.7772)	17 (159.4056)	12 (168.5600)	28 (152.5600)
2014-06-27	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	22 / 50 (663.3148)	15 (169.1316)	2 (174.2628)	38 (161.6916)	35 (158.2288)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	47 / 58 (619.3032)	32 (161.6912)	44 (153.6688)	52 (151.4172)	46 (152.5260)
2013-05-17	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	30 / 49 (651.4274)	24 (164.5710)	29 (161.7140)	28 (165.1428)	32 (159.9996)

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	#2212 (60 pts)	#2043 (100 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2199 (70 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1624 (150 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#2167 (95 pts)	#2090 (105 pts)	#1595 (170 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1748 (136 pts)	#1827 (136 pts)	#1532 (176 pts)	#1454 (201 pts)	#1803 (136 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2354 (74 pts)	#2044 (79 pts)	#2393 (74 pts)	#2408 (74 pts)	#2400 (74 pts)