BONNAROO BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5007

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1462 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2019-05-31

Best ToY finish

#2274

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

638.1368 / 720

Master · Original SD BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

619.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.11 (-2.32)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.0116

Chicken · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±13.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.84 · weakest Brisket (151.13)

Road miles

mi across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$15K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.11 / 720

6 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.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.13
Chicken avg 160.84
1 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Team Sasquatch in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *The Original SD BBQ Championships (2018-06-01).

last seen 2016-06-03
back 2018-06-01

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

Santo Smokes

#4994 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-05-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Right BBQ

#5021 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after BONNAROO BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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Salt City Smokehouse

#4990 of the rated field

1462 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

JAY'S SMOKIN REDNECK BBQ

#5004 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Second City's Finest

#5015 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Buckeye Barbeque

#5011 of the rated field

1462 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 7 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
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	168.0116	151.3828	160.84	top 63%
Pork Ribs	6	0	163.9998	150.2628	156.64	top 68%
Pork	6	0	166.2628	139.3940	153.50	top 75%
Brisket	6	1	167.9884	137.6916	151.13	top 70%

“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)	2	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	3	24	0	top 81%	2016-06-03

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

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2019-05-31

Busiest season 2019 1 contest

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.84 · weakest Brisket (151.13)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 622.11 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 120 50–182 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Purse competed for $15,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-06-01

Power rating 1462 peak 1462 · #5007 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 Peak power rating (1498) Original SD BBQ Championships
2016
Jun 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0116 Original SD BBQ Championships
2019
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championship
May 31 Career-best overall score638.1368 Original SD BBQ Championship
May 31 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championship

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Original SD BBQ Championships	2015-06-05
-11.2	Original SD BBQ Championships	2016-06-03
-9.7	SD BBQ Championships	2014-06-06
-2.1	Original SD BBQ Championships	2013-05-31
-1.7	*The Original SD BBQ Championships	2018-06-01

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)
2019	1	100%	top 70%	88.6%	88.6%
2018	1	0%	top 70%	88.2%	88.2%
2016	1	0%	top 93%	84.1%	84.1%
2015	1	0%	top 93%	84.1%	84.1%
2014	1	0%	top 86%	85.4%	85.4%
2013	1	0%	top 59%	88%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	26 / 37 (638.1368)	17 (165.7028)	32 (153.0628)	34 (151.3828)	10 (167.9884)
2018-06-01	*The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	23 / 33 (634.7196)	21 (162.8572)	24 (157.6916)	33 (152.5024)	18 (161.6684)
2016-06-03	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	41 / 44 (605.6912)	16 (168.0116)	34 (158.2856)	44 (139.3940)	43 (140.0000)
2015-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	38 / 41 (605.6000)	35 (151.3828)	33 (150.2628)	11 (166.2628)	41 (137.6916)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	36 / 42 (614.7888)	26 (161.1084)	25 (156.5488)	23 (158.8572)	42 (138.2744)
2013-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	24 / 41 (633.7142)	34 (156.0000)	12 (163.9998)	32 (152.5714)	16 (161.1430)

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	#2274 (60 pts)	#2097 (105 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2576 (67 pts)	#2594 (67 pts)	#2605 (67 pts)	#2165 (77 pts)	#2589 (67 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2397 (71 pts)	#2521 (66 pts)	#1738 (131 pts)	#2520 (66 pts)	#1826 (111 pts)