Biohazard BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5772

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2015-07-24

Best ToY finish

#2695

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

645.6568 / 720

Master · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 619.02 (+10.95)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.4172

Pork Ribs · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Consistency

±18.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.35 · weakest Brisket (151.55)

Road miles

731

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

619.02 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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

BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG T'Z Q CRU has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.55
Chicken avg 157.35
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Piggy Blues BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG T'Z Q CRU has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

Rolling Smoke BBQ

#5779 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1512

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Biohazard BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Biohazard BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Yankee Twang BBQ Co.

#5783 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

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 2026-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Que Lis Bbq

#5780 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

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 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

IRON BULL BBQ

#5763 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-07-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Q-CHIPS

#5778 of the rated field

1442 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

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BACKYARD BURNERS

#5760 of the rated field

1442 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
BIG T'Z Q CRU	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE ASSASSINS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	164.5712	151.9998	157.35	top 76%
Pork Ribs	8	2	167.4172	146.8570	155.35	top 73%
Pork	8	0	166.2628	136.5710	154.77	top 77%
Brisket	8	0	161.7142	136.5714	151.55	top 79%

“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
IA	6	top 77%
MN	1	top 94%
MO	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 68%
Large (40+)	4	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	43	0	top 86%	2015-07-24

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

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2015-07-24

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.35 · weakest Brisket (151.55)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 619.02 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 192 54–257 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 731 8 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength 1528 average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests

Power rating 1442 peak 1442 · #5772 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First call 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
May 17 Peak power rating (1484) 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
2014
Aug 1 Career-best overall score645.6568 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
2015
Jul 24 Most recent contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.3	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	2013-07-19
+1.1	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	2014-08-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.1	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake	2013-05-17
-12.9	Minnesota in May	2013-05-17
-10	Iowa State BBQ Championship	2013-06-21
-10	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2013-07-26
-6.5	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2014-07-25

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 85%	87.1%	87.1%
2014	2	50%	top 72%	89.7%	88.4%
2013	5	20%	top 85%	87.8%	84.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	46 / 54 (626.7652)	32 (164.5712)	50 (151.9656)	25 (166.2628)	52 (143.9656)
2014-08-01	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	13 / 21 (645.6568)	14 (159.4284)	8 (167.4172)	14 (164.5712)	16 (154.2400)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	43 / 52 (627.9088)	44 (157.0972)	52 (147.4172)	29 (165.1200)	37 (158.2744)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	59 / 66 (617.0400)	54 (157.7028)	59 (150.2744)	61 (154.2628)	51 (154.8000)
2013-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	19 / 35 (632.4800)	20 (159.9884)	13 (165.7144)	22 (158.2628)	24 (148.5144)
2013-06-21	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	25 / 28 (607.4280)	24 (153.7140)	27 (146.8570)	26 (145.1428)	17 (161.7142)
2013-05-17	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	46 / 49 (614.2854)	43 (154.2858)	36 (157.7144)	49 (147.9998)	40 (154.2854)
2013-05-17	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	17 / 17 (580.5710)	15 (151.9998)	10 (155.4288)	17 (136.5710)	17 (136.5714)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#2695 (53 pts)	#2618 (58 pts)	#2689 (53 pts)	#2690 (53 pts)	#1931 (93 pts)