FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6110

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1425

peak 1505 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-06

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#583

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7656 / 720

Master · Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass

Perfect 180s

Current form

603.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.85 (-20.79)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · Med City BBQ & Musicfest

Consistency

±20.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.25)

Road miles

2,388

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

623.85 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 64%.

8 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 64%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.25
Pork avg 159.63
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CRASH TEST SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 63% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 74% the rest of the year

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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.

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

SMOKEY & THE WOOD CHIPS

#6101 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FRICKIN' CHICKIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

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Parra Q

#6109 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

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SMOKE-N-ASHES

#6112 of the rated field

1424 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-07-27

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UTB BBQ

#6113 of the rated field

1424 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY

#6108 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-05-12

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Smokin' Joe's BBQ

#6103 of the rated field

1425 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1425

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
5 FINGER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ABOVE THE BRIDGE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DA REV & ANIMAL BBQ KREWE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG CITY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	0	0	167.4400	148.5600	159.38	top 66%
Pork Ribs	16	0	0	0	167.4172	117.0288	151.25	top 75%
Pork	16	4	1	1	177.7372	139.4056	159.63	top 57%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	166.2972	139.3712	153.59	top 69%

“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
WI	11	top 80%
IA	2	top 65%
IL	1	top 81%
IN	1	top 58%
MN	1	top 35%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poor Que	2	14	0	top 51%	2015-06-05

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

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 11 of 16 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.25)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 6 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 623.85 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 324 154–369 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,388 16 mapped stops · furthest 233 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1425 peak 1505 · #6110 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 6 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 6 First call Poor Que
Aug 8 First category win (Pork) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2288 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Aug 8 Peak power rating (1505) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Sep 19 Career-best overall score654.7656 Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass
2015
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Poor Que
2017
Sep 1 Most recent contest 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Poor Que	2015-06-05
+6.5	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2014-08-08
+3	Puckaway Pigfest	2014-09-05
+2.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	2014-07-18
+0.8	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2014-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2015-05-29
-12.9	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival	2016-06-17
-11.6	Deaths Door Barbecue	2014-08-22
-11.1	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2016-08-26
-10.9	*8th Annual Poor Que	2017-06-09

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 90%	83.1%	82.7%
2016	2	0	0%	top 100%	84.2%	83.1%
2015	4	0	25%	top 73%	89.9%	86.9%
2014	8	1	50%	top 64%	90.9%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	24 / 29 (598.1028)	24 (157.6684)	26 (143.9544)	23 (150.2400)	25 (146.2400)
2017-06-09	*8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	30 / 31 (593.0060)	21 (154.2628)	31 (117.0288)	10 (165.1544)	17 (156.5600)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	42 / 42 (590.6288)	39 (151.9544)	42 (143.3372)	41 (147.9428)	37 (147.3944)
2016-06-17	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI	18 / 18 (606.1948)	17 (153.6916)	17 (150.2860)	14 (151.9888)	16 (150.2284)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	27 / 35 (627.3828)	23 (160.5828)	23 (157.0972)	25 (153.1656)	21 (156.5372)
2015-06-27	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	25 / 32 (625.7028)	28 (154.2856)	27 (154.8688)	21 (163.4284)	25 (153.1200)
2015-06-05	Poor Que Montello, WI	14 / 38 (647.3600)	11 (166.8228)	26 (151.4172)	13 (163.4172)	6 (165.7028)
2015-05-29	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	23 / 23 (601.1084)	23 (148.5600)	18 (155.4516)	17 (157.7256)	23 (139.3712)
2014-10-17	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	34 / 42 (618.8000)	25 (162.2856)	11 (167.4172)	42 (139.4056)	35 (149.6916)
2014-09-19	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	19 / 33 (654.7656)	17 (166.2856)	19 (163.9772)	25 (159.9656)	19 (164.5372)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	19 / 40 (650.3200)	24 (161.7028)	19 (161.1316)	15 (164.5828)	17 (162.9028)
2014-08-29	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	28 / 34 (627.8972)	23 (160.5484)	32 (138.7660)	9 (171.4172)	26 (157.1656)
2014-08-22	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	24 / 27 (628.4916)	24 (150.8572)	23 (153.6344)	23 (157.7028)	12 (166.2972)
2014-08-08	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	14 / 40 (654.2288)	16 (166.8456)	23 (159.4060)	1 (177.7372)	34 (150.2400)
2014-07-18	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	19 / 37 (634.7888)	16 (166.2628)	21 (158.8460)	9 (166.8456)	28 (142.8344)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	25 / 38 (622.8800)	7 (167.4400)	38 (143.4516)	11 (163.4056)	27 (148.5828)

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	#1890 (115 pts)	#1722 (135 pts)	#2004 (110 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1657 (150 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1689 (138 pts)	#1758 (143 pts)	#1757 (143 pts)	#1713 (158 pts)	#1698 (148 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1039 (290 pts)	#1042 (315 pts)	#1169 (270 pts)	#999 (345 pts)	#932 (370 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#583 (641 pts)	#515 (746 pts)	#584 (661 pts)	#365 (1016 pts)	#589 (626 pts)