NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY

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

Power ranking

#5814

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-16

latest 2016-09-23

Best ToY finish

#607

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

679.2912 / 720

Master · The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.03 (-6.24)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5484

Pork · The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest

Consistency

±14.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.54 · weakest Brisket (159.14)

Road miles

1,331

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

647.03 / 720

16 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

679.2912 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.2912 at The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-29

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 159.14
Chicken avg 166.54
1 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAUGHT BY THE FIRE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 14 of 15 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 65% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 74% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
16 contests

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.

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

PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM

#5806 of the rated field

1441 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1441

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2018-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

2FishQ

#5823 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-08-14

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Mitch's BBQ

#5818 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-04-18

⚔ Head-to-head

DP BBQ

#5813 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Level with NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2020-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN JO

#5820 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-03-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Dawgs

#5810 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1508 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-03-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Q-FACTOR	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	171.4172	160.5028	166.54	top 56%
Pork Ribs	16	0	171.9656	142.7888	160.14	top 70%
Pork	16	0	172.5484	150.7884	161.21	top 73%
Brisket	16	1	170.8344	147.4400	159.14	top 71%

“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
NC	11	top 77%
TN	3	top 65%
SC	2	top 66%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2	21	top 87%	2016-09-23
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	27	top 78%	2015-08-07
WNC BBQ Festival	2	34	top 76%	2015-07-24
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	52	top 66%	2015-07-09

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

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2014-05-16 → 2016-09-23

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 11 of 16 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.54 · weakest Brisket (159.14)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 2 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 647.03 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 344 206–513 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,331 16 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Power rating 1440 peak 1440 · #5814 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 16 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9712 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 16 Peak power rating (1499) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Jul 25 First call WNC BBQ Festival
2015
May 29 Career-best overall score679.2912 The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
May 29 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5484 The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
2016
Sep 23 Most recent contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.4	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest	2015-06-05
+0.9	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest	2015-05-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2016-09-23
-8.5	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2014-06-06
-6.8	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2015-08-07
-6.2	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2015-04-24
-5.8	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	2014-09-26

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)
2016	1	0%	top 97%	84.8%	84.8%
2015	9	11%	top 73%	94.3%	90.5%
2014	6	17%	top 71%	91.2%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-23	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	30 / 31 (610.2404)	22 (164.5944)	31 (142.7888)	31 (155.4172)	30 (147.4400)
2015-10-16	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	28 / 37 (649.5772)	29 (161.6800)	30 (159.3828)	21 (166.2628)	24 (162.2516)
2015-09-25	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	21 / 27 (646.7316)	17 (167.4172)	21 (165.1316)	27 (152.5028)	20 (161.6800)
2015-08-07	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	31 / 36 (652.4572)	19 (169.1316)	31 (159.9544)	33 (161.6684)	32 (161.7028)
2015-07-24	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	38 / 49 (644.9600)	21 (168.5372)	48 (151.9544)	18 (167.9540)	38 (156.5144)
2015-07-09	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	64 / 90 (636.3888)	33 (168.5372)	29 (165.6916)	84 (150.7884)	72 (151.3716)
2015-06-05	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	17 / 34 (654.1832)	19 (166.8344)	19 (162.2972)	30 (154.2172)	8 (170.8344)
2015-05-29	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	23 / 39 (679.2912)	29 (167.3944)	15 (171.9656)	16 (172.5484)	24 (167.3828)
2015-05-15	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	34 / 44 (662.7088)	28 (167.3944)	38 (161.0972)	36 (163.3828)	18 (170.8344)
2015-04-24	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	48 / 60 (640.4116)	29 (166.8344)	31 (164.5372)	52 (156.5256)	49 (152.5144)
2014-09-26	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC	20 / 24 (635.1772)	20 (160.5028)	19 (159.9544)	20 (162.8000)	21 (151.9200)
2014-08-08	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	27 / 39 (651.9088)	13 (171.4172)	33 (153.6800)	24 (167.9772)	33 (158.8344)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	34 / 46 (651.2912)	8 (171.4056)	34 (159.4172)	31 (162.2400)	34 (158.2284)
2014-07-10	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	52 / 86 (644.4344)	55 (160.5260)	58 (158.8228)	26 (165.1200)	42 (159.9656)
2014-06-06	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	30 / 38 (635.8172)	19 (165.6916)	22 (161.6572)	36 (151.4056)	30 (157.0628)
2014-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	33 / 56 (656.9712)	32 (166.8112)	31 (163.9544)	29 (168.5600)	42 (157.6456)

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	#2896 (56 pts)	#2280 (71 pts)	#2912 (56 pts)	#2908 (56 pts)	#2904 (56 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#607 (601 pts)	#599 (651 pts)	#620 (631 pts)	#615 (631 pts)	#538 (696 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#806 (422 pts)	#625 (607 pts)	#828 (442 pts)	#858 (427 pts)	#832 (417 pts)