LETS MAKE A SQUEAL

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

Power ranking

#5906

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1437

peak 1437 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-04-04

latest 2017-06-09

Best ToY finish

#1117

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

628.4800 / 720

Master · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

590.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 575.64 (+14.88)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.6800

Chicken · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±51.50

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 153.27 · weakest Chicken (136.64)

Road miles

437

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

575.64 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.6 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 136.64
Pork Ribs avg 153.27
1 calls in 7 entries

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

Brewskies BBQ

#5894 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1506 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

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BBQ McLovin'

#5912 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

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The Outback Cookin' Company

#5897 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after LETS MAKE A SQUEAL did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-08-15

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BBQ Bros

#5917 of the rated field

1436 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

Level with LETS MAKE A SQUEAL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-05-25

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PORK-U-UP

#5909 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

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 2018-08-31

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Smokin Fat Racks

#5902 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

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 2018-06-01

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	169.6800	20.0000	136.64	top 71%
Pork Ribs	7	0	158.2516	149.0972	153.27	top 69%
Pork	7	0	153.6456	139.9884	147.55	top 85%
Brisket	7	0	150.8684	123.8972	138.17	top 87%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
MD	4	0	top 85%
VA	3	0	top 88%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	37	0	top 80%	2015-07-31

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2014-04-04 → 2017-06-09

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 153.27 · weakest Chicken (136.64)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 575.64 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 213 43–281 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 437 7 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2017-06-09

Power rating 1437 peak 1437 · #5906 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Apr 4 First tracked contest Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
Apr 4 Peak power rating (1493) Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
2015
Jul 31 First call Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 Career-best overall score628.4800 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Jul 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6800 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
2017
Jun 9 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Hogging Up BBQ Festival	2014-06-27
-10.6	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2014-08-01
-10.2	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2016-05-06
-9.5	10th Annual Recovery Fest	2014-09-05
-6.9	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival	2014-04-04

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)
2017	1	0%	top 86%	82.9%	82.9%
2016	1	0%	top 94%	79.4%	79.4%
2015	1	100%	top 69%	87.3%	87.3%
2014	4	0%	top 89%	85.8%	77.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	25 / 29 (597.0288)	23 (157.7144)	24 (151.9772)	26 (146.2284)	25 (141.1088)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	48 / 51 (571.7828)	40 (153.1200)	41 (149.0972)	43 (145.6684)	51 (123.8972)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	37 / 54 (628.4800)	10 (169.6800)	35 (155.3944)	46 (152.5372)	38 (150.8684)
2014-09-05	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	28 / 32 (577.7372)	23 (151.4628)	19 (153.6916)	28 (139.9884)	29 (132.5944)
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	54 / 59 (577.6004)	57 (143.9772)	44 (152.5372)	57 (141.6916)	50 (139.3944)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	46 / 46 (459.2916)	46 (20.0000)	36 (151.9544)	33 (153.6456)	44 (133.6916)
2014-04-04	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	31 / 41 (617.5660)	20 (160.5600)	17 (158.2516)	33 (153.0972)	32 (145.6572)

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)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1690 (135 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1117 (269 pts)	#1090 (304 pts)	#1006 (339 pts)	#1199 (269 pts)	#1167 (269 pts)