On the rise
+28
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 28 points across 4 contests since 2017-10-13 — from 1494 up to 1522.
- 4 contests since 2017-10-13
- now 1522
BEAR'S-B-Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2018-10-12
Best ToY finish
#934
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.53 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.59 (+12.94)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.53 · weakest Pork (161.84)
Road miles
769
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.59 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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
681.6228
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6228 at 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-03-20
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 29%
A tough matchup
18–0
behind in the head-to-head
LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.69 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 161.84
- Chicken avg 167.53
- 0 calls in 18 entries
A strong matchup
9–3
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at *Newport Beach Winter Q (2017-01-27).
- last seen 2015-05-29
- back 2017-01-27
Chicken nemesis
12 of 16
shared chicken entries lost
Burnin and Lootin ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared chicken entries.
A March team
Top 40%
average finish in March
Something about March: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
- 3 March contests
- top 54% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.31%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.3% of a perfect score
- 18 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.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1538
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEAR'S-B-Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEAR'S-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEAR'S-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY OF Q | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Sharpe's Woodshed | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL GRILLING | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNTIME BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| FU MAN QUE CREW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 149.6456 | 167.53 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 151.9200 | 163.36 | top 56% |
| Pork | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 145.0856 | 161.84 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.6344 | 164.85 | top 45% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2018-10-12
Busiest season
2017
5 contests
Contests a season
3.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
18 of 18 contests
Contests visited
18
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
18 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.53 · weakest Pork (161.84)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 8 of 18 contests
Overall top-10 rate
6%
1 of 18 contests
Master average
657.59
out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
362
491–515 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
769
18 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2017-01-27
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #2432 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- First call 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0400 Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show
- 2015
- Career-best overall score681.6228 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- 2018
- First overall top-10 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 *Temecula State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1522) *Temecula State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest *Temecula State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| +9.9 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship | 2018-09-14 |
| +9.9 | 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | 2018-03-23 |
| +8.3 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship | 2018-10-12 |
| +7.2 | Del Mar BBQ Championship | 2017-08-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
| -7.2 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic | 2014-07-25 |
| -6.9 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ | 2014-06-06 |
| -3.5 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2015-05-08 |
| -3.1 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship | 2017-03-31 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 29% | 94.3% | 94% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 60% | 92.8% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 94.7% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 65% | 91.3% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 89.1% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | *Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 15 / 46 (679.3140) | 3 (177.1428) | 31 (165.6800) | 33 (164.5256) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2018-09-14 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 10 / 40 (677.0172) | 18 (167.3828) | 14 (168.5372) | 11 (171.4288) | 9 (169.6684) |
| 2018-03-23 | 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 23 / 78 (673.0288) | 27 (170.2628) | 42 (165.6916) | 43 (165.0972) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2017-10-13 | *OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA | 36 / 56 (654.7660) | 32 (166.2744) | 35 (163.9428) | 45 (158.2744) | 24 (166.2744) |
| 2017-08-18 | Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 20 / 52 (668.5028) | 16 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5600) | 29 (165.0972) | 23 (164.5828) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) Norco, CA | 37 / 57 (660.9712) | 8 (176.5600) | 53 (151.9200) | 21 (170.8228) | 37 (161.6684) |
| 2017-03-31 | 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 53 / 77 (650.7316) | 65 (158.2628) | 39 (166.2400) | 60 (157.6916) | 28 (168.5372) |
| 2017-01-27 | *Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA | 35 / 56 (657.5316) | 18 (170.8344) | 9 (173.7028) | 50 (154.7772) | 41 (158.2172) |
| 2015-05-29 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 30 / 75 (676.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | 21 (172.0228) | 61 (160.0000) | 41 (167.9772) |
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 40 / 57 (649.6000) | 30 (167.3828) | 49 (154.2288) | 46 (157.1428) | 17 (170.8456) |
| 2015-04-10 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA | 24 / 42 (666.7200) | 21 (170.8228) | 32 (162.8116) | 17 (169.7028) | 27 (163.3828) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 23 / 100 (681.6228) | 44 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 61 (162.8228) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 52 / 97 (657.0512) | 15 (173.1428) | 79 (157.6800) | 36 (167.9772) | 66 (158.2512) |
| 2014-07-25 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA | 48 / 60 (640.4456) | 20 (170.2856) | 48 (154.8116) | 58 (145.0856) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2014-06-06 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA | 26 / 32 (627.2340) | 30 (149.6456) | 29 (153.6456) | 19 (159.9656) | 18 (163.9772) |
| 2014-05-02 | Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA | 12 / 27 (649.0400) | 15 (163.4284) | 16 (155.9544) | 14 (162.8344) | 5 (166.8228) |
| 2013-08-23 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA | 23 / 26 (624.9484) | 12 (166.2284) | 18 (155.9772) | 24 (153.1084) | 21 (149.6344) |
| 2013-08-02 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA | 26 / 46 (641.5428) | 40 (151.9200) | 3 (172.5828) | 14 (166.8228) | 38 (150.2172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #934 (315 pts) | #854 (390 pts) | #1205 (235 pts) | #1126 (250 pts) | #850 (395 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1016 (325 pts) | #824 (475 pts) | #945 (405 pts) | #1093 (320 pts) | #1076 (315 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1128 (255 pts) | #926 (375 pts) | #828 (435 pts) | #1172 (280 pts) | #1000 (330 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1340 (207 pts) | #1156 (282 pts) | #1405 (207 pts) | #1304 (237 pts) | #1093 (292 pts) |