TREEFROG BBQ

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

Power ranking

#909

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1614

peak 1625 · rated over 51 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2020-06-27

Best ToY finish

#334

Master 2015

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 51 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5716 / 720

Master · Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.07 (+7.17)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition

Consistency

±16.54

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.12)

Road miles

6,748

mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 349 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$76K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.07 / 720

51 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

The heartbreaker

2.2284 points from the title

Came within 2.2284 points of the Grand Championship at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2017-06-16).

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 18%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 51 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 51 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5716 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5716 at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-15

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TOAD HOLLAR BBQ CREW has finished one call ahead of TREEFROG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 95% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 CASE BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 17 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BAMBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 40% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,748 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,748 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 349 miles to Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay.

51 mapped stops
furthest 349 mi

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
51 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.

CRIMSON Q

#911 of the rated field

1614 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1640

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 60 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

HUMPHREY'S BBQ

#910 of the rated field

1614 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1636

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 71 contests, alongside a 37% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 67 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

MONSOON BBQ

#912 of the rated field

1614 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1634

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 68 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

House of Que

#908 of the rated field

1615 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN

#907 of the rated field

1615 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1615

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 2014-10-17
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE ON WHEELS

#900 of the rated field

1616 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1669

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

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

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SLIM D'S BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	17	1	6	178.8800	153.1428	167.24	top 47%
Pork Ribs	51	13	2	6	178.2972	148.5144	164.12	top 51%
Pork	51	11	0	1	174.2628	144.5144	164.27	top 55%
Brisket	51	16	0	3	176.0000	148.0000	164.44	top 49%

“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	39	top 51%
NE	5	top 46%
WI	5	top 59%
MN	1	top 38%
MO	1	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	28	top 52%
Large (40+)	20	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	3	2	top 18%	2019-06-14
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	12	top 43%	2017-07-21
Back to Back to the Park BBQ	3	10	top 78%	2015-08-28
Smoketoberfest	2	7	top 35%	2019-10-04
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	5	top 22%	2019-09-20
Back To Mayberry	2	13	top 53%	2018-07-06
*BBQ in the Bluffs	2	19	top 61%	2018-05-11
*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	2	11	top 46%	2017-07-14
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	16	top 66%	2017-04-29
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	top 53%	2016-07-29
Back to Mayberry BBQ	2	10	top 46%	2016-07-01
State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2	5	top 51%	2015-06-19
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	22	top 54%	2015-04-25

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.8 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2020-06-27

Busiest season 2015 13 contests

Contests a season 6.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 39 of 51 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 35 13 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 51 entries · 1 win · 17 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.12)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 37 of 51 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 11 of 51 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 660.07 out of 720 · 51 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 670 941–955 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,748 51 mapped stops · furthest 349 mi

Schedule strength 1591 average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests

Purse competed for $76,385 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Power rating 1614 peak 1625 · #909 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Kings of BBQ 2013
2014
Jun 20 First call State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6112 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2015
May 2 10th tracked contest The Masters In May - The Classic
Jun 19 First overall top-10 State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship
2016
Aug 5 25th tracked contest 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
2017
May 19 First category win (Chicken) 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
May 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
Jun 16 First overall podium Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
Jun 16 First Reserve Championship Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2018
Jun 15 Career-best overall score688.5716 Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
2019
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1625) Tri City BBQ Fest
2020
Jun 26 50th tracked contest Back to Mayberry Day 1
Jun 27 Most recent contest Back to Mayberry Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2017-06-16
+15.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-07-31
+14.8	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2015-06-19
+12.1	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2018-06-15
+11.7	Smoke the Town	2017-09-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Kings of BBQ 2013	2013-09-20
-11.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-07-29
-7.5	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2014-06-20
-7.2	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	2014-10-18
-6.5	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2017-04-29

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 71%	92%	91.5%
2019	7	2	0	86%	top 41%	94.4%	93.1%
2018	8	3	1	50%	top 41%	95.6%	92.9%
2017	9	2	2	89%	top 41%	94.6%	92.6%
2016	6	0	0	67%	top 62%	93.2%	90.8%
2015	13	4	0	85%	top 50%	94.3%	91.5%
2014	5	0	0	80%	top 72%	93%	89.3%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	83.7%	83.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	34 / 47 (662.2056)	18 (169.1428)	33 (164.5372)	37 (164.5600)	33 (163.9656)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	37 / 53 (655.8628)	35 (163.3828)	44 (160.5256)	33 (164.5372)	22 (167.4172)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	26 / 49 (669.1200)	37 (161.1544)	28 (166.8456)	29 (165.1200)	8 (176.0000)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	9 / 34 (679.3716)	23 (163.9772)	14 (166.8344)	12 (172.5600)	6 (176.0000)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	19 / 50 (669.6228)	3 (175.4056)	22 (165.7028)	23 (169.6916)	29 (158.8228)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	19 / 38 (654.7772)	26 (163.9428)	36 (154.8228)	11 (169.1544)	15 (166.8572)
2019-06-28	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	14 / 28 (672.0000)	7 (170.8572)	14 (167.4516)	25 (165.0856)	13 (168.6056)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	9 / 31 (675.3828)	25 (162.2400)	5 (172.5600)	11 (169.7028)	8 (170.8800)
2019-05-31	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	16 / 39 (671.3372)	3 (175.4400)	19 (167.3828)	30 (159.9544)	13 (168.5600)
2018-10-05	*SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	7 / 40 (678.2628)	15 (169.6800)	14 (165.7028)	10 (170.3200)	6 (172.5600)
2018-09-21	*Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	5 / 27 (673.0512)	5 (169.1200)	12 (166.8228)	14 (166.8228)	8 (170.2856)
2018-07-06	Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA	16 / 26 (668.4568)	11 (170.8112)	20 (165.1200)	11 (168.5484)	16 (163.9772)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	18 / 41 (665.0628)	27 (166.2284)	11 (170.2972)	12 (168.5372)	28 (160.0000)
2018-06-15	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	3 / 23 (688.5716)	3 (176.0116)	1 (178.2972)	10 (167.9656)	12 (166.2972)
2018-05-18	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	22 / 42 (658.7888)	26 (165.1316)	28 (158.8228)	19 (166.2744)	12 (168.5600)
2018-05-11	*BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	25 / 39 (655.8744)	12 (170.8344)	20 (165.1088)	28 (159.9656)	29 (159.9656)
2018-04-20	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	22 / 41 (661.0172)	37 (155.9316)	2 (173.7028)	16 (167.4172)	20 (163.9656)
2017-09-01	Smoke the Town Leon, IA	3 / 16 (676.5144)	9 (166.8228)	1 (174.8572)	9 (161.7144)	2 (173.1200)
2017-07-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	18 / 30 (664.5488)	19 (167.3944)	16 (166.8460)	15 (167.4400)	22 (162.8684)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	12 / 49 (666.1940)	7 (173.1084)	25 (163.9772)	19 (169.1656)	35 (159.9428)
2017-07-14	*BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	11 / 33 (661.0740)	12 (168.5484)	12 (163.3828)	9 (168.5600)	15 (160.5828)
2017-06-30	Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA	13 / 29 (681.1540)	9 (173.1656)	4 (174.2972)	28 (158.8456)	4 (174.8456)
2017-06-16	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	2 / 17 (678.3088)	5 (173.7372)	8 (166.2400)	10 (165.7372)	3 (172.5944)
2017-05-19	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	19 / 47 (661.7028)	1 (178.8800)	21 (165.6800)	30 (161.7028)	36 (155.4400)
2017-04-29	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	28 / 35 (655.9200)	27 (162.2744)	20 (166.2744)	5 (174.2628)	31 (153.1084)
2017-04-28	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	16 / 31 (655.9772)	9 (172.5600)	18 (163.9772)	28 (150.8572)	10 (168.5828)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	31 / 70 (657.6572)	39 (162.8228)	2 (174.8572)	45 (159.4172)	38 (160.5600)
2016-07-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	26 / 28 (634.7884)	23 (158.8228)	22 (158.2972)	25 (159.3712)	22 (158.2972)
2016-07-01	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	18 / 35 (671.2912)	22 (167.4056)	4 (173.1200)	27 (163.9428)	22 (166.8228)
2016-05-13	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	19 / 33 (651.3368)	16 (166.8684)	30 (154.2400)	16 (163.9656)	10 (166.2628)
2016-04-22	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	28 / 42 (656.0460)	2 (175.4972)	40 (151.4172)	23 (166.8572)	26 (162.2744)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	43 / 72 (651.3944)	38 (165.7028)	25 (165.6916)	38 (166.2628)	60 (153.7372)
2015-08-28	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	10 / 16 (657.0172)	11 (163.9544)	9 (163.4172)	10 (163.9428)	9 (165.7028)
2015-08-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	19 / 30 (664.9824)	13 (171.4056)	18 (167.4056)	20 (165.0856)	26 (161.0856)
2015-07-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	4 / 30 (678.9260)	19 (162.8228)	3 (170.3432)	3 (172.5828)	4 (173.1772)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	35 / 54 (648.5368)	16 (170.2856)	41 (158.2400)	40 (158.2856)	32 (161.7256)
2015-07-17	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	23 / 39 (648.4684)	6 (174.2972)	11 (166.8228)	30 (152.5600)	26 (154.7884)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	32 / 80 (654.7772)	63 (154.8344)	23 (165.7144)	10 (170.8456)	30 (163.3828)
2015-07-03	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	10 / 25 (666.8684)	14 (164.5484)	8 (166.8572)	20 (162.8572)	4 (172.6056)
2015-06-19	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	5 / 27 (671.3484)	12 (165.6800)	10 (167.3828)	13 (166.2628)	4 (172.0228)
2015-05-23	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	11 / 37 (670.2400)	11 (169.1084)	24 (159.9772)	12 (168.5828)	5 (172.5716)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	38 / 47 (633.0404)	32 (157.6572)	41 (153.1088)	7 (166.8800)	36 (155.3944)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	37 / 57 (632.4000)	32 (161.1084)	43 (151.3488)	56 (146.2400)	3 (173.7028)
2015-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	23 / 41 (670.8460)	6 (174.2972)	38 (158.2972)	26 (166.2400)	15 (172.0116)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	22 / 42 (666.2284)	2 (178.8572)	41 (149.1084)	13 (169.1200)	18 (169.1428)
2014-10-18	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	24 / 27 (656.5372)	6 (174.8572)	16 (165.7144)	13 (167.9656)	26 (148.0000)
2014-10-17	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	28 / 34 (630.2060)	23 (162.8688)	19 (159.9772)	30 (154.8456)	29 (152.5144)
2014-10-11	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	22 / 34 (645.0628)	28 (155.3712)	23 (160.5716)	9 (168.5600)	23 (160.5600)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	21 / 52 (669.6112)	32 (162.8456)	3 (173.1200)	17 (168.5256)	25 (165.1200)
2014-06-20	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	21 / 25 (612.9492)	10 (168.5488)	20 (148.5144)	25 (144.5144)	21 (151.3716)
2013-09-20	Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA	33 / 35 (602.7660)	31 (153.1428)	33 (150.2744)	32 (149.6800)	30 (149.6688)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#622 (155 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#651 (135 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#443 (738 pts)	#363 (873 pts)	#504 (688 pts)	#553 (623 pts)	#368 (883 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#355 (966 pts)	#371 (936 pts)	#275 (1116 pts)	#417 (866 pts)	#412 (861 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#404 (924 pts)	#320 (1124 pts)	#372 (1009 pts)	#480 (819 pts)	#415 (934 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#854 (416 pts)	#658 (621 pts)	#576 (716 pts)	#939 (406 pts)	#824 (456 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#334 (1113 pts)	#216 (1378 pts)	#316 (1103 pts)	#256 (1218 pts)	#205 (1478 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1416 (190 pts)	#1119 (295 pts)	#1213 (255 pts)	#1059 (315 pts)	#1518 (180 pts)