THE GOOD OLD BASTER BOYS

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

Power ranking

#6225

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1412

peak 1412 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-06

latest 2018-10-19

Best ToY finish

#1094

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

642.8000 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

607.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 602.57 (+4.64)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Pork · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±20.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 156.48 · weakest Brisket (143.39)

Road miles

1,270

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

602.57 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 72%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 72%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

5 FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

5 FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 143.39
Pork avg 156.48
1 calls in 12 entries

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE DADDY INC VOODOO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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BonePileBBQ

#6224 of the rated field

1412 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BIKER BEAR BBQ

#6226 of the rated field

1412 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

BABE'S BBQ

#6227 of the rated field

1411 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1411

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2022-11-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Far Beyond BBQ

#6228 of the rated field

1411 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1411

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Kickin Ash

#6223 of the rated field

1412 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

No shared contest yet.

Level with THE GOOD OLD BASTER BOYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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TRIANGLE S BAR B Q

#6231 of the rated field

1411 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1411

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 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
5 FINGER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE 2 PULL	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
A FINE SWINE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	164.5828	141.6456	151.68	top 84%
Pork Ribs	12	0	162.2516	138.8000	151.02	top 81%
Pork	12	2	172.0000	141.6684	156.48	top 66%
Brisket	12	1	168.0116	112.9032	143.39	top 83%

“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
WI	11	0	top 87%
MN	1	0	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 91%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 80%
Large (40+)	4	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Grill Games	2	16	0	top 69%	2018-08-24

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

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2018-10-19

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 11 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 156.48 · weakest Brisket (143.39)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 3 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 602.57 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 250 67–351 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,270 12 mapped stops · furthest 275 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1412 peak 1412 · #6225 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
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1495) Poor Que
2016
Aug 26 Career-best overall score642.8000 Grill Games
2018
May 11 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 11 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0000 Minnesota in May
Oct 19 Most recent contest *Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Grill Games	2016-08-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-07-11
-11.9	3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival	2015-06-12
-11.3	Badger Brews & Que	2017-08-04
-11	The Masters In May	2015-05-01
-10.6	Grillin' in Grafton	2014-06-27

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)
2018	3	0%	top 88%	88.2%	84.6%
2017	1	0%	top 100%	78.5%	78.5%
2016	3	67%	top 72%	89.3%	85.5%
2015	2	0%	top 97%	82.5%	82%
2014	3	33%	top 85%	86.4%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-19	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	39 / 42 (602.7548)	39 (149.0400)	26 (157.7144)	36 (152.6060)	41 (143.3944)
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	40 / 42 (590.7200)	41 (147.3828)	39 (149.6344)	41 (141.6684)	32 (152.0344)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	53 / 70 (634.7888)	69 (147.4172)	40 (162.2516)	12 (172.0000)	59 (153.1200)
2017-08-04	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	30 / 30 (564.9828)	30 (142.8116)	26 (149.1428)	27 (150.8340)	30 (122.1944)
2016-08-26	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	16 / 37 (642.8000)	25 (155.3940)	32 (153.6916)	12 (165.7028)	6 (168.0116)
2016-07-29	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	14 / 17 (601.5540)	13 (158.8456)	16 (138.8000)	6 (163.4400)	16 (140.4684)
2016-05-13	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Sauk City, WI	17 / 19 (602.2624)	16 (153.6912)	18 (147.3944)	16 (155.4628)	17 (145.7140)
2015-06-12	3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI	17 / 17 (586.5832)	11 (164.5828)	17 (152.5372)	16 (156.5600)	17 (112.9032)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	54 / 57 (593.6688)	56 (141.6456)	56 (139.9772)	27 (160.5944)	45 (151.4516)
2014-07-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	29 / 29 (585.6000)	29 (145.1200)	25 (149.7144)	28 (145.6684)	28 (145.0972)
2014-06-27	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	28 / 32 (603.3600)	15 (162.8572)	17 (158.2972)	30 (147.3828)	32 (134.8228)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	26 / 38 (621.7600)	30 (151.4056)	25 (153.1428)	6 (165.7944)	26 (151.4172)

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	#2852 (55 pts)	#2856 (55 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2851 (55 pts)	#2840 (55 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1094 (286 pts)	#1271 (251 pts)	#1363 (226 pts)	#998 (371 pts)	#1009 (346 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1568 (142 pts)	#1547 (172 pts)	#1689 (142 pts)	#1639 (147 pts)	#1647 (142 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1479 (174 pts)	#1347 (224 pts)	#1375 (214 pts)	#1130 (289 pts)	#1556 (174 pts)