A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
KAVE DWELLERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KAVE DWELLERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
JC'S RIB-RIPPIN GOOD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-22
latest 2017-10-06
Best ToY finish
#1541
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.88
last 5 Master vs avg 606.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.21 · weakest Brisket (145.36)
Road miles
80
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
606.88 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−10.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.86 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 145.36
- Pork Ribs avg 156.21
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Harbor-Que (2017-10-06).
- last seen 2015-10-23
- back 2017-10-06
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after JC'S RIB-RIPPIN GOOD BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with JC'S RIB-RIPPIN GOOD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAVE DWELLERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 135.3488 | 153.12 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 147.4172 | 156.21 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 143.9656 | 152.18 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3200 | 118.7776 | 145.36 | top 75% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 68% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2017-10-06
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.21 · weakest Brisket (145.36)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
606.88
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
38–162 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
80
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-10-23 → 2017-10-06
Power rating
1457
peak 1503 · #5208 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- First call Grill Games
- Career-best overall score647.9884 Grill Games
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7256 Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1503) Grill Games
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Harbor-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Grill Games | 2014-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | 2014-10-17 |
| -12.1 | Grill Games | 2015-08-28 |
| -10.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off | 2015-10-23 |
| -8.5 | *Harbor-Que | 2017-10-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.1% | 83.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 90% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 20 / 23 (608.5372) | 17 (155.4516) | 16 (154.8684) | 20 (150.8344) | 19 (147.3828) |
| 2015-10-23 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 40 / 44 (605.6228) | 39 (154.2628) | 31 (154.2628) | 38 (150.8000) | 35 (146.2972) |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 45 / 49 (592.9828) | 49 (135.3488) | 43 (147.4172) | 43 (151.8968) | 25 (158.3200) |
| 2014-10-17 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 41 / 42 (579.2460) | 38 (150.8344) | 19 (165.6684) | 41 (143.9656) | 42 (118.7776) |
| 2014-08-22 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 21 / 47 (647.9884) | 8 (169.7256) | 27 (158.8572) | 18 (163.4056) | 30 (156.0000) |
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 | #2135 (73 pts) | #2104 (88 pts) | #2114 (93 pts) | #2190 (73 pts) | #2155 (78 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1541 (159 pts) | #1297 (234 pts) | #1570 (169 pts) | #1568 (174 pts) | #1781 (139 pts) |