A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Tuggy Bear BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1433
peak 1433 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2016-05-13
Best ToY finish
#1784
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
593.82 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 595.90 (-2.08)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.92)
Road miles
452
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
595.90 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.47 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 144.92
- Chicken avg 151.39
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tuggy Bear BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after Tuggy Bear BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1433
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 141.6460 | 151.39 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5484 | 136.5028 | 144.92 | top 94% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 137.1084 | 150.26 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 138.8344 | 149.33 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 97% | 2014-05-16 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2016-05-13
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 151.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.92)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
595.90
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
116
10–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
452
6 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Power rating
1433
peak 1433 · #5980 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Buckeye State BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First call 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score638.8000 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- 2016
- Most recent contest Rockin BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2014-05-16 |
| -14 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2013-05-17 |
| -11.5 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | 2014-07-11 |
| -10.7 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley | 2015-05-08 |
| -9.2 | Rockin BBQ | 2016-05-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 92% | 88.7% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.7% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 28 / 28 (590.6744) | 28 (142.7544) | 27 (152.5484) | 28 (149.6572) | 27 (145.7144) |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 33 / 39 (638.8000) | 22 (168.0116) | 37 (147.3828) | 36 (152.5484) | 8 (170.8572) |
| 2015-05-08 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN | 27 / 27 (574.7312) | 24 (153.7028) | 27 (136.5028) | 27 (137.1084) | 25 (147.4172) |
| 2014-07-11 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 40 / 42 (587.8856) | 39 (146.7884) | 42 (136.5256) | 35 (154.2972) | 40 (150.2744) |
| 2014-05-16 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 38 / 38 (576.9948) | 38 (141.6460) | 33 (145.6916) | 36 (150.8228) | 36 (138.8344) |
| 2013-05-17 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 33 / 35 (606.2860) | 28 (155.4286) | 31 (150.8574) | 27 (157.1428) | 32 (142.8572) |
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 | #2967 (53 pts) | #2957 (53 pts) | #2965 (53 pts) | #2963 (53 pts) | #2964 (53 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1871 (112 pts) | #1709 (132 pts) | #1929 (112 pts) | #1955 (112 pts) | #1339 (207 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1784 (130 pts) | #1870 (130 pts) | #1842 (130 pts) | #1859 (130 pts) | #1836 (130 pts) |