A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRY 2 DA BONE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
CHUCKWAGON BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-06-27
latest 2018-09-28
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.48
last 4 Master vs avg 622.48 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.25)
Road miles
150
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
622.48 / 720
4 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 comeback
3.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2018-09-28).
- last seen 2015-07-24
- back 2018-09-28
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.
CHUCKWAGON BARBECUE has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 137 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with CHUCKWAGON BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7256 | 155.9544 | 158.27 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 143.3828 | 153.25 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6912 | 147.9312 | 153.39 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.8344 | 157.56 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 85% | 2018-09-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.25)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
622.48
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
102
18–113 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
150
4 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2018-09-28
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Rockin' Country BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score628.4804 Rockin' Country BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1489) Rockin' Country BBQ Fest
- 2015
- First call Smokin' in the Junction
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4172 Smokin' in the Junction
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Rockin' Country BBQ Fest | 2014-06-27 |
| -8.8 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2015-05-23 |
| -8.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2015-07-24 |
| -5.6 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2018-09-28 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 86.5% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 24 / 29 (619.9540) | 19 (159.4400) | 26 (147.9656) | 23 (157.6912) | 21 (154.8572) |
| 2015-07-24 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 47 / 54 (622.7660) | 49 (155.9544) | 27 (165.1316) | 52 (150.8456) | 46 (150.8344) |
| 2015-05-23 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 32 / 37 (618.7084) | 31 (155.9772) | 33 (143.3828) | 33 (147.9312) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2014-06-27 | Rockin' Country BBQ Fest Nevada, IA | 14 / 15 (628.4804) | 11 (161.7256) | 12 (156.5144) | 13 (157.0972) | 15 (153.1432) |
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 | #2485 (59 pts) | #1890 (84 pts) | #2536 (54 pts) | #2015 (64 pts) | #1925 (74 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1311 (215 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1970 (95 pts) | #1978 (110 pts) | #2006 (105 pts) | #2040 (100 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |