CORNFIELD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3889

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1485 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-16

latest 2018-03-02

Best ToY finish

#1832

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

664.4688 / 720

Master · Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.90 (+4.95)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

Consistency

±17.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.84)

Road miles

317

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

641.90 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

664.4688 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4688 at Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-03-02

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PURE SMOKE has finished one call ahead of CORNFIELD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.84
Pork avg 163.17
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A March team

Top 49% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 66% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Bobo's BBQ

#3877 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-16
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Phat Phlames

#3906 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

MAMA'S BOY BBQ

#3885 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

McShin Alumni BBQ Team

#3900 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1516 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoky Fatbacks

#3910 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

THREE BRISKETEERS

#3898 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BIG CITY BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Hogline	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	169.1200	146.8572	158.52	top 69%
Pork Ribs	7	0	167.3828	145.1200	157.84	top 68%
Pork	7	1	172.5600	151.4056	163.17	top 52%
Brisket	6	0	168.5600	153.1088	160.75	top 58%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	26	0	top 55%	2018-03-02

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

On the trail 3.8 yrs 2014-05-16 → 2018-03-02

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.84)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 641.90 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 166 113–188 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 317 7 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1485 peak 1485 · #3889 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 16 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 16 Peak power rating (1489) Minnesota in May
2016
Mar 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3600 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
2017
Mar 3 First call Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Mar 3 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
2018
Mar 2 Career-best overall score664.4688 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Mar 2 Most recent contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2016-03-04
+5.2	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2018-03-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Minnesota in May	2014-05-16
-11.4	Great Northern BBQ	2015-07-31
-2.9	Minnesota in May	2015-05-15
-0.7	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2017-03-03

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	1	0%	top 46%	92.3%	92.3%
2017	1	100%	top 64%	90.1%	90.1%
2016	1	0%	top 39%	91%	91%
2015	3	0%	top 79%	89.8%	87.9%
2014	1	0%	top 90%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-03-02	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	26 / 57 (664.4688)	45 (160.5488)	21 (167.3828)	23 (167.9772)	21 (168.5600)
2017-03-03	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	30 / 47 (648.4460)	32 (162.2400)	43 (152.5144)	7 (172.5600)	24 (161.1316)
2016-03-04	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	23 / 59 (655.3600)	13 (169.1200)	30 (162.2628)	12 (170.8684)	48 (153.1088)
2015-07-31	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	24 / 26 (619.7940)	23 (153.6684)	24 (155.3828)	23 (154.7884)	19 (155.9544)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	39 / 60 (646.2056)	40 (159.9884)	39 (161.0856)	44 (161.1200)	28 (164.0116)
2015-02-27	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN	—	32 (157.1884)	22 (161.1200)	36 (151.4056)	—
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	52 / 58 (617.1316)	54 (146.8572)	55 (145.1200)	30 (163.4400)	33 (161.7144)

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	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1913 (80 pts)	#1970 (70 pts)	#1893 (80 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1579 (165 pts)	#2230 (65 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2209 (70 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1840 (125 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1832 (116 pts)	#1773 (121 pts)	#1891 (116 pts)	#1787 (121 pts)	#1653 (141 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)