BAERL B Q (DE)

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

Power ranking

#3390

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1496 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-07

latest 2018-09-22

Best ToY finish

#728

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4284 / 720

Master · Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 640.16 (+9.60)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Delft BBQ Fest 2016

Consistency

±18.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.85 · weakest Brisket (153.62)

Road miles

2,938

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 564 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Master avg

640.16 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

On the rise

+32 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 5 contests since 2017-09-22 — from 1463 up to 1496.

5 contests since 2017-09-22
now 1496

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.4284 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4284 at Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-23

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.23 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 56%.

Brisket avg 153.62
Pork avg 165.85
4 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork 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.

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

ZWARTE HAND

#3405 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BAERL B Q (DE))

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BAERL B Q (DE) has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-09-09

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ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3407 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-05-02

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ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

#3374 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

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KillerbunnyBBQ

#3376 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after BAERL B Q (DE) did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

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PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ

#3378 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Level with BAERL B Q (DE) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-03-22

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River Rat Pig Porkers

#3382 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1496

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 2018-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROKENDE REGAHS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	4	0	0	174.3200	147.9656	162.10	top 59%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	0	167.9772	145.6572	158.60	top 64%
Pork	18	10	1	7	177.7028	145.6800	165.85	top 37%
Brisket	18	4	0	1	172.0000	133.6344	153.62	top 65%

“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	Avg finish
NL	2	top 80%
DE	1	top 55%
EU	1	top 90%
NE	1	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 91%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 63%
Large (40+)	7	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2	27	0	top 64%	2016-05-14
EUregio BBQ Festival	2	17	0	top 84%	2015-08-15

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

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2014-06-07 → 2018-09-22

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NL 2 of 18 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.85 · weakest Brisket (153.62)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 12 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 18 contests

Master average 640.16 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 306 302–358 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,938 18 mapped stops · furthest 564 mi

Schedule strength 1525 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1496 peak 1496 · #3390 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 7 First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1497) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Sep 20 First call EUregio BBQ Festival
2016
Jun 18 First category win (Pork) Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jul 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 23 Career-best overall score675.4284 Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival
2017
Jun 10 10th tracked contest *KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
2018
Apr 28 First overall top-10 KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018
Sep 22 Most recent contest 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	2018-04-28
+12.1	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	2018-09-22
+11.1	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2018-05-12
+9.1	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2017-09-02
+4.4	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	2017-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest	2015-06-27
-12.1	EUregio BBQ Festival	2014-09-20
-10.5	Delft BBQ Fest 2016	2016-06-18
-5.5	EUregio BBQ Festival	2015-08-15
-4.9	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2018-09-01

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	1	0	75%	top 34%	92.2%	90.6%
2017	5	0	0	80%	top 54%	91.6%	89.9%
2016	3	0	1	67%	top 72%	93.8%	90.2%
2015	4	0	0	50%	top 84%	89.4%	86.3%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 77%	86.6%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-22	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop,	15 / 73 (653.0972)	15 (166.8800)	68 (145.6572)	3 (173.1200)	9 (167.4400)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	31 / 44 (633.0512)	25 (163.4172)	34 (154.2744)	22 (162.8228)	29 (152.5368)
2018-05-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800	13 / 51 (658.8000)	19 (166.8572)	35 (156.0000)	22 (163.9428)	3 (172.0000)
2018-04-28	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof, 51580	6 / 32 (663.9660)	6 (174.3200)	11 (162.8344)	6 (170.8228)	24 (155.9888)
2017-09-22	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany,	31 / 66 (639.8860)	16 (167.9656)	58 (149.7032)	2 (174.2972)	49 (147.9200)
2017-09-02	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland,	11 / 32 (659.3144)	27 (158.8000)	17 (161.1316)	5 (172.5600)	6 (166.8228)
2017-08-19	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	16 / 31 (658.2400)	16 (166.8800)	18 (163.4172)	11 (170.8228)	22 (157.1200)
2017-07-01	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland, , 27574	15 / 25 (639.2916)	4 (168.5600)	8 (164.5372)	2 (172.5600)	24 (133.6344)
2017-06-10	*KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	18 / 24 (641.0284)	7 (169.1200)	21 (160.0000)	3 (170.8228)	24 (141.0856)
2016-07-23	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	16 / 29 (675.4284)	25 (164.0000)	24 (164.5828)	3 (177.1428)	8 (169.7028)
2016-06-18	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	17 / 18 (629.6572)	18 (150.2972)	15 (158.8572)	1 (177.7028)	17 (142.8000)
2016-05-14	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	43 / 65 (643.3372)	51 (157.7372)	15 (167.9772)	35 (163.9656)	49 (153.6572)
2015-09-25	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW,	48 / 67 (618.7884)	61 (147.9656)	52 (149.7144)	42 (157.1084)	20 (164.0000)
2015-08-15	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein ,	17 / 22 (623.9544)	19 (157.7488)	17 (153.6912)	2 (164.5600)	17 (147.9544)
2015-07-04	Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship unrated Gaiarine Italy,	13 / 15 (643.4744)	9 (162.2744)	9 (162.3200)	8 (165.7256)	15 (153.1544)
2015-06-27	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest Delft, The Netherlands,	20 / 20 (599.8856)	19 (157.7028)	13 (162.8456)	20 (145.6800)	20 (133.6572)
2014-09-20	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU	19 / 21 (618.2744)	14 (158.2972)	7 (163.4744)	19 (152.0000)	21 (144.5028)
2014-06-07	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, NE	27 / 43 (623.4512)	22 (158.9028)	26 (153.7144)	38 (149.6684)	17 (161.1656)

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	#728 (462 pts)	#789 (432 pts)	#1024 (307 pts)	#663 (557 pts)	#713 (502 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#796 (472 pts)	#651 (617 pts)	#849 (462 pts)	#355 (1042 pts)	#908 (412 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1208 (242 pts)	#1480 (192 pts)	#1233 (262 pts)	#718 (557 pts)	#1128 (292 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#976 (317 pts)	#994 (337 pts)	#935 (377 pts)	#734 (512 pts)	#998 (332 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2029 (100 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2630 (65 pts)