HIGH OCTANE BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3243

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1505 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-05

latest 2019-09-06

Best ToY finish

#1161

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

657.0856 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.79 (+11.38)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0228

Pork Ribs · 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque

Consistency

±21.14

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.20 · weakest Pork (156.43)

Road miles

744

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$6K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.79 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Pork avg 156.43
Chicken avg 162.20
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DD'S BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (2019-09-06).

last seen 2016-10-21
back 2019-09-06

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

The Eagle BBQ Colorado

#3263 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1501

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 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

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SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT

#3238 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after HIGH OCTANE BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-14

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FARGO BARBECUE

#3253 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-08-18

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BEDROCK BBQ

#3239 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1499

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 7 contests
last seen 2017-04-14

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SMOKIN TIME

#3258 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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E.R. BBQ

#3248 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 7.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-09-04

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	1	167.3712	148.5484	162.20	top 47%
Pork Ribs	7	2	1	172.0228	137.0972	156.96	top 52%
Pork	7	0	0	160.5140	152.0000	156.43	top 70%
Brisket	7	0	0	165.1544	153.0856	158.19	top 60%

“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)	2	0	top 37%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	21	0	top 59%	2016-10-21
Puckaway Pigfest	2	5	0	top 55%	2015-09-11

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2019-09-06

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.20 · weakest Pork (156.43)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 1 of 7 contests

Master average 633.79 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 189 127–194 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 744 7 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,750 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs 2016-10-21 → 2019-09-06

Power rating 1499 peak 1505 · #3243 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Sep 5 First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
2015
Sep 11 First call Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 11 First overall top-10 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0456 Puckaway Pigfest
2016
Aug 26 Career-best overall score657.0856 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0228 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1505) 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
2019
Sep 6 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	Puckaway Pigfest	2015-09-11
+6.5	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2016-08-26
+2.8	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off	2015-10-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	Puckaway Pigfest	2014-09-05
-5.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2015-07-10
-5.2	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2016-10-21
-1	Puckaway Pigfest	2019-09-06

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 59%	88.6%	88.6%
2016	2	0	50%	top 56%	91.3%	89.1%
2015	3	1	33%	top 46%	91.1%	88.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 95%	82.8%	82.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	23 / 39 (638.1256)	13 (165.1200)	15 (162.2628)	25 (157.6572)	31 (153.0856)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	36 / 51 (626.1144)	26 (161.7372)	44 (147.9316)	42 (154.2056)	30 (162.2400)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	17 / 42 (657.0856)	27 (163.4056)	3 (172.0228)	33 (156.5028)	17 (165.1544)
2015-10-23	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	21 / 44 (648.4792)	16 (167.3712)	11 (165.1656)	29 (160.5140)	26 (155.4284)
2015-09-11	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	5 / 33 (656.0456)	3 (165.7600)	4 (170.8800)	13 (159.9656)	17 (159.4400)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	61 / 80 (614.7196)	33 (163.4744)	74 (143.3712)	65 (154.1940)	51 (153.6800)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	38 / 40 (595.9312)	37 (148.5484)	40 (137.0972)	31 (152.0000)	26 (158.2856)

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	#1585 (160 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1639 (160 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1161 (243 pts)	#1089 (293 pts)	#1171 (268 pts)	#1532 (178 pts)	#1567 (158 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2620 (65 pts)	#2633 (65 pts)	#2644 (65 pts)	#2648 (65 pts)	#2630 (65 pts)