The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE has finished one call ahead of WHA' DA BADA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
WHA' DA BADA BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-06-20
latest 2017-09-01
Best ToY finish
#2085
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.05
last 3 Master vs avg 617.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 155.78 · weakest Pork (152.01)
Road miles
187
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
617.05 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017-09-01).
- last seen 2015-07-17
- back 2017-09-01
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.
WHA' DA BADA BBQ has 3 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 135 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.
#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after WHA' DA BADA BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with WHA' DA BADA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 148.5484 | 154.84 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6456 | 149.0744 | 154.42 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 135.4284 | 152.01 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 147.3600 | 155.78 | top 72% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2017-09-01
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 155.78 · weakest Pork (152.01)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
617.05
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
62
15–68 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
187
3 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2015-07-17 → 2017-09-01
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1492) 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.1544 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- Career-best overall score635.3604 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-07-17 |
| -8.3 | 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-06-20 |
| -2.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-09-01 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 19 / 27 (635.3604) | 18 (160.5488) | 19 (156.5372) | 21 (159.4516) | 19 (158.8228) |
| 2015-07-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI | 27 / 28 (601.0860) | 26 (155.4288) | 27 (149.0744) | 28 (135.4284) | 19 (161.1544) |
| 2014-06-20 | 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 25 / 31 (614.6968) | 29 (148.5484) | 17 (157.6456) | 17 (161.1428) | 24 (147.3600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2085 (82 pts) | #2109 (87 pts) | #2179 (82 pts) | #2192 (72 pts) | #2127 (82 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2831 (53 pts) | #2818 (53 pts) | #2828 (53 pts) | #2828 (53 pts) | #2072 (83 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2776 (56 pts) | #2773 (56 pts) | #2046 (96 pts) | #2070 (96 pts) | #2698 (61 pts) |