Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
BEAR NAKED BBQ
BEAR NAKED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #3264 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1499 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 25, 2013
latest Jul 22, 2022 · 8.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
656.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.31 (+1.96)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.88)
Road miles
5,659
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 3,194 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$4,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
654.31 / 720
6 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #955 (141 pts) | #893 (187 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #682 (256 pts) | #713 (256 pts) | #817 (231 pts) | #799 (206 pts) | #708 (256 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1440 (190 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1557 (170 pts) | #1198 (245 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2784 (55 pts) | #2145 (80 pts) | #2785 (55 pts) | #2648 (65 pts) | #2630 (65 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BEAR NAKED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 110
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1620
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEAR NAKED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEAR NAKED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Fewer contests behind them than BEAR NAKED BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 9 years after BEAR NAKED BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with BEAR NAKED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
Fewer contests behind them than BEAR NAKED BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BEAR NAKED BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 158.8228 | 168.16 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 142.2516 | 159.88 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 158.2628 | 164.94 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 150.2172 | 164.16 | top 52% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 79% | Apr 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AK
3 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
First title
Jul 22, 2022
1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 69 times, behind 171
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
Apr 1, 2016 → Jul 22, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20228 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- First overall podium 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- First Grand Championship 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- First multi-meat day 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score698.8112 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1499) 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
20152 milestones
- First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3944 Central Iowa Expo BBQ
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition | Jul 22, 2022 |
| +1.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 1, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 21, 2014 |
| -6.7 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -2.1 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ | Apr 25, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 17% | 97.1% | 97.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 92.2% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87% | 87% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Palmer, AK | — | 7 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Palmer, AK | — | — | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition Delta Junction, AK | 1 / 6 (698.8112) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (170.2628) | 3 (170.8456) | 1 (180) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 16 / 30 (641.0288) | 15 (163.9884) | 7 (166.2744) | 19 (160.5488) | 25 (150.2172) |
| Apr 25, 2015 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 30 / 41 (663.9200) | 11 (173.1544) | 34 (162.7884) | 32 (162.8572) | 29 (165.1200) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA | 36 / 42 (651.3944) | 39 (158.8228) | 39 (150.8228) | 15 (168.0116) | 5 (173.7372) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 26 / 30 (626.1824) | 20 (162.3084) | 26 (153.0856) | 23 (158.2628) | 23 (152.5256) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 68 / 97 (644.5028) | 19 (169.7256) | 91 (142.2516) | 20 (169.1428) | 54 (163.3828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.