NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1993

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-22

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#814

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

671.2684 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.87 (+9.44)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±41.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.56)

Road miles

1,834

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

649.87 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

671.2684 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.2684 at Minnesota in May — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-05-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Swampview BBQ has finished one call ahead of NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

11 of 14 shared brisket entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUBBA-Q'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 31% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 31% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 51% the rest of the year

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.

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

RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE

#1975 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

BLACK DOG BBQ IA

#1995 of the rated field

1538 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1572

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ)

They've been 1572 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

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Jack9 BBQ-CA

#1988 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

16 Mesh BBQ

#1984 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-07-12

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SAUCY SWINE-O'S

#1981 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1986 of the rated field

1539 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CASE OF RIBS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BARK 'N BONES BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Hogline	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	0	0	172.0000	155.9428	164.66	top 56%
Pork Ribs	19	2	0	0	170.8228	150.7772	162.56	top 55%
Pork	20	3	0	0	172.5600	150.2856	164.80	top 49%
Brisket	20	7	1	1	179.4400	148.5256	165.99	top 39%

“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
MN	17	top 52%
WI	2	top 42%
SD	1	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	3	21	top 36%	2018-05-11
Smokin In Steele	2	16	top 42%	2018-06-01
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	13	top 65%	2017-09-15

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

On the trail 4 yrs 2014-08-22 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MN 17 of 20 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 165.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.56)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 11 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 20 contests

Master average 649.87 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 326 490–429 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,834 20 mapped stops · furthest 184 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Power rating 1539 peak 1539 · #1993 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Aug 22 First tracked contest Big Island BBQ
2015
May 15 First call Minnesota in May
May 15 First category win (Brisket) Minnesota in May
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7772 Minnesota in May
May 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Minnesota in May
2016
Aug 26 10th tracked contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
2017
Jun 23 First overall top-10 *Rotary Rockn Ribs
2018
May 11 Career-best overall score671.2684 Minnesota in May
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1539) 11th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 24 Most recent contest 11th Annual Big Island BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Minnesota in May	2016-05-13
+9.5	*Rotary Rockn Ribs	2017-06-23
+7.7	Minnesota in May	2018-05-11
+7.4	8th Annual Big Island BBQ	2015-08-28
+7.1	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	2015-08-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Big Island BBQ	2014-08-22
-11.4	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	2016-08-12
-8.3	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2017-09-15
-4.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-07-24
-0.9	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest	2016-06-17

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	0	0	75%	top 45%	93.2%	92.1%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 47%	92.9%	91.9%
2016	5	0	0	20%	top 53%	93.2%	91.2%
2015	5	0	1	80%	top 49%	92.4%	91.1%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	66%	66%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	23 / 49 (661.0284)	30 (166.8344)	19 (166.8228)	24 (165.0856)	23 (162.2856)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	23 / 41 (655.8860)	38 (157.0972)	32 (157.6572)	7 (169.7144)	7 (171.4172)
2018-06-01	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	22 / 45 (663.3032)	32 (160.5372)	20 (165.1088)	9 (172.5600)	22 (165.0972)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	21 / 70 (671.2684)	22 (168.5372)	49 (159.9544)	19 (169.6684)	6 (173.1084)
2017-09-15	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	23 / 27 (645.0860)	25 (158.8116)	12 (166.2972)	23 (158.8228)	18 (161.1544)
2017-07-14	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	27 / 48 (666.6972)	18 (169.6800)	32 (163.9544)	30 (164.5372)	23 (168.5256)
2017-06-23	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	10 / 37 (666.7316)	15 (168.5372)	9 (166.2516)	18 (163.3828)	9 (168.5600)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	16 / 46 (669.0860)	16 (170.2860)	33 (158.2744)	16 (168.5256)	7 (172.0000)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	24 / 71 (661.0972)	8 (171.4400)	38 (163.4172)	44 (160.5372)	23 (165.7028)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 29 (661.0400)	26 (161.1200)	7 (168.5372)	23 (159.9772)	8 (171.4056)
2016-08-26	9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	25 / 48 (661.5308)	35 (161.0740)	12 (170.8228)	30 (163.9312)	19 (165.7028)
2016-08-12	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	32 / 35 (641.0400)	28 (161.1200)	12 (167.9772)	27 (161.1428)	34 (150.8000)
2016-06-17	Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN	19 / 34 (648.4000)	11 (168.5372)	31 (150.7772)	11 (166.8228)	15 (162.2628)
2016-05-13	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	13 / 71 (670.8000)	20 (169.1200)	22 (168.5372)	29 (165.1428)	19 (168.0000)
2015-08-28	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	19 / 55 (665.6228)	20 (166.2628)	33 (161.1200)	22 (165.0972)	7 (173.1428)
2015-08-07	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	18 / 47 (660.0344)	27 (165.1772)	23 (162.8688)	16 (167.9656)	17 (164.0228)
2015-07-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	22 / 30 (638.2284)	7 (172.0000)	27 (152.5256)	28 (150.2856)	14 (163.4172)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	23 / 42 (656.5256)	29 (164.0000)	37 (156.5600)	6 (170.8228)	23 (165.1428)
2015-05-15	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	26 / 60 (658.7772)	45 (157.1200)	38 (161.1088)	45 (161.1084)	1 (179.4400)
2014-08-22	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	50 / 54 (475.3140)	49 (155.9428)	—	12 (170.8456)	50 (148.5256)

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	#969 (295 pts)	#1117 (255 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#757 (465 pts)	#736 (485 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#858 (427 pts)	#764 (517 pts)	#884 (442 pts)	#971 (382 pts)	#732 (537 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#814 (443 pts)	#939 (388 pts)	#738 (543 pts)	#996 (373 pts)	#767 (498 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#871 (385 pts)	#852 (425 pts)	#1086 (305 pts)	#788 (470 pts)	#515 (730 pts)