On the rise
+29
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 9 contests since 2016-09-30 — from 1558 up to 1587.
- 9 contests since 2016-09-30
- now 1587
KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1587
peak 1587 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2015-06-19
latest 2017-09-22
Best ToY finish
#296
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.61 (+11.28)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.01 · weakest Brisket (164.26)
Road miles
8,073
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 626 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
663.61 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
They almost always walk
87%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 20 of 23 contests
A top-10 category call in 87% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
678.2972
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2972 at National Western BBQ Throwdown — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-01-06
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
GRILLIN' BEAVERS has finished one call ahead of KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
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 30%.
- 3 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 30%
A tough matchup
12–1
behind in the head-to-head
JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings
JO-BAWB'S BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
12 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead 92% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, JO-BAWB'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A May team
Top 28%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 4 May contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The long haul
8,073
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,073 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 626 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.
- 23 mapped stops
- furthest 626 mi
The metronome
±1.45%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.2% of a perfect score
- 23 contests
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.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1590
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1595
No shared contest yet.
22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1618
No shared contest yet.
Level with KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD HOGS BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY COYOTE | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 177.7372 | 157.6916 | 167.01 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 175.4400 | 151.3600 | 166.94 | top 39% |
| Pork | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 157.7028 | 165.39 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 143.9544 | 164.26 | top 44% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 14 | 0 | top 35% |
| MT | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | 2017-05-19 |
| Wild West BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 34% | 2017-05-12 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 45% | 2017-04-14 |
| National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 29% | 2017-01-06 |
| Griller's Cup | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | 2016-07-15 |
| Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2015-06-19 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2016
12 contests
Contests a season
7.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
14 of 23 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
17
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
23 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.01 · weakest Brisket (164.26)
Walk rate
87%
a top-10 call in 20 of 23 contests
Overall top-10 rate
48%
11 of 23 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
663.61
out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
349
427–311 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
8,073
23 mapped stops · furthest 626 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Power rating
1587
peak 1587 · #1187 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- First call Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7948 Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off
- 2016
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- 10th tracked contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ
- 2017
- Career-best overall score678.2972 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1587) BBBrew For Hope
- Most recent contest BBBrew For Hope
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-15 |
| +12.4 | National Western BBQ Throwdown | 2017-01-06 |
| +10.2 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival | 2015-06-26 |
| +9.7 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2017-05-19 |
| +9.5 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off | 2017-05-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2016-04-22 |
| -8.5 | *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off | 2017-03-10 |
| -7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-04-14 |
| -6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | 2016-09-30 |
| -1.4 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2016-06-10 |
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 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 88% | top 41% | 94.2% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83% | top 47% | 93.6% | 92% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 91.9% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO | 9 / 25 (674.7656) | 2 (177.7372) | 22 (151.3600) | 3 (174.2628) | 5 (171.4056) |
| 2017-07-21 | Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO | 17 / 46 (668.4112) | 17 (169.1084) | 17 (165.6916) | 18 (169.6684) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2017-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 8 / 26 (677.7484) | 6 (171.4056) | 6 (171.4056) | 10 (168.5600) | 8 (166.3772) |
| 2017-05-19 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 7 / 36 (676.3996) | 4 (175.4056) | 11 (168.5372) | 27 (159.3368) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2017-05-12 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 8 / 31 (677.1200) | 5 (173.7372) | 20 (159.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2017-04-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 23 / 30 (644.9828) | 17 (163.9312) | 1 (174.8572) | 19 (162.2400) | 28 (143.9544) |
| 2017-03-10 | *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS | 28 / 34 (641.6456) | 3 (175.4628) | 33 (152.4800) | 29 (157.7028) | 29 (156.0000) |
| 2017-01-06 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 7 / 38 (678.2972) | 17 (165.7028) | 6 (172.0116) | 22 (162.2856) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2016-09-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 47 / 50 (673.6228) | 41 (169.6684) | 28 (169.6800) | 14 (174.2628) | 49 (160.0116) |
| 2016-09-09 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 25 / 49 (658.7316) | 34 (161.6688) | 31 (162.2628) | 5 (173.7028) | 30 (161.0972) |
| 2016-07-15 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 13 / 27 (662.2400) | 24 (158.2628) | 11 (170.2972) | 7 (169.6800) | 12 (164.0000) |
| 2016-06-24 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 10 / 33 (665.0400) | 20 (165.6684) | 11 (166.2632) | 18 (162.2512) | 3 (170.8572) |
| 2016-06-17 | Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 11 / 26 (666.8116) | 13 (162.2744) | 9 (169.7028) | 14 (162.8344) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2016-06-10 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 16 / 30 (651.7944) | 19 (162.8000) | 10 (168.5372) | 16 (162.2400) | 22 (158.2172) |
| 2016-06-03 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 9 / 30 (656.5144) | 25 (157.6916) | 1 (175.4400) | 18 (160.5372) | 7 (162.8456) |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 10 / 42 (670.7084) | 7 (170.8112) | 4 (173.1200) | 22 (164.5372) | 17 (162.2400) |
| 2016-05-13 | Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO | 14 / 33 (659.3600) | 19 (165.1200) | 6 (170.2972) | 26 (159.4056) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2016-04-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 29 / 30 (648.5488) | 25 (164.0572) | 19 (169.1200) | 29 (158.2400) | 28 (157.1316) |
| 2016-04-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 4 / 28 (672.5484) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (170.8456) | 4 (170.8800) | 12 (161.7028) |
| 2016-01-08 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 14 / 36 (659.3484) | 22 (161.6800) | 13 (165.1200) | 15 (163.4400) | 7 (169.1084) |
| 2015-07-17 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 11 / 29 (657.0628) | 9 (169.7028) | 17 (162.2744) | 14 (161.6456) | 12 (163.4400) |
| 2015-06-26 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO | 6 / 27 (659.4516) | 9 (166.2856) | 7 (163.4516) | 6 (165.6916) | 6 (164.0228) |
| 2015-06-19 | Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT | 8 / 26 (661.7948) | 9 (164.0344) | 9 (166.8572) | 8 (165.1316) | 7 (165.7716) |
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 | #445 (851 pts) | #336 (1086 pts) | #379 (991 pts) | #562 (706 pts) | #443 (891 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #296 (1177 pts) | #444 (892 pts) | #180 (1502 pts) | #299 (1182 pts) | #284 (1207 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #983 (313 pts) | #1145 (273 pts) | #1116 (293 pts) | #1066 (313 pts) | #1019 (323 pts) |