CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM

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

Power ranking

#5644

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1446

peak 1446 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-06-27

latest 2018-09-08

Best ToY finish

#957

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8460 / 720

Master · Regahfest 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.70 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.75 (-2.05)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork · Meat The East

Consistency

±9.93

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.57 · weakest Brisket (155.56)

Road miles

571

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

637.75 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Mountain High Smokers has finished one call ahead of CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 155.56
Pork avg 163.57
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Team Laurentius in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 13 shared pork entries lost

BBQ+ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
14 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.

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

WILD SMOKERS

#5660 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-10-07

⚔ Head-to-head

THE OUTLAW BBQ NY

#5645 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Half-Inked BBQ

#5636 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

PRETTY GOOD AT DRINKING BEER BBQ

#5646 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-03-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Porkmafia

#5658 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SWINE DOCTORS

#5653 of the rated field

1446 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LOW AND SLOW MEISTER	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THE DUTCH BBQ CREW	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	0	167.9656	147.3940	160.10	top 73%
Pork Ribs	14	3	0	168.5716	143.4172	158.52	top 62%
Pork	14	4	0	173.1200	150.8456	163.57	top 50%
Brisket	14	2	1	169.7372	143.3600	155.56	top 67%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 68%
Large (40+)	6	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Regahfest 2017	3	18	0	top 71%	2017-08-26
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2	46	0	top 82%	2017-06-03

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

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2015-06-27 → 2018-09-08

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NL 5 of 14 contests

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.57 · weakest Brisket (155.56)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 7 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 14 contests

Master average 637.75 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 194 158–360 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 571 14 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength 1528 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Power rating 1446 peak 1446 · #5644 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Jun 27 First tracked contest Delft Beer & BBQ Fest
Jun 27 First call Delft Beer & BBQ Fest
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1495) Delft Beer & BBQ Fest
2016
Aug 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8460 Regahfest 2016
Aug 27 Career-best overall score654.8460 Regahfest 2016
2017
Aug 26 10th tracked contest Regahfest 2017
2018
Apr 14 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Meat The East
Sep 8 Most recent contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Farm Meat	2017-09-09
+0.2	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	2015-10-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2017-06-03
-8.6	Regahfest 2017	2017-08-26
-8.5	Meat the East	2016-03-19
-7.8	Delft BBQ Fest 2016	2016-06-18
-7.4	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off	2017-10-07

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	100%	top 71%	88.6%	88.3%
2017	4	25%	top 75%	89.8%	87.7%
2016	5	20%	top 71%	91%	89.1%
2015	3	100%	top 62%	89.7%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-08	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	26 / 40 (633.6692)	32 (159.9884)	28 (157.1088)	6 (170.8572)	32 (145.7148)
2018-04-14	Meat The East Hengelo, 7534 HK	26 / 34 (638.1716)	12 (167.9656)	31 (143.4172)	4 (173.1200)	31 (153.6688)
2017-10-07	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp, 6515 DE	39 / 47 (636.5144)	47 (151.9428)	37 (154.2972)	32 (161.6800)	8 (168.5944)
2017-09-09	Farm Meat Dongen, 5106NC	14 / 38 (646.7772)	30 (157.7144)	24 (159.9544)	11 (164.0000)	14 (165.1084)
2017-08-26	Regahfest 2017 The Hague,	25 / 28 (623.3600)	20 (158.8456)	26 (148.0000)	19 (157.6800)	20 (158.8344)
2017-06-03	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG	52 / 56 (618.7084)	55 (147.3940)	41 (155.9772)	27 (164.5372)	50 (150.8000)
2016-10-08	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	27 / 46 (650.7428)	32 (163.3828)	32 (158.8344)	30 (162.2628)	13 (166.2628)
2016-08-27	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	22 / 35 (654.8460)	26 (165.6684)	8 (168.5716)	21 (162.2860)	29 (158.3200)
2016-06-18	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	15 / 18 (638.6400)	16 (164.5256)	11 (162.8344)	16 (159.3600)	15 (151.9200)
2016-05-14	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	46 / 65 (638.6856)	23 (166.8456)	49 (157.1084)	15 (170.2744)	60 (144.4572)
2016-03-19	Meat the East Enschede, NL	27 / 33 (625.0972)	13 (165.7256)	19 (159.4400)	31 (151.3944)	27 (148.5372)
2015-10-10	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, 61515DE	23 / 42 (635.3716)	35 (153.6800)	7 (166.8916)	4 (171.4400)	37 (143.3600)
2015-08-29	Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland,	18 / 30 (642.2628)	24 (159.9772)	14 (161.7028)	28 (150.8456)	3 (169.7372)
2015-06-27	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest Delft, The Netherlands,	14 / 20 (645.6344)	18 (157.7144)	10 (165.1428)	4 (170.2628)	16 (152.5144)

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	#2485 (59 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#2483 (59 pts)	#1248 (209 pts)	#2488 (59 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1093 (288 pts)	#1230 (258 pts)	#1299 (238 pts)	#1072 (333 pts)	#913 (408 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#957 (346 pts)	#923 (396 pts)	#827 (476 pts)	#952 (396 pts)	#910 (391 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1116 (260 pts)	#1404 (200 pts)	#899 (395 pts)	#803 (460 pts)	#918 (380 pts)