BEAR-LY ENGLISH
BEAR-LY ENGLISH is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 57 at the Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival (2015). They finished #2158 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BEARLY ENGLISH”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2014
latest May 8, 2015 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.01 · weakest Brisket (143.38)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
590.49 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 154.8684 | 158.01 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 130.8344 | 145.71 | top 67% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2400 | 140.5484 | 143.39 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9544 | 134.8000 | 143.38 | top 78% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score613.6456 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.1428 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 43 / 57 (613.6456) | 46 (154.8684) | 22 (160.5828) | 49 (146.2400) | 35 (151.9544) |
| May 9, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA | 50 / 54 (567.3256) | 19 (161.1428) | 52 (130.8344) | 46 (140.5484) | 51 (134.8000) |