BOONDOCKS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4920

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2017-11-10

Best ToY finish

#2158

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

642.7428 / 720

Master · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

623.13

last 5 Master vs avg 623.13 (+0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2856

Brisket · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

Consistency

±19.67

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.38 · weakest Pork (150.38)

Road miles

879

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 527 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

623.13 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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 weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 150.38
Chicken avg 158.38
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) (2017-11-10).

last seen 2015-05-08
back 2017-11-10

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

Firehouse BBQ

#4918 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BOONDOCKS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOONDOCKS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-08-05

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Whiskey Damage BBQ

#4928 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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Redneck BBQ Crew

#4937 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after BOONDOCKS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-09-13

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Los Mexi%22Q%22tioners

#4934 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-08-09

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Guinea Pigs BBQ

#4914 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

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FREEDOM BBQ

#4900 of the rated field

1464 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-05-17

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	161.7028	150.8572	158.38	top 78%
Pork Ribs	5	1	169.7146	142.2856	156.78	top 65%
Pork	5	0	163.9772	132.5372	150.38	top 81%
Brisket	5	0	170.2856	142.8570	157.59	top 57%

“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
NC	2	top 80%
IL	2	top 80%
KS	1	top 77%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 96%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 75%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2017-11-10

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.38 · weakest Pork (150.38)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 623.13 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 260 67–221 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 879 5 mapped stops · furthest 527 mi

Schedule strength 1533 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs 2015-05-08 → 2017-11-10

Power rating 1464 peak 1464 · #4920 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First call Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1492) Smoke In The Spring
Sep 19 Career-best overall score642.7428 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Sep 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2856 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
2017
Nov 10 Most recent contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Randolph County Pig Party	2013-05-17
-8.5	Smoke In The Spring	2013-04-12
-8.4	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2015-05-08
-3.4	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	2017-11-10
-2.1	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 74%	88.3%	88.3%
2015	1	0%	top 85%	86.4%	86.4%
2013	3	33%	top 79%	89.3%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-11-10	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	35 / 47 (635.8400)	33 (161.7028)	29 (162.2400)	41 (149.6572)	24 (162.2400)
2015-05-08	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	63 / 74 (622.2056)	58 (161.1084)	46 (162.2856)	74 (132.5372)	28 (166.2744)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	49 / 76 (642.7428)	53 (161.1084)	72 (147.3716)	35 (163.9772)	15 (170.2856)
2013-05-17	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	24 / 25 (586.2852)	24 (150.8572)	23 (142.2856)	23 (150.2854)	23 (142.8570)
2013-04-12	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	55 / 71 (628.5718)	52 (157.1430)	10 (169.7146)	58 (155.4286)	61 (146.2856)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)