ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS

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

Power ranking

#6181

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1418

peak 1418 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-07-11

latest 2017-09-08

Best ToY finish

#836

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

646.2628 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

612.80 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 620.86 (-8.07)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4400

Pork · *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)

Consistency

±16.38

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.01 · weakest Brisket (150.79)

Road miles

662

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

620.86 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

4× one call ahead of them

Low Rent Bbq has finished one call ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 150.79
Pork avg 159.01
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCRAPYARD SMOKERS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

14 of 16 shared pork entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 6 contests since 2016-09-09 — from 1444 down to 1418.

6 contests since 2016-09-09
now 1418

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Parruthead's Tact-i-Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 69% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 69% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.2% of a perfect score
17 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.

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

PAPA SEAN'S BBQ

#6179 of the rated field

1418 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

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 2023-06-09

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Rub Doctor

#6180 of the rated field

1418 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1418

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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BURNING LOVE

#6184 of the rated field

1418 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

No shared contest yet.

Level with ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SALZBURGER BBQ BULLS, AUSTRIA

#6183 of the rated field

1418 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-01-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE

#6182 of the rated field

1418 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1418

No shared contest yet.

62 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLHEADS

#6172 of the rated field

1419 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1419

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-09-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	0	168.5716	145.6456	157.35	top 72%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	164.6172	139.3944	153.72	top 75%
Pork	17	3	1	171.4400	135.9312	159.01	top 58%
Brisket	17	1	0	166.2744	130.8000	150.79	top 76%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	3	22	0	top 67%	2016-09-09
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	25	0	top 60%	2015-07-10

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

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2014-07-11 → 2017-09-08

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.01 · weakest Brisket (150.79)

Walk rate 24% a top-10 call in 4 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 620.86 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 223 162–669 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 662 17 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength 1568 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Power rating 1418 peak 1418 · #6181 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jul 11 First tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1498) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
Sep 5 First call Puckaway Pigfest
2016
Jul 8 10th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
Sep 9 Career-best overall score646.2628 Puckaway Pigfest
2017
May 5 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)
Sep 8 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Poor Que	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Masters in May	2016-04-29
-9.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	2016-07-08
-8.5	The Masters In May	2015-05-01
-8.3	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	2016-07-09
-8.3	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2017-07-14

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)
2017	5	20%	top 87%	88%	85.1%
2016	6	17%	top 80%	89.8%	86.8%
2015	4	25%	top 74%	88.7%	86.6%
2014	2	50%	top 66%	87%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	23 / 31 (621.5088)	17 (164.5484)	25 (150.8116)	22 (159.3716)	28 (146.7772)
2017-07-15	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	44 / 49 (625.6344)	46 (151.9544)	26 (164.6172)	10 (169.1200)	49 (139.9428)
2017-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	56 / 58 (572.4344)	49 (154.8572)	54 (139.3944)	55 (147.3828)	58 (130.8000)
2017-05-06	*Master In May-The Classic APPLETON, WI	46 / 50 (610.7088)	50 (147.9772)	48 (149.1088)	16 (165.1200)	44 (148.5028)
2017-05-05	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI	47 / 56 (633.7032)	18 (168.5716)	33 (161.1544)	11 (171.4400)	55 (132.5372)
2016-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	23 / 37 (646.2628)	24 (160.5828)	29 (156.5372)	24 (163.9884)	15 (165.1544)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	52 / 55 (625.6112)	53 (152.5600)	37 (161.6684)	45 (156.5600)	44 (154.8228)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	63 / 66 (602.6968)	45 (162.2856)	56 (153.6456)	66 (135.9312)	55 (150.8344)
2016-06-03	Poor Que Montello, WI	13 / 30 (641.0744)	7 (168.5372)	10 (161.1428)	30 (145.1200)	5 (166.2744)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	51 / 58 (619.8396)	54 (154.2284)	54 (147.9316)	33 (161.6568)	45 (156.0228)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	56 / 59 (613.5200)	57 (154.2056)	49 (150.8000)	45 (157.1200)	52 (151.3944)
2015-09-11	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	22 / 33 (617.6344)	30 (145.6456)	27 (150.8460)	3 (168.6172)	25 (152.5256)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	48 / 80 (638.8000)	43 (162.2628)	55 (155.9888)	35 (162.2856)	45 (158.2628)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	40 / 47 (625.6460)	38 (155.3484)	42 (150.2744)	28 (160.0344)	28 (159.9888)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	48 / 57 (612.4232)	41 (157.0972)	39 (153.0972)	40 (157.1088)	52 (145.1200)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	29 / 40 (626.7312)	34 (154.8456)	32 (152.5028)	10 (167.4400)	31 (151.9428)
2014-07-11	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	25 / 42 (620.4568)	14 (159.3828)	26 (153.6684)	23 (154.8572)	26 (152.5484)

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	#1057 (306 pts)	#1012 (371 pts)	#1140 (296 pts)	#804 (501 pts)	#1119 (296 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#836 (425 pts)	#825 (465 pts)	#891 (430 pts)	#1017 (360 pts)	#735 (530 pts)