They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-04-30
latest 2018-07-21
Best ToY finish
#1121
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.72 (+6.50)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.36 · weakest Brisket (159.77)
Road miles
1,520
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 323 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
648.72 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
High-water mark
673.8400
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.8400 at 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-22
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.59 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 159.77
- Pork Ribs avg 165.36
- 2 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Baden in Glut in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 7
shared pork ribs entries lost
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
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.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3622 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRILLKUNST | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD OLD BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WIESEL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GECKO BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DRAGON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VIKING BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 150.2856 | 161.87 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 148.5256 | 165.36 | top 37% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 146.8456 | 161.71 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 148.5828 | 159.77 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| CH | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2016-04-30 → 2018-07-21
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
2 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.36 · weakest Brisket (159.77)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
648.72
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
173
120–201 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,520
8 mapped stops · furthest 323 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1490
peak 1501 · #3642 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Smoke By the River
- First call Smoke By the River
- First overall top-10 Smoke By the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0972 Smoke By the River
- Peak power rating (1501) Smoke By the River
- 2017
- Career-best overall score673.8400 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7144 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2017-07-22 |
| +4.2 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2018-07-21 |
| +1.4 | Smoke By the River | 2016-04-30 |
| +1 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | 2017-04-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | 2016-09-24 |
| -8.8 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2016-07-23 |
| -4.3 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | 2017-09-22 |
| -1.1 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival | 2017-08-19 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 56% | 93.6% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 90.2% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-21 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415 | 22 / 48 (646.8688) | 12 (168.0000) | 39 (148.5256) | 13 (168.0460) | 17 (162.2972) |
| 2017-09-22 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany, | 46 / 66 (626.2288) | 58 (150.2856) | 11 (168.0116) | 40 (155.4060) | 43 (152.5256) |
| 2017-08-19 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | 19 / 31 (655.9660) | 25 (162.2972) | 17 (164.0116) | 10 (170.8572) | 19 (158.8000) |
| 2017-07-22 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79418 | 15 / 40 (673.8400) | 29 (165.7712) | 7 (169.2116) | 23 (165.1428) | 7 (173.7144) |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098 | 15 / 28 (673.1892) | 20 (166.8688) | 8 (171.9888) | 26 (161.1772) | 4 (173.1544) |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 58 / 67 (614.8684) | 50 (155.9884) | 26 (163.4516) | 60 (146.8456) | 57 (148.5828) |
| 2016-07-23 | Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE | 24 / 29 (649.6684) | 26 (163.4284) | 7 (172.5600) | 23 (161.1084) | 27 (152.5716) |
| 2016-04-30 | Smoke By the River Brugg, CH | 10 / 20 (649.0972) | 17 (162.3200) | 7 (165.1428) | 6 (165.1200) | 12 (156.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1121 (273 pts) | #1429 (198 pts) | #883 (443 pts) | #1479 (183 pts) | #887 (428 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1231 (239 pts) | #1445 (199 pts) | #991 (369 pts) | #1194 (284 pts) | #1364 (224 pts) |