BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ IA
Rating
1463
peak 1508
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-10-14
Best ToY finish
#186
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.52 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 642.43 (+28.09)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±93.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.56 · weakest Brisket (163.48)
Road miles
4943
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 508 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TEAM CRAWFORD has finished one call ahead of BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SCHWEBS BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 153.0972 | 166.56 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 150.8000 | 163.94 | top 59% |
| Pork | 27 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 150.2172 | 166.20 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 146.7884 | 163.48 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 16 | 0 | top 60% |
| WI | 6 | 0 | top 73% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (16 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 642.43
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 671.8972 | 664.44 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 687.3716 | 664.16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 666.7316 | 601.34 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 677.0744 | 657.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 21 / 36 (671.8972) | 9 (173.1084) | 31 (161.1200) | 23 (167.9772) | 11 (169.6916) |
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest State Center, IA | 19 / 32 (667.9088) | 28 (162.8344) | 28 (161.6688) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (164.5484) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 40 / 48 (653.5196) | 41 (163.3712) | 34 (164.5256) | 44 (154.2056) | 15 (171.4172) |
| 2021-09-24 | Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 7 / 35 (687.3716) | 15 (171.9656) | 6 (171.9888) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2021-09-17 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 15 / 20 (671.9200) | 15 (165.6800) | 10 (166.2972) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 31 / 35 (648.4112) | 16 (170.8456) | 20 (165.6800) | 35 (150.2172) | 23 (161.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff Cedar Rapids, IA | 6 / 26 (681.0860) | 6 (175.4172) | 12 (168.5716) | 2 (176.0000) | 19 (161.0972) |
| 2021-06-18 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 19 / 32 (660.4688) | 9 (170.8572) | 18 (164.5716) | 27 (154.2056) | 8 (170.8344) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 30 / 45 (656.4572) | 32 (165.1428) | 25 (163.9428) | 34 (160.5256) | 19 (166.8460) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 43 / 52 (644.4340) | 35 (163.9540) | 24 (166.2744) | 25 (167.4172) | 50 (146.7884) |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 18 / 49 (670.7884) | 15 (169.1200) | 32 (162.8456) | 27 (166.2628) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 38 / 60 (656.4916) | 4 (176.0000) | 30 (164.0000) | 45 (161.0972) | 52 (155.3944) |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 27 / 33 (663.8284) | 19 (170.8228) | 23 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2972) | 32 (152.4684) |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 33 / 40 (644.3884) | 36 (156.5256) | 33 (157.6572) | 36 (157.0856) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 51 / 66 (648.4344) | 54 (161.6688) | 43 (162.2972) | 53 (162.8112) | 45 (161.6572) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 11 / 28 (666.2288) | 16 (164.5600) | 13 (162.8572) | 4 (174.2744) | 10 (164.5372) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 24 / 45 (666.7316) | 17 (169.6916) | 24 (165.1200) | 29 (163.9428) | 17 (167.9772) |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 30 (664.5140) | 22 (163.9656) | 26 (161.7144) | 7 (169.6684) | 5 (169.1656) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 18 / 36 (653.0400) | 32 (153.0972) | 28 (156.5372) | 10 (168.5600) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 47 / 53 (643.2224) | 50 (157.0512) | 43 (160.5372) | 35 (163.9656) | 37 (161.6684) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 67 / 109 (161.6912) | — | — | — | 67 (161.6912) |
| 2019-08-24 | 3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 9 / 12 (658.8004) | 9 (166.8456) | 5 (166.8460) | 8 (163.9888) | 9 (161.1200) |
| 2019-08-09 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 21 / 38 (653.6116) | 10 (170.8572) | 27 (161.0972) | 21 (164.5828) | 29 (157.0744) |
| 2019-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 22 / 33 (659.9544) | 21 (166.2628) | 7 (170.8344) | 10 (170.2972) | 29 (152.5600) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 31 / 37 (626.1028) | 28 (159.3944) | 33 (150.8000) | 28 (156.5600) | 19 (159.3484) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 10 / 31 (674.8688) | 10 (169.7372) | 6 (170.8688) | 8 (170.8800) | 19 (163.3828) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 36 / 57 (654.8004) | 38 (165.0972) | 36 (162.2860) | 28 (166.3200) | 40 (161.0972) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 21 / 74 (677.0744) | 10 (173.1200) | 25 (169.1428) | 10 (174.2972) | 55 (160.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #735 (227 pts) | #700 (262 pts) | #933 (177 pts) | #521 (412 pts) | #598 (337 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #261 (753 pts) | #196 (963 pts) | #293 (713 pts) | #245 (793 pts) | #243 (793 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #186 (631 pts) | #207 (596 pts) | #221 (541 pts) | #113 (911 pts) | #94 (991 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #547 (606 pts) | #477 (721 pts) | #471 (736 pts) | #465 (751 pts) | #633 (536 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #700 (480 pts) | #630 (590 pts) | #579 (645 pts) | #757 (465 pts) | #632 (580 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #668 (575 pts) | #647 (620 pts) | #691 (580 pts) | #476 (820 pts) | #846 (455 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1736 (145 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1505 (195 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |