BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ IA

Power ranking

#2420

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1508 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2022-10-14

Best ToY finish

#186

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3716 / 720

Master · Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.24 (+10.29)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest

Consistency

±13.13

std dev of Master 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

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Purse competed for

$154K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.24 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

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.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, HOT DADDY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared chicken entries.

📅 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)

225 MAFIA #2306 · 1468 · IA BootsBBQ #2525 · 1457 · IA Sweet Smokin' Jones #2547 · 1456 · IA Papa Linda's Barbecue #2586 · 1454 · IA CHICK HUGGINS BBQ #2209 · 1473 · IA SMOKEHOUSE 72 #2199 · 1473 · IA

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
Hogline	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BAMBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
NEVER EASY BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

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	Avg finish
IA	16	top 60%
WI	6	top 73%
MN	2	top 58%
SD	1	top 37%
MO	1	top 61%
OK	1	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 56%
Large (40+)	12	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2	10	top 46%	2021-06-18
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2	27	top 74%	2021-06-12
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2	33	top 83%	2021-06-11
Minnesota in May	2	36	top 63%	2021-05-07

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (9 contests)
Cooks mostly in IA (16 of 28 contests)
Most-entered category: Brisket (28 entries)
Average Master overall score: 660.24 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
📣 2019-03-22 — First call · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
📈 2019-03-22 — Peak power rating (1508) · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
🎖️ 2021-09-24 — 25th tracked contest · Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest
⭐ 2021-09-24 — Career-best overall score (687.3716) · Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest	2021-09-24
+12.9	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff	2021-07-16
+7.9	Original SD BBQ Championship	2021-06-04
+7.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1	2019-03-22
+7.1	Smokin in the Bogs	2020-09-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon	2019-06-21
-10.3	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1	2020-10-16
-9.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2021-06-11
-8.5	Back to Mayberry Day 1	2020-06-26
-8.3	Minnesota in May	2019-05-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	3	0	1	67%	top 67%	93.3%	92.3%
2021	9	2	0	67%	top 57%	95.5%	92.2%
2020	9	0	0	56%	top 65%	92.6%	91.2%
2019	7	2	0	71%	top 58%	94%	91.4%

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)

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
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)