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BEAR DOWN SMOKIN BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4664
of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

5
in the data

First seen

2014-08-22
latest 2017-05-05

Best ToY finish

#2274
Master 2016

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 79%
overall standings

Best overall

650.9032 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

621.64
last 5 Master vs avg 621.64 (-0.00)

Walk rate

0%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.3200

Consistency

±20.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 163.19 · weakest Brisket (150.71)

Road miles

446
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

621.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

  • Brisket avg 150.71
  • Chicken avg 163.19
  • 0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Route 66 Smoke Out (2016-05-06).

  • last seen 2014-09-05
  • back 2016-05-06

Looking over their shoulder

one call behind them

Smokin' Hot Butts has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Off the Chain BBQ
#4673 of the rated field
1469 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
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 2025-04-11
⚔ Head-to-head
PLUMP RUMP BBQ
#4681 of the rated field
1469 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
No shared contest yet.

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

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen 2023-05-05
⚔ Head-to-head
LITTLE PIGGIES GONE WILD
#4689 of the rated field
1469 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
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 2022-07-07
⚔ Head-to-head
BBQ A LA BAMA
#4636 of the rated field
1469 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen 2022-04-08
⚔ Head-to-head
HUMBLE PIT CREW COOKERS
#4657 of the rated field
1469 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
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 2020-02-14
⚔ Head-to-head
Big and Bigger
#4652 of the rated field
1469 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469
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 2019-10-11
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
One2BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 5 0 0 0 170.3200 156.5028 163.19 top 54%
Pork Ribs 5 0 0 0 164.6060 147.9772 152.45 top 81%
Pork 5 0 0 0 166.2744 148.0000 155.29 top 81%
Brisket 5 0 0 0 163.4172 138.2284 150.71 top 78%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)20top 84%
Large (40+)30top 75%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
*Route 66 Smoke Out 2 28 0 top 92% 2017-05-05
Up In smoke on the Square 2 25 0 top 69% 2016-06-03

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

On the trail 2.7 yrs 2014-08-22 → 2017-05-05
Busiest season 2016 2 contests
Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in IL 5 of 5 contests
Contests visited 3 2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.19 · weakest Brisket (150.71)
Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests
Master average 621.64 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced 123 44–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles 446 5 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2016-05-06
Power rating 1469 peak 1469 · #4664 of 6,413 rated

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

  1. 2014
  2. First tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
  3. Peak power rating (1490) Up In Smoke On The Square
  4. 2016
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.9032 Up In smoke on the Square
  6. Career-best overall score650.9032 Up In smoke on the Square
  7. Career-best single call (Chicken)170.3200 Up In smoke on the Square
  8. 2017
  9. Most recent contest *Route 66 Smoke Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+4.7Up In smoke on the Square2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.8*Route 66 Smoke Out2017-05-05
-10.5Up In Smoke On The Square2014-08-22
-9.3Route 66 Smoke Out2016-05-06
-4Smoke on the River2014-09-05

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20171000 0% top 97% 85% 85%
20162000 0% top 68% 90.4% 86.5%
20142000 0% top 81% 89% 86.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017-05-05 *Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL 28 / 29 (611.8972) 16 (166.8344) 29 (147.9772) 27 (153.7028) 27 (143.3828)
2016-06-03 Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL 25 / 52 (650.9032) 12 (170.3200) 17 (164.6060) 38 (158.8228) 33 (157.1544)
2016-05-06 Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL 35 / 40 (594.6968) 28 (156.5028) 35 (151.9656) 35 (148.0000) 39 (138.2284)
2014-09-05 Smoke on the River Quincy, IL 15 / 21 (641.1088) 12 (163.4400) 20 (147.9772) 12 (166.2744) 12 (163.4172)
2014-08-22 Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL 45 / 50 (609.6108) 33 (158.8456) 45 (149.7256) 46 (149.6568) 39 (151.3828)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #2898 (54 pts) #2050 (99 pts) #2895 (54 pts) #2883 (54 pts) #2879 (54 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #2274 (60 pts) #1846 (125 pts) #2138 (100 pts) #2326 (60 pts) #2345 (60 pts)

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