The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
KICKIN BULL BBQ has finished one call ahead of B.F.S. BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
B.F.S. BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-05-20
latest 2019-05-31
Best ToY finish
#1524
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.22 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 624.18 (+9.04)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.79 · weakest Brisket (153.02)
Road miles
661
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.18 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.76 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 153.02
- Pork avg 160.79
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of OL SMOKEY in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with B.F.S. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#5059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKY BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0740 | 142.7428 | 157.35 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 137.0744 | 153.02 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 147.3828 | 160.79 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 148.4800 | 153.02 | top 72% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2019-05-31
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.79 · weakest Brisket (153.02)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
624.18
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
54–211 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
661
7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
1578
average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,010
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2018-05-18 → 2019-05-31
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5078 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1490) 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition
- 2017
- First call Central Plains Ribfest
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7200 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score654.7200 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2016-08-26 |
| -9.9 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | 2016-05-20 |
| -8.1 | Q for a Cause | 2018-04-20 |
| -4.6 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2017-06-16 |
| -4 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | 2017-05-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 87.9% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 25 / 39 (654.7200) | 22 (165.0740) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (167.4172) | 32 (150.8116) |
| 2018-05-18 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 32 / 42 (632.5144) | 30 (161.7256) | 34 (154.8228) | 18 (166.8460) | 37 (149.1200) |
| 2018-04-20 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 38 / 41 (621.5200) | 35 (155.9772) | 33 (158.8344) | 33 (158.2284) | 37 (148.4800) |
| 2017-06-16 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 20 / 27 (624.3084) | 27 (142.7428) | 23 (152.5028) | 10 (167.4172) | 9 (161.6456) |
| 2017-05-19 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 35 / 47 (633.0400) | 26 (162.8228) | 41 (153.1316) | 15 (167.3828) | 39 (149.7028) |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 32 / 34 (594.1144) | 33 (149.6800) | 31 (143.3828) | 33 (147.3828) | 24 (153.6688) |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 36 / 42 (609.0400) | 24 (163.4284) | 41 (137.0744) | 38 (150.8228) | 23 (157.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1946 (75 pts) | #1489 (135 pts) | #1730 (110 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1643 (137 pts) | #1974 (112 pts) | #1811 (122 pts) | #1293 (237 pts) | #1421 (197 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2859 (59 pts) | #2866 (59 pts) | #2863 (59 pts) | #2332 (64 pts) |