KANAK ATTACK

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

Power ranking

#974

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1607

peak 1607 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-06-23

latest 2018-05-26

Best ToY finish

#396

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2168 / 720

Master · *Route 66 Smoke Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.31 (+8.17)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · *Route 66 Smoke Out

Consistency

±18.59

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 166.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)

Road miles

1,052

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

663.31 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

On the rise

+96 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 96 points across 11 contests since 2017-06-23 — from 1512 up to 1607.

11 contests since 2017-06-23
now 1607

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2168 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2168 at *Route 66 Smoke Out — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-05-04

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DUCE'S WILD has finished one call ahead of KANAK ATTACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE FREAKS ahead in 80% of their meetings

SMOKE FREAKS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO. in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 17% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 17% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 25% the rest of the year

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.

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

BBQ Symphony

#975 of the rated field

1607 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1607

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-14
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

NU BETA GAMMA

#978 of the rated field

1607 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1607

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-04-27

⚔ Head-to-head

GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM

#971 of the rated field

1608 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1608

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before KANAK ATTACK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Ribs n Pigs BBQ

#970 of the rated field

1608 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 85%
Peak: 1617

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 85% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-08-01
on a 10-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB'N WOOD

#976 of the rated field

1607 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1607

No shared contest yet.

Level with KANAK ATTACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Salted Anchor

#972 of the rated field

1608 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1610

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
QUE U	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Two Brews BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	2	177.1428	146.2056	165.07	top 39%
Pork Ribs	11	4	1	2	174.8800	151.9316	164.93	top 37%
Pork	11	7	0	1	175.4056	143.4172	166.32	top 31%
Brisket	11	7	0	3	173.1084	150.8116	166.99	top 30%

“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
WI	6	0	top 30%
IL	5	0	top 18%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 27%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	8	0	top 18%	2018-05-26

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

On the trail 0.9 yrs 2017-06-23 → 2018-05-26

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 6 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 166.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 8 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 73% 8 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 663.31 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 197 321–82 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,052 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength 1568 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Power rating 1607 peak 1607 · #974 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jun 23 First tracked contest *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First call *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First overall top-10 *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1824 *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Aug 25 First overall podium Grill Games
2018
Apr 27 First category win (Pork Ribs) *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
May 4 Career-best overall score686.2168 *Route 66 Smoke Out
May 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 *Route 66 Smoke Out
May 25 10th tracked contest *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
May 26 Peak power rating (1607) *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
May 26 Most recent contest *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Grill Games	2017-08-25
+14.1	Puckaway Pigfest	2017-09-08
+13.1	*Route 66 Smoke Out	2018-05-04
+12.8	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)	2018-05-25
+11.8	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown	2017-06-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Grillin' in Grafton	2017-06-30

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	5	0	4	2	80%	top 19%	95.3%	93.3%
2017	6	0	4	0	67%	top 29%	93.3%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-26	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	12 / 60 (677.1200)	18 (170.8228)	11 (170.8800)	14 (170.8572)	28 (164.5600)
2018-05-25	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	8 / 49 (671.9200)	13 (169.6916)	5 (168.5600)	27 (162.2628)	6 (171.4056)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	6 / 27 (663.3604)	2 (173.1316)	20 (158.8572)	8 (165.6916)	9 (165.6800)
2018-05-04	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	3 / 38 (686.2168)	1 (177.1428)	7 (168.5600)	4 (175.4056)	21 (165.1084)
2018-04-27	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	7 / 26 (658.7656)	26 (146.2056)	1 (174.8800)	6 (166.8572)	3 (170.8228)
2017-10-20	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	11 / 52 (660.5032)	16 (163.4172)	17 (166.2744)	20 (166.2516)	20 (164.5600)
2017-10-06	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	5 / 23 (663.3600)	8 (165.1544)	15 (157.1316)	7 (167.9656)	2 (173.1084)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	4 / 31 (671.4060)	21 (158.2516)	2 (171.4172)	4 (169.7372)	3 (172.0000)
2017-08-25	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	3 / 39 (667.9544)	15 (163.3944)	11 (165.7372)	3 (170.2972)	5 (168.5256)
2017-06-30	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	24 / 27 (609.5776)	13 (163.4172)	21 (151.9316)	24 (143.4172)	22 (150.8116)
2017-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	10 / 42 (666.1824)	19 (165.1200)	30 (159.9656)	7 (170.8112)	7 (170.2856)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#416 (838 pts)	#452 (803 pts)	#438 (833 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#540 (678 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#396 (936 pts)	#628 (636 pts)	#560 (716 pts)	#423 (901 pts)	#388 (981 pts)