NYARSPOLGAR BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3242

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1531 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-04-29

latest 2019-08-10

Best ToY finish

#714

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7372 / 720

Master · 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.36 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.03 (-6.67)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017

Consistency

±16.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.41)

Road miles

2,295

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

652.03 / 720

10 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.

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.7372 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7372 at 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-04-29

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

BALDICUE ahead in 86% of their meetings

BALDICUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.51 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.41
Pork avg 165.91
4 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Knockstone BBQ Team Austria ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Knockstone BBQ Team Austria has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 28 at their very first tracked contest, 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 (2017-04-29).

2017-04-29
28-team field

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
10 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.

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

Stevedores smoke n grill

#3254 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1520

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team NYARSPOLGAR BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-07-06

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT

#3238 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1520

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-14

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WILD HOGS BBQ

#3257 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1618

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NYARSPOLGAR BBQ)

They've been 1618 at their best, 119 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Struttin Smokers

#3262 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-12-01

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Backdraft Cooking Systems

#3230 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

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Q-HUTTA

#3241 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-05-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OMERTA BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BALDICUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BBQ4FUN	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	0	170.8800	155.3484	164.61	top 53%
Pork Ribs	10	4	0	0	170.8572	139.9540	157.41	top 60%
Pork	10	4	0	1	176.5600	157.6800	165.91	top 41%
Brisket	10	4	1	1	175.4172	149.6916	164.10	top 40%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 87%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 49%
Large (40+)	2	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West Fest On Fire	2	12	0	top 71%	2019-08-10
Vienna BBQ Days	2	7	0	top 61%	2018-07-14

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

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2017-04-29 → 2019-08-10

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in BZ 1 of 10 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.41)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 3 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 652.03 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 164 141–158 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,295 10 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Power rating 1499 peak 1531 · #3242 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Apr 29 First tracked contest 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First call 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First overall top-10 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.7372 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 Career-best overall score685.7372 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Apr 29 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017
Sep 16 First category win (Brisket) *Slovenia BBQ Open
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1531) *Slovenia BBQ Open
2019
Aug 10 10th tracked contest Wild West Fest On Fire
Aug 10 Most recent contest Wild West Fest On Fire

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017	2017-04-29
+11.1	*Slovenia BBQ Open	2017-09-16
+6.1	Vienna BBQ Days	2017-07-08
+0.5	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	2018-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Vienna BBQ Days	2018-07-14
-8.4	Wild West Fest On Fire	2019-08-10
-4.9	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2018-01-13
-4	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2019-07-20
-2.2	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019	2019-04-27

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)
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 72%	91.5%	89.9%
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 66%	90.3%	89%
2017	3	3	1	100%	top 23%	95.2%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-10	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215	23 / 27 (647.9088)	7 (170.8572)	27 (143.3944)	8 (169.1200)	15 (164.5372)
2019-07-20	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	30 / 44 (634.1828)	37 (156.5256)	35 (154.8572)	30 (157.6800)	13 (165.1200)
2019-04-27	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020	16 / 26 (658.7200)	9 (169.7256)	24 (150.7200)	6 (171.4172)	11 (166.8572)
2018-09-22	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop,	38 / 73 (635.8856)	44 (158.2284)	58 (151.4172)	16 (165.1200)	27 (161.1200)
2018-08-11	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215	12 / 21 (650.0912)	20 (155.3484)	12 (161.6800)	5 (169.6800)	8 (163.3828)
2018-07-14	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna , 1210	13 / 15 (637.6688)	10 (163.4056)	4 (164.5944)	11 (159.9772)	12 (149.6916)
2018-01-13	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	20 / 30 (640.4340)	12 (167.3828)	30 (139.9540)	12 (163.9544)	9 (169.1428)
2017-09-16	*Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode,	5 / 25 (673.0968)	13 (164.5600)	7 (169.1656)	14 (163.9540)	1 (175.4172)
2017-07-08	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna ,	7 / 20 (656.5600)	6 (170.8800)	4 (167.4400)	12 (161.6800)	13 (156.5600)
2017-04-29	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 Salzburg Austria, 5020	4 / 28 (685.7372)	12 (169.1656)	5 (170.8572)	3 (176.5600)	6 (169.1544)

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	#1123 (218 pts)	#870 (353 pts)	#1356 (168 pts)	#841 (373 pts)	#885 (343 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#874 (351 pts)	#892 (366 pts)	#836 (416 pts)	#717 (506 pts)	#775 (446 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#714 (528 pts)	#982 (388 pts)	#764 (528 pts)	#881 (443 pts)	#721 (548 pts)