BONSAIS WILD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2713

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1515 · rated over 26 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-05-13

latest 2022-07-23

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 26 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3256 / 720

Master · 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

649.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.69 (+7.37)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±17.50

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.94)

Road miles

4,119

mi across 26 mapped stops

Schedule strength

40%

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

Master avg

641.69 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 26 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 26 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.3256 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3256 at 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-07-20

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 35%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.94
Pork avg 161.97
8 calls in 26 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (2021-09-11).

last seen 2019-09-07
back 2021-09-11

Pork nemesis

19 of 22 shared pork entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 22 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 41% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,119 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,119 miles across 26 mapped stops.

26 mapped stops

The metronome

±2.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
26 contests

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

Rubmaster BBQ-Team

#2727 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1537

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BONSAIS WILD BBQ)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-07-06

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Poker Porkers

#2705 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1545 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ

#2718 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BONSAIS WILD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 29 contests

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SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS

#2726 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2020-08-21

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Rum Runners BBQ

#2716 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

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3 RIVERS BBQ

#2728 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	5	1	2	177.7372	140.4684	161.33	top 59%
Pork Ribs	26	8	1	2	180.0000 🔥	135.9428	157.94	top 62%
Pork	26	9	1	3	176.5600	142.7772	161.97	top 52%
Brisket	26	10	2	4	175.4744	124.9824	160.45	top 45%

“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)	3	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 59%
Large (40+)	9	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	2	11	top 51%	2022-04-15
*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	21	top 78%	2018-08-18
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	27	top 71%	2018-05-12

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2017-05-13 → 2022-07-23

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Contests visited 23 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 26 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.94)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 20 of 26 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 7 of 26 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 641.69 out of 720 · 26 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 278 399–522 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,119 26 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-07 → 2021-09-11

Power rating 1513 peak 1515 · #2713 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
May 13 First tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 First call Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2060 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
Sep 2 First overall top-10 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
2018
May 5 First category win (Brisket) The Brave Fires of Scotland
May 11 10th tracked contest Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)
2019
Jul 20 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 20 Career-best overall score683.3256 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
2022
Apr 15 Peak power rating (1515) Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1
Apr 16 25th tracked contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2
Jul 23 Most recent contest 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2019-07-20
+12.1	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2017-09-02
+8.7	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	2018-09-22
+8.1	EUregio Barbecue Festival	2019-08-17
+7.3	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	2019-04-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Eastern BBQ Contest	2018-03-31
-9.2	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	2017-09-22
-8.2	*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2018-08-18
-7.5	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2018-07-21
-7.4	Springbreak BBQ Contest	2018-03-24

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	1	1	67%	top 62%	91.6%	90.8%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 51%	89.8%	89.2%
2019	7	3	2	100%	top 42%	94.9%	90.3%
2018	9	1	2	67%	top 72%	91.7%	87.4%
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 54%	93%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-23	5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival ,	10 / 20 (659.3944)	3 (175.4172)	15 (158.2516)	11 (162.9144)	9 (162.8112)
2022-04-16	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402	19 / 24 (646.7320)	19 (163.4060)	15 (163.3944)	21 (155.9660)	15 (163.9656)
2022-04-15	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402	11 / 19 (654.8004)	1 (177.7372)	9 (162.8572)	15 (161.1316)	18 (153.0744)
2021-10-02	Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen, 28199	9 / 16 (637.5652)	5 (168.5256)	13 (155.9656)	10 (158.8228)	10 (154.2512)
2021-09-11	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC	13 / 29 (646.8228)	4 (170.2856)	15 (163.4288)	11 (164.5828)	26 (148.5256)
2019-09-07	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	10 / 38 (665.1428)	14 (165.1200)	9 (166.3200)	25 (158.8456)	2 (174.8572)
2019-08-17	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525	10 / 28 (645.5888)	13 (163.9772)	24 (150.2400)	7 (166.2516)	7 (165.1200)
2019-07-20	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	5 / 44 (683.3256)	25 (162.2400)	1 (180.0000)	3 (175.4172)	12 (165.6684)
2019-05-11	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800	27 / 49 (634.6744)	16 (169.1200)	7 (167.4056)	47 (142.7772)	32 (155.3716)
2019-04-26	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate, 51545	14 / 24 (640.9596)	13 (165.1084)	10 (163.4400)	22 (154.7656)	12 (157.6456)
2019-04-19	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600	11 / 25 (643.9888)	11 (164.6172)	15 (158.8572)	21 (154.2172)	3 (166.2972)
2019-03-30	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel,	26 / 40 (636.9832)	26 (158.2400)	28 (156.5372)	1 (174.8572)	33 (147.3488)
2018-09-22	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop,	25 / 73 (642.7772)	72 (140.4684)	2 (173.7372)	5 (169.7372)	35 (158.8344)
2018-08-18	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	28 / 32 (618.1028)	24 (160.5600)	15 (165.1200)	28 (151.9428)	31 (140.4800)
2018-07-21	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	40 / 48 (610.6400)	13 (167.9888)	40 (147.9888)	8 (169.6800)	46 (124.9824)
2018-05-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800	35 / 51 (638.8004)	42 (156.5260)	50 (141.1200)	19 (165.6800)	1 (175.4744)
2018-05-11	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt, 3800	27 / 37 (625.6920)	26 (162.3088)	34 (146.2516)	15 (163.4400)	24 (153.6916)
2018-05-05	The Brave Fires of Scotland Aberlour Scotland, AB38 9NY	7 / 11 (660.5260)	9 (161.7144)	9 (162.8344)	9 (160.5372)	1 (175.4400)
2018-04-28	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof, 51580	22 / 32 (626.7432)	29 (143.8972)	28 (146.8688)	12 (162.2744)	4 (173.7028)
2018-03-31	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, 9400	31 / 33 (614.6740)	28 (153.1084)	33 (142.8228)	32 (152.5028)	10 (166.2400)
2018-03-24	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium , 3920	30 / 39 (623.8396)	35 (149.0512)	29 (154.2744)	19 (158.2856)	12 (162.2284)
2017-09-22	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany,	54 / 66 (614.6852)	59 (150.2512)	54 (153.1084)	52 (152.5028)	31 (158.8228)
2017-09-02	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland,	6 / 32 (669.6228)	23 (160.5256)	6 (170.2972)	2 (176.5600)	12 (162.2400)
2017-08-19	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	21 / 31 (647.7712)	29 (155.9200)	21 (162.8000)	23 (158.7884)	6 (170.2628)
2017-06-03	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG	37 / 56 (643.9200)	16 (170.2628)	55 (135.9428)	12 (170.2628)	15 (167.4516)
2017-05-13	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800	17 / 50 (650.2060)	37 (158.2972)	35 (156.5144)	10 (168.5372)	11 (166.8572)

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	#605 (313 pts)	#413 (568 pts)	#667 (323 pts)	#681 (278 pts)	#634 (308 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#896 (126 pts)	#847 (166 pts)	#1159 (101 pts)	#1032 (116 pts)	#1027 (116 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#406 (792 pts)	#505 (682 pts)	#341 (937 pts)	#350 (932 pts)	#314 (1002 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#563 (628 pts)	#569 (658 pts)	#432 (843 pts)	#345 (988 pts)	#241 (1253 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#804 (468 pts)	#1044 (348 pts)	#914 (428 pts)	#628 (643 pts)	#670 (593 pts)