High-water mark
671.3712
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3712 at BBQ in the Bluffs — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-05-12
UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1509 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-05-12
latest 2018-05-11
Best ToY finish
#1262
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.52
last 5 Master vs avg 659.52 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Road miles
1,644
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 760 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
659.52 / 720
5 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 159.84
- Chicken avg 167.17
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of J&J'S WICK'D SMOKE BBQ in 4 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.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2847 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 159.3712 | 167.17 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 163.3828 | 166.37 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.2284 | 166.14 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 150.2284 | 159.84 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *BBQ in the Bluffs | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 50% | 2018-05-11 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2017-05-12 → 2018-05-11
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.17 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
659.52
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
156
96–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,644
5 mapped stops · furthest 760 mi
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1509
peak 1509 · #2857 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- First call BBQ in the Bluffs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3712 BBQ in the Bluffs
- Career-best overall score671.3712 BBQ in the Bluffs
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 BBQ in the Bluffs
- Peak power rating (1509) Tri City BBQ Fest
- 2018
- Most recent contest *BBQ in the Bluffs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2017-05-12 |
| +2.4 | Riverfest Community Festival | 2017-07-21 |
| +1.9 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2017-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.9 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2017-05-19 |
| -0.3 | *BBQ in the Bluffs | 2018-05-11 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 93.2% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-11 | *BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 23 / 39 (658.1140) | 11 (170.8456) | 22 (165.0856) | 31 (158.2284) | 22 (163.9544) |
| 2017-09-22 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 19 / 37 (657.6112) | 30 (159.3712) | 17 (166.8344) | 19 (164.5600) | 16 (166.8456) |
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 24 / 46 (649.5540) | 10 (171.9772) | 18 (163.3828) | 25 (163.9656) | 35 (150.2284) |
| 2017-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 32 / 49 (660.9712) | 38 (161.6456) | 23 (166.8228) | 14 (170.2628) | 37 (162.2400) |
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 16 / 39 (671.3712) | 12 (172.0228) | 11 (169.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 33 (155.9428) |
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 | #1894 (70 pts) | #1542 (130 pts) | #1931 (75 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1912 (75 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1262 (215 pts) | #1240 (255 pts) | #1221 (265 pts) | #1213 (265 pts) | #1325 (225 pts) |