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
- May 12, 2017
UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW
UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 39 at the BBQ in the Bluffs (2017). They are ranked #2874 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1509 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2017
latest May 11, 2018 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Road miles
1,644
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 91
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1629
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with UNCLE CHUCKLES BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ in the Bluffs | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 50% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 96 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ in the Bluffs
20176 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
| +2.4 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
| +1.9 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.9 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 19, 2017 |
| -0.3 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 11, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 23 / 39 (658.1140) | 11 (170.8456) | 22 (165.0856) | 31 (158.2284) | 22 (163.9544) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 19 / 37 (657.6112) | 30 (159.3712) | 17 (166.8344) | 19 (164.5600) | 16 (166.8456) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 24 / 46 (649.5540) | 10 (171.9772) | 18 (163.3828) | 25 (163.9656) | 35 (150.2284) |
| May 19, 2017 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 32 / 49 (660.9712) | 38 (161.6456) | 23 (166.8228) | 14 (170.2628) | 37 (162.2400) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 16 / 39 (671.3712) | 12 (172.0228) | 11 (169.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 33 (155.9428) |