SAUWALD BBQ

SAUWALD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 15 at the 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) (2022). They are ranked #3751 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,751

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1488 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 8, 2017

latest Apr 23, 2022 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#295

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6804 / 720

Master · Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.31 (+9.77)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Pork Ribs · 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019

Consistency

±15.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.79 · weakest Brisket (159.35)

Road miles

1,239

across 16 mapped stops

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

648.31 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.6804 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6804 at Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 25, 2020

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BALDICUE has finished one call ahead of SAUWALD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 their best year

2020 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 19%.

Brisket avg 159.35
Chicken avg 163.79
6 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Roast a Piece in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) (Apr 22, 2022).

last seen Sep 19, 2020
back Apr 22, 2022

Chicken nemesis

15 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

White Squirrel BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, White Squirrel BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Knockstone BBQ Team Austria has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.12% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.12% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
16 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#681 (257 pts)	#793 (222 pts)	#614 (362 pts)	#738 (242 pts)	#677 (277 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#295 (383 pts)	#335 (373 pts)	#373 (333 pts)	#340 (358 pts)	#253 (468 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#510 (646 pts)	#489 (696 pts)	#364 (891 pts)	#555 (621 pts)	#575 (586 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#822 (395 pts)	#883 (370 pts)	#853 (405 pts)	#646 (575 pts)	#718 (500 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2090 (80 pts)	#2118 (85 pts)	#2155 (85 pts)	#2170 (75 pts)	#2030 (100 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to SAUWALD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Grilligans Island

#3,764 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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PULL MY MEAT

#3,761 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1488

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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Stitt Show BBQ

#3,738 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 3, 2024

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Smoky Butt BBQ

#3,754 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1488

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before SAUWALD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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BJ's Smokin Pistols

#3,745 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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Dr. Smoke

#3,747 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1524

They've been 1524 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BBQ4FUN	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
OMERTA BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BALDICUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Roast a Piece	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Poolhouse Taste BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Feher Nyul BBQ Team	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	1	172.5600	155.9544	163.79	top 67%
Pork Ribs	16	8	2	176.0116	146.2744	162.09	top 57%
Pork	16	8	0	170.8572	150.2056	163.08	top 61%
Brisket	16	6	0	169.1428	138.7432	159.35	top 59%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	11	0	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 67%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2	7	0	top 56%	Apr 23, 2022
Vienna BBQ Days	2	12	0	top 85%	Jul 14, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 95 finished ahead 107 times, behind 183

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 19, 2020 → Apr 22, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Apr 22 Peak power rating (1488) 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1)
Apr 23 Most recent contest 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2)

20201 milestone

Jul 25 Career-best overall score669.6804 Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2

20192 milestones

Apr 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019
Jun 22 10th tracked contest The War of Barbeque

20183 milestones

Apr 7 First call 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018
Sep 29 First overall top-10 Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018
Sep 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5996 Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018

20171 milestone

Jul 8 First tracked contest Vienna BBQ Days

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2	Jul 25, 2020
+7.1	3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1)	Apr 22, 2022
+6.3	Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019	Oct 5, 2019
+5.2	6th BBQ Bulls Championship	Sep 19, 2020
+5.1	3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition	Apr 5, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Vienna BBQ Days	Jul 8, 2017
-11	The War of Barbeque	Jun 22, 2019
-8.4	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018	Apr 7, 2018
-8.1	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018	Apr 28, 2018
-7.3	Vienna BBQ Days	Jul 14, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	1	100%	top 56%	91.4%	91.2%
2020	3	2	100%	top 49%	93%	91.5%
2019	6	2	83%	top 65%	92.4%	90.4%
2018	4	1	100%	top 75%	91.9%	88.9%
2017	1	0	0%	top 90%	86.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 23, 2022	3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol	11 / 17 (658.1716)	11 (167.4056)	3 (173.1660)	14 (154.8000)	11 (162.8000)
Apr 22, 2022	3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol	7 / 15 (654.7544)	11 (162.2400)	7 (161.1316)	7 (167.4056)	5 (163.9772)
Sep 19, 2020	6th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg	9 / 19 (661.0168)	7 (169.1200)	16 (156.5372)	12 (166.8112)	6 (168.5484)
Jul 25, 2020	Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna	8 / 21 (669.6804)	12 (166.8688)	11 (165.1088)	8 (168.5600)	4 (169.1428)
Jul 24, 2020	Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna	11 / 18 (646.7544)	11 (161.6916)	9 (163.3944)	12 (161.6912)	11 (159.9772)
Oct 5, 2019	Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 Graz, Messegelande	8 / 16 (654.2056)	10 (164.5256)	2 (170.8572)	7 (166.2972)	11 (152.5256)
Jun 22, 2019	The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia	18 / 19 (642.7656)	14 (166.2400)	10 (164.5716)	19 (153.1540)	15 (158.8000)
Apr 27, 2019	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg	13 / 26 (664.4800)	20 (162.8456)	4 (176.0116)	23 (158.8000)	13 (166.8228)
Apr 13, 2019	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol	21 / 28 (625.4748)	20 (165.0972)	18 (156.5488)	16 (165.0856)	27 (138.7432)
Apr 6, 2019	4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels	11 / 16 (665.5996)	11 (167.9656)	8 (167.4284)	10 (167.3828)	11 (162.8228)
Apr 5, 2019	3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels	8 / 16 (651.2912)	3 (172.5600)	12 (156.5372)	9 (163.3940)	12 (158.8000)
Sep 29, 2018	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz	10 / 19 (661.5996)	13 (165.1428)	13 (163.3828)	8 (168.5600)	9 (164.5140)
Jul 14, 2018	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	12 / 15 (638.7660)	13 (159.9772)	6 (162.8572)	5 (167.9772)	13 (147.9544)
Apr 28, 2018	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 Salzburg Austria	20 / 24 (628.9372)	22 (155.9544)	22 (152.5144)	19 (158.2284)	8 (162.2400)
Apr 7, 2018	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels	14 / 17 (629.6000)	13 (155.9656)	17 (146.2744)	4 (170.8572)	9 (156.5028)
Jul 8, 2017	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	18 / 20 (619.8172)	17 (157.1200)	17 (157.1200)	19 (150.2056)	14 (155.3716)

SAUWALD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)