GNAW

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

Power ranking

#3387

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1496 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-07-28

latest 2019-08-02

Best ToY finish

#653

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3716 / 720

Master · America's Finest BBQ State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 618.48 (+41.97)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · America's Finest BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±111.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.43)

Road miles

2,012

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 408 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

618.48 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

679.3716 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3716 at America's Finest BBQ State Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-14

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.83 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.43
Pork avg 167.26
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±15.54% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.54% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.9% of a perfect score
best 94.4%

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

CUMBIA BBQ TEAM

#3398 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-08-02
on a 7-contest top-10 run

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Cloud Swine BBQ

#3395 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Behemoth BBQ

#3389 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after GNAW did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

DOWNHOME COOKIN & BBQ

#3375 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

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3 Idiots & A Smoker

#3392 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Whiskey & Swine

#3385 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAD FONDO BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG RED BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PAPA LA RUE'S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MOSSY ROCK BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MYA&DJ'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	175.4056	150.8232	163.58	top 59%
Pork Ribs	9	0	165.1200	153.7032	161.43	top 65%
Pork	8	2	173.1200	157.0628	167.26	top 44%
Brisket	8	1	177.1428	151.9428	162.90	top 56%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 60%

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

On the trail 2 yrs 2017-07-28 → 2019-08-02

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.43)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 618.48 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 184 145–222 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,012 9 mapped stops · furthest 408 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Purse competed for $20,000 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1496 peak 1496 · #3387 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jul 28 First tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)
2018
May 25 First call *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3372 *Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 14 First overall top-10 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
Sep 14 Career-best overall score679.3716 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 America's Finest BBQ State Championship
2019
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1496) 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Aug 2 Most recent contest 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	2018-09-14
+5.6	*Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2018-05-25
+5.3	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	2019-08-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-28
-7.1	*Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2018-08-17
-3.2	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival	2018-06-01
-2.2	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2018-04-20
-1.4	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-13

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	50%	top 46%	93.8%	92.8%
2018	6	1	33%	top 57%	94.4%	90.9%
2017	1	0	0%	top 100%	42.3%	42.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-02	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	16 / 34 (675.3144)	4 (175.4056)	20 (164.5372)	7 (173.1200)	23 (162.2516)
2019-05-31	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA	22 / 49 (661.5652)	14 (171.9656)	30 (162.8228)	22 (165.1084)	23 (161.6684)
2018-09-14	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	8 / 40 (679.3716)	12 (170.8344)	24 (162.2516)	19 (169.1428)	4 (177.1428)
2018-08-17	*Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	22 / 27 (633.0404)	23 (153.0972)	15 (162.2860)	11 (165.7144)	23 (151.9428)
2018-07-13	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	24 / 37 (652.9712)	28 (160.5372)	24 (162.8112)	13 (170.8228)	28 (158.8000)
2018-06-01	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	40 / 57 (657.5544)	44 (162.7884)	44 (162.2400)	31 (168.5488)	35 (163.9772)
2018-05-25	*Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	12 / 29 (663.3372)	16 (165.0972)	13 (165.1200)	8 (168.5716)	13 (164.5484)
2018-04-20	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	32 / 48 (638.6740)	33 (161.6800)	38 (157.0856)	39 (157.0628)	26 (162.8456)
2017-07-28	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	40 / 40 (304.5264)	38 (150.8232)	34 (153.7032)	—	—

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	#1262 (179 pts)	#912 (324 pts)	#1455 (144 pts)	#1123 (239 pts)	#1453 (139 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#653 (526 pts)	#744 (466 pts)	#766 (466 pts)	#623 (601 pts)	#653 (566 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	—	—