EADS DOWNHOME

EADS DOWNHOME is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 26 at the Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #2234 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,234

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1536 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 6, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1382

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8000 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 653.24 (-2.31)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Consistency

±13.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.70 · weakest Brisket (162.19)

Road miles

4,252

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 473 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

653.24 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.8000 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8000 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 24, 2014

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 33%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 33%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

The long haul

4,252 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,252 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 473 miles to Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship.

14 mapped stops
furthest 473 mi

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The metronome

±1.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
14 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1382 (155 pts)	#1432 (160 pts)	#1484 (150 pts)	#1273 (200 pts)	#1521 (135 pts)

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

SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

#2,244 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1530

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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BR.BQ

#2,228 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 2, 2016

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GO BIG OR GO BBQ

#2,223 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1530

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Boots Style BBQ

#2,220 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1534

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2016

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TWO BUTTS AND A HAM

#2,221 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

#2,241 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SON OF SMOKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PEPPER PAPPY BBQ CO	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Jumptown BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BITE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	6	0	2	175.4172	143.3944	163.31	top 46%
Pork Ribs	14	3	0	1	169.6800	154.8572	163.05	top 50%
Pork	14	6	1	4	174.2858	151.4056	164.70	top 40%
Brisket	14	4	0	0	170.8456	151.4284	162.19	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 45%
Large (40+)	5	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	9	top 45%
OR	4	top 42%
NV	1	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	4	6	top 42%	May 26, 2018
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	23	top 58%	Jul 6, 2018
Wine Country Big Q	2	20	top 51%	Jul 10, 2015
Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	2	4	top 30%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 310 finished ahead 259 times, behind 226

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

20181 milestone

Jul 6 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

20171 milestone

May 27 10th tracked contest BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

May 28 Peak power rating (1536) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20142 milestones

May 24 Career-best overall score678.8000 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
May 10 First call West Coast BBQ Classic
May 10 First category win (Pork) West Coast BBQ Classic
Jul 26 First overall top-10 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.3312 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 26, 2013
+10.5	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 24, 2014
+8.5	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 28, 2016
+4.6	Smokin' on the Water	Aug 23, 2013
+4.6	Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild	Sep 2, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 27, 2017
-4.8	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2014
-2.7	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL)	May 26, 2018
-1.7	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 6, 2018
-1.2	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 7, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	0%	top 59%	91%	90.5%
2017	3	1	0	100%	top 55%	92.1%	90.3%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 26%	92.8%	92.8%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 53%	87.9%	87.9%
2014	4	2	0	50%	top 46%	94.3%	90.5%
2013	3	2	1	100%	top 33%	93.3%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 6, 2018	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	23 / 38 (655.4516)	23 (165.6800)	22 (164.5716)	22 (161.7600)	22 (163.4400)
May 26, 2018	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	20 / 35 (647.9548)	19 (164.0116)	22 (159.4060)	12 (170.3200)	27 (154.2172)
Sep 2, 2017	Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Crescent City, CA	6 / 15 (662.8116)	2 (172.5944)	7 (164.5600)	3 (170.8572)	12 (154.8000)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	28 / 50 (645.6344)	45 (143.3944)	27 (163.4400)	11 (169.1200)	8 (169.6800)
May 27, 2017	BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay (JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR	25 / 37 (642.8344)	31 (154.2860)	20 (165.1656)	30 (152.5372)	8 (170.8456)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	11 / 43 (667.9656)	8 (170.8572)	30 (156.5140)	8 (171.4400)	10 (169.1544)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	20 / 38 (633.1884)	23 (158.8456)	22 (160.0228)	24 (155.9656)	19 (158.3544)
Jul 25, 2014	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	8 / 18 (653.6228)	7 (162.8800)	3 (169.6800)	3 (169.1544)	12 (151.9084)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	22 / 44 (635.4172)	26 (156.5712)	30 (154.8572)	24 (157.1316)	14 (166.8572)
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	6 / 31 (678.8000)	3 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)	9 (168)	12 (166.8572)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	36 / 51 (639.9312)	22 (166.2972)	26 (162.2856)	46 (151.4056)	32 (159.9428)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	8 / 20 (672.0232)	4 (172.0116)	12 (161.7144)	2 (173.1772)	12 (165.1200)
Jul 26, 2013	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	4 / 26 (662.3312)	5 (167.4628)	9 (166.2972)	15 (160.5828)	6 (167.9884)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	23 / 54 (647.4284)	37 (156)	15 (165.7142)	1 (174.2858)	37 (151.4284)

EADS DOWNHOME

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)