EADS DOWNHOME

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

Power ranking

#2209

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1536 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2018-07-06

Best ToY finish

#1382

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Consistency

±13.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.70 · weakest Brisket (162.19)

Road miles

4,252

mi 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

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Storylines (8 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.

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
2014-05-24

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 wins
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

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

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.

72 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

#2214 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BR.BQ

#2203 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2016-07-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Boots Style BBQ

#2201 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-07-29

⚔ Head-to-head

STEEL SMOKIN' BBQ

#2197 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before EADS DOWNHOME's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

#2216 of the rated field

1530 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ

#2198 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-01-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2018-05-26
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	23	top 58%	2018-07-06
Wine Country Big Q	2	20	top 51%	2015-07-10
Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	2	4	top 30%	2014-07-25

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2018-07-06

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 9 of 14 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.70 · weakest Brisket (162.19)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 9 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 5 of 14 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 653.24 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 310 259–226 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,252 14 mapped stops · furthest 473 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Power rating 1530 peak 1536 · #2209 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2016
May 28 Peak power rating (1536) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2017
May 27 10th tracked contest *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Jul 6 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	2013-07-26
+10.5	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2014-05-24
+8.5	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2016-05-28
+4.6	Smokin' on the Water	2013-08-23
+4.6	*Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild	2017-09-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	*BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-27
-4.8	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2014-04-26
-2.7	*BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL)	2018-05-26
-1.8	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2018-07-06
-1.2	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2017-07-07

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)

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
2018-07-06	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)
2018-05-26	*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)
2017-09-02	*Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Crescent City, CA	6 / 15 (662.8116)	2 (172.5944)	7 (164.5600)	3 (170.8572)	12 (154.8000)
2017-07-07	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)
2017-05-27	*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)
2016-05-28	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)
2015-07-10	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	20 / 38 (633.1884)	23 (158.8456)	22 (160.0228)	24 (155.9656)	19 (158.3544)
2014-07-25	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	8 / 18 (653.6228)	7 (162.8800)	3 (169.6800)	3 (169.1544)	12 (151.9084)
2014-07-11	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	22 / 44 (635.4172)	26 (156.5712)	30 (154.8572)	24 (157.1316)	14 (166.8572)
2014-05-24	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	6 / 31 (678.8000)	3 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)	9 (168.0000)	12 (166.8572)
2014-04-26	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	36 / 51 (639.9312)	22 (166.2972)	26 (162.2856)	46 (151.4056)	32 (159.9428)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	8 / 20 (672.0232)	4 (172.0116)	12 (161.7144)	2 (173.1772)	12 (165.1200)
2013-07-26	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	4 / 26 (662.3312)	5 (167.4628)	9 (166.2972)	15 (160.5828)	6 (167.9884)
2013-05-10	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	23 / 54 (647.4284)	37 (156.0000)	15 (165.7142)	1 (174.2858)	37 (151.4284)

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	#1382 (155 pts)	#1432 (160 pts)	#1484 (150 pts)	#1273 (200 pts)	#1521 (135 pts)