The Eagle BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3360

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1496 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-06-15

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#1143

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

667.2568 / 720

Master · Meat Scream BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.13 (+9.02)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Pork · Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

Consistency

±14.21

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.17 · weakest Brisket (157.05)

Road miles

4,096

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 852 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

667.2568 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.2568 at Meat Scream BBQ Competition — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-10-18

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.13 points below their pork, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 157.05
Pork avg 163.17
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork entries lost

HONEYMAN BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HONEYMAN BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.

The long haul

4,096 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,096 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 852 miles to Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest.

11 mapped stops
furthest 852 mi

The metronome

±1.97% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

Hoochie Que

#3336 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-05-09

⚔ Head-to-head

KCKing BBQ

#3346 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS

#3373 of the rated field

1496 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ 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.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before The Eagle BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKING TOKING BBQ

#3348 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1496

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-11-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Organized Chaos

#3349 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before The Eagle BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	168.0000	146.2400	160.23	top 64%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	172.0000	147.9428	161.17	top 53%
Pork	10	2	1	173.7028	150.2284	163.17	top 53%
Brisket	11	1	1	166.2284	146.8112	157.05	top 61%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
CO	8	0	top 61%
WI	2	0	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 62%
Large (40+)	5	top 61%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	11	0	top 60%	2019-09-06

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

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2018-06-15 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 9 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.17 · weakest Brisket (157.05)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 4 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 641.13 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 214 144–219 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,096 11 mapped stops · furthest 852 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $45,975 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Power rating 1496 peak 1496 · #3360 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Jun 15 First tracked contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 15 Peak power rating (1500) 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Aug 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9088 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ
Aug 17 First call Pikes Peak BBQ Showdown(GRILLING COMPETITORS SERIES)
2019
Sep 6 10th tracked contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
Oct 18 Career-best overall score667.2568 Meat Scream BBQ Competition
Oct 18 Most recent contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Meat Scream BBQ Competition	2019-10-18
+7.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2019-09-06
+0.1	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	2018-10-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2018-09-07
-5.5	LuLu's Brew & Que	2019-04-26
-3.8	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2018-08-03
-2.6	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	2018-10-05
-1.7	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest	2019-05-31

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	0	0	75%	top 55%	92.7%	90.4%
2018	7	0	0	0	14%	top 67%	90.5%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	16 / 46 (667.2568)	23 (166.2400)	5 (172.0000)	27 (162.7884)	18 (166.2284)
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	11 / 28 (657.0288)	18 (158.2516)	14 (163.4172)	3 (173.7028)	13 (161.6572)
2019-05-31	Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI	13 / 19 (638.1716)	19 (146.2400)	9 (163.9888)	4 (168.5600)	12 (159.3828)
2019-04-26	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	31 / 40 (641.0284)	29 (164.0000)	37 (149.0972)	23 (165.0856)	22 (162.8456)
2018-10-19	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	29 / 48 (647.2912)	27 (165.6800)	12 (167.9656)	20 (165.1200)	41 (148.5256)
2018-10-05	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	18 / 26 (637.0512)	14 (168.0000)	23 (154.8228)	17 (165.1200)	24 (149.1084)
2018-09-07	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	26 / 32 (622.0796)	24 (155.3712)	29 (147.9428)	21 (162.8228)	23 (155.9428)
2018-08-17	Pikes Peak BBQ Showdown(GRILLING COMPETITORS SERIES) Woodland Park, CO	—	4 (161.0856)	—	—	2 (161.0972)
2018-08-03	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	30 / 41 (651.9088)	31 (161.7028)	12 (171.4172)	28 (163.4288)	33 (155.3600)
2018-06-22	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	18 / 31 (623.3140)	20 (159.3828)	13 (162.2400)	21 (154.8800)	25 (146.8112)
2018-06-15	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	37 / 62 (626.2052)	42 (156.5828)	34 (158.8456)	46 (150.2284)	26 (160.5484)

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	#1143 (209 pts)	#1469 (144 pts)	#954 (314 pts)	#1071 (254 pts)	#1209 (204 pts)