The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE RIB MAFIA has finished one call ahead of Bradshaw's Kitchen 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Bradshaw's Kitchen
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2019-07-05
Best ToY finish
#1330
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.08 (-0.63)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.53 · weakest Brisket (156.37)
Road miles
1,414
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 244 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.08 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIGGY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIGGY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.16 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 156.37
- Pork Ribs avg 165.53
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Elkhorn BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) (2017-05-27).
- last seen 2013-05-25
- back 2017-05-27
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.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Bradshaw's Kitchen)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bradshaw's Kitchen has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Bradshaw's Kitchen did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bradshaw's Kitchen on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGGY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTIES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.7256 | 155.3944 | 159.90 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 159.9884 | 165.53 | top 47% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 141.6568 | 158.27 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 149.6800 | 156.37 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| WA | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 73% | 2019-05-25 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.1 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2019-07-05
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OR
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.53 · weakest Brisket (156.37)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
640.08
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
111
49–122 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,414
7 mapped stops · furthest 244 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$18,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2017-05-27
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4824 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score649.7142 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Peak power rating (1495) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- 2017
- First call *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL)
- First category win (Chicken) *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
- First overall top-10 *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild
- 2019
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild | 2017-09-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off | 2017-08-19 |
| -6.5 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew | 2019-07-05 |
| -6.2 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-05-27 |
| -5.7 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2019-05-25 |
| -5.1 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2013-05-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 89% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR | 13 / 16 (641.0968) | 12 (162.8456) | 12 (159.9884) | 10 (164.5828) | 14 (153.6800) |
| 2019-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 26 / 34 (633.0172) | 30 (155.3944) | 19 (161.0856) | 17 (166.8572) | 30 (149.6800) |
| 2018-08-18 | *2nd Annual Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 18 / 27 (643.2916) | 26 (155.9428) | 14 (164.5488) | 5 (170.8684) | 26 (151.9316) |
| 2017-09-02 | *Redwood Coast Grills Gone Wild Crescent City, CA | 8 / 15 (645.0744) | 1 (173.7256) | 5 (170.2744) | 14 (142.2628) | 6 (158.8116) |
| 2017-08-19 | *Hudson Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cook Off DuPont, WA | 15 / 18 (634.7316) | 17 (155.3944) | 7 (165.6800) | 14 (159.9772) | 17 (153.6800) |
| 2017-05-27 | *BBQ Blues & Brews on the Bay(JUDGES FULL) North Bend, OR | 28 / 37 (633.6000) | 27 (156.5372) | 4 (173.1544) | 34 (141.6568) | 23 (162.2516) |
| 2013-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 21 / 31 (649.7142) | 22 (159.4286) | 20 (164.0000) | 26 (161.7142) | 14 (164.5714) |
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 | #1330 (160 pts) | #1374 (165 pts) | #1240 (195 pts) | #1196 (215 pts) | #1385 (155 pts) |