BaerlBQ

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

Power ranking

#3934

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-10

latest 2019-08-31

Best ToY finish

#1396

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

640.5140 / 720

Master · 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

603.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 607.38 (-3.43)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

Consistency

±51.50

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.26 · weakest Chicken (132.94)

Road miles

742

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

607.38 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−27.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 27.32 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Chicken avg 132.94
Pork avg 160.26
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Beer,Fries & BBQ VI (2019-05-11).

last seen 2016-09-24
back 2019-05-11

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

RIBTIDE BBQ

#3916 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BaerlBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BaerlBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Taste of Mitch

#3920 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

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Incipient Phase

#3929 of the rated field

1484 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after BaerlBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

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CRYSTAL BBQ

#3937 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

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DISRUPTIVE Q

#3933 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM

#3952 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
BUNCH OF SWINES	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	161.1656	20.0000	132.94	top 77%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	161.7600	150.8572	154.47	top 66%
Pork	6	1	1	175.4056	152.5028	160.26	top 52%
Brisket	6	0	0	162.8344	155.4060	159.70	top 44%

“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
DE	1	0	top 55%
EU	1	0	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 69%

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

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2019-08-31

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 1 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.26 · weakest Chicken (132.94)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 607.38 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 205 102–201 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 742 6 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs 2016-09-24 → 2019-05-11

Power rating 1484 peak 1484 · #3934 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 10 First tracked contest Ruhrpott BBQ
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1499) Ruhrpott BBQ
2016
Sep 24 First call 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Sep 24 Career-best overall score640.5140 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Sep 24 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
2019
Aug 31 Most recent contest 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.3	BBQ an der Burg 2019	2019-07-06
+0.4	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	2016-09-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2015-05-23
-2.8	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	2019-05-11
-1.4	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest	2019-08-31
-0.9	Ruhrpott BBQ	2014-10-10

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0%	top 61%	88.1%	87.3%
2016	1	100%	top 55%	89%	89%
2015	1	0%	top 99%	68.5%	68.5%
2014	1	0%	top 55%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-31	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	21 / 31 (621.0172)	28 (149.0512)	24 (150.8572)	16 (158.2744)	12 (162.8344)
2019-07-06	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624	17 / 36 (634.2972)	22 (158.8568)	21 (155.4060)	21 (157.7372)	11 (162.2972)
2019-05-11	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800	33 / 49 (630.7888)	37 (155.9656)	32 (154.8688)	30 (161.0972)	25 (158.8572)
2016-09-24	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	37 / 67 (640.5140)	57 (152.5944)	51 (152.5256)	2 (175.4056)	32 (159.9884)
2015-05-23	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands,	67 / 68 (493.0972)	68 (20.0000)	28 (161.7600)	58 (152.5028)	33 (158.8344)
2014-10-10	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	32 / 58 (624.5372)	30 (161.1656)	45 (151.4056)	31 (156.5600)	27 (155.4060)

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	#1396 (136 pts)	#1693 (116 pts)	#1569 (121 pts)	#1394 (161 pts)	#1274 (181 pts)