A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Good Grefe! ahead in 100% of their meetings
Good Grefe! has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Epic Smoke BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2021-08-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
318.47
last 5 Backyard vs avg 318.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.39
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.11 · weakest Chicken (157.36)
Road miles
519
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
318.47 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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 strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-05-07
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3194 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Epic Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Bones | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 138.8344 | 157.36 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.9428 | 161.11 | top 38% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 44% | 2021-05-07 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2019-05-10 → 2021-08-21
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
2 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.11 · weakest Chicken (157.36)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Backyard average
318.47
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
219
168–179 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
519
5 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,050
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-05-07
Power rating
1500
peak 1508 · #3189 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.3828 Bring'n Home the Bacon
- 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3828 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score327.3828 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1508) Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- Most recent contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Minnesota in May | 2021-05-07 |
| +2.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 2019-06-21 |
| +2.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-08-21 |
| -1.7 | Minnesota in May | 2019-05-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.9% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 90% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 14 / 18 (318.8232) | 13 (161.1316) | 13 (157.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 52 (321.6456) | 11 (165.7028) | 25 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 22 / 60 (327.3828) | 21 (164.5600) | 24 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 37 (323.9428) | 20 (156.5600) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 29 / 57 (300.5372) | 37 (138.8344) | 10 (161.7028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #100 (309 pts) | #120 (224 pts) | — | — |