High-water mark
671.4744
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4744 at The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-26
Udder Chaos
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1505 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-06-01
latest 2022-07-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.49 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.06 (-3.57)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.93 · weakest Brisket (152.96)
Road miles
207
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.06 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
America's Test Chicken has finished one call ahead of Udder Chaos 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
10–1
behind in the head-to-head
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM ahead in 91% of their meetings
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.97 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.
- Brisket avg 152.96
- Pork Ribs avg 160.93
- 1 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
8–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 89% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SQUEELS ON WHEELS in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2022-07-23).
- last seen 2019-07-27
- back 2022-07-23
Pork Ribs nemesis
7 of 11
shared pork ribs entries lost
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM ahead 64% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THE BASIC BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 7 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.
The metronome
±2.29%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.2% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 9th
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.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3913 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 8 years before Udder Chaos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3909 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Level with Udder Chaos on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A MAZIE Q | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEELS ON WHEELS | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hog Heaven BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Chain Smokers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4628 | 153.1200 | 160.71 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.2116 | 149.7028 | 160.93 | top 52% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 149.0744 | 156.98 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 138.8344 | 152.96 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 8 | 0 | top 58% |
| NH | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 5 | 9 | 0 | top 61% | 2022-07-23 |
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 68% | 2015-07-25 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.1 yrs
2013-06-01 → 2022-07-23
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
8 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 160.93 · weakest Brisket (152.96)
Walk rate
45%
a top-10 call in 5 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
18%
2 of 11 contests
Master average
635.06
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
152
146–229 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
207
11 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-07-27 → 2022-07-23
Power rating
1485
peak 1505 · #3903 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First call Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4744 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Career-best overall score671.4744 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Peak power rating (1505) The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- 2019
- 10th tracked contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4628 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- 2022
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
| +5.2 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2019-07-27 |
| +2.3 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | 2015-05-29 |
| +0.8 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | 2014-05-31 |
| -6.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| -5.5 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2016-07-23 |
| -4.4 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2017-07-29 |
| -2.8 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2018-07-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88% | 88% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.4% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 88.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 93.3% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 17 / 25 (633.6456) | 16 (164.5712) | 23 (154.2400) | 24 (149.0744) | 8 (165.7600) |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 9 / 33 (666.8572) | 3 (171.4628) | 15 (165.7028) | 30 (151.9312) | 31 (146.7656) |
| 2018-07-28 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT | 25 / 34 (626.8572) | 32 (153.1200) | 18 (162.2972) | 24 (157.1656) | 23 (154.2744) |
| 2017-07-29 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT | 23 / 30 (617.7716) | 20 (160.0228) | 6 (169.2116) | 27 (149.7028) | 27 (138.8344) |
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 15 / 26 (656.5024) | 22 (157.6916) | 23 (149.7028) | 25 (151.3716) | 23 (147.9772) |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 28 / 35 (637.6912) | 22 (164.5712) | 21 (162.2628) | 26 (159.4744) | 31 (151.3828) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 24 / 49 (650.7772) | 36 (155.9772) | 27 (161.0972) | 12 (169.1544) | 17 (164.5484) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 19 / 34 (637.1084) | 23 (157.7028) | 13 (161.7256) | 24 (154.8572) | 15 (162.8228) |
| 2014-05-31 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 22 / 48 (626.2288) | 11 (168.5944) | 38 (151.4056) | 39 (152.0000) | 28 (153.6800) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 7 / 31 (671.4744) | 18 (161.1656) | 6 (167.4516) | 9 (166.8572) | 23 (154.2628) |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 22 / 43 (628.0000) | 36 (155.4286) | 8 (165.1430) | 13 (165.1428) | 36 (142.2856) |