Incipient Phase BBQ WI
Rating
1481
peak 1504 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-06-09
latest 2022-06-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.67
last 3 Master vs avg 639.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.43 · weakest Pork (156.52)
Road miles
613
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
306.80 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 at their very first tracked contest, Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 149.0972 | 156.53 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.1200 | 149.1428 | 160.43 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 153.6572 | 156.52 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 155.9316 | 160.34 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: — (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in WI (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.67 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 306.80 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES)
- 📣 — First call · Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES)
- 📈 2019-06-09 — Peak power rating (1504) · Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2022-06-17 — Career-best overall score (650.1484) · Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.8 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 2021-05-01 |
| -9.4 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest | 2022-06-17 |
| -3.4 | Smokin in the Bogs | 2020-09-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-17 | Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA | 28 / 32 (650.1484) | 27 (163.4056) | 23 (163.9656) | 32 (153.6572) | 9 (169.1200) |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 37 / 44 (630.0916) | 38 (155.3828) | 19 (165.1200) | 41 (153.6572) | 36 (155.9316) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 19 / 28 (638.7660) | 25 (157.1200) | 11 (163.4172) | 19 (162.2516) | 16 (155.9772) |
| 2019-06-09 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 9 / 22 (306.8000) | 7 (157.6572) | 16 (149.1428) | — | — |
| Cambridge Rib Fest(GRILLING SERIES) Cambridge, WI | 3 (309.6228) | 5 (149.0972) | 3 (160.5256) | — | — |