A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIG-IN COOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIG-IN COOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BOTTOMS UP IOWA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2019-06-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.18
last 5 Master vs avg 624.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.71 · weakest Brisket (151.72)
Road miles
297
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 151.72
- Chicken avg 158.71
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Back to Mayberry (2017-06-30).
- last seen 2014-07-25
- back 2017-06-30
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.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOTTOMS UP IOWA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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#5325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.0856 | 158.71 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 153.6456 | 155.49 | top 91% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 153.1200 | 158.26 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 132.4688 | 151.72 | top 81% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2019-06-28
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.71 · weakest Brisket (151.72)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
624.18
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
17–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
297
5 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi
Schedule strength
1584
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2014-07-25 → 2017-06-30
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5321 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1485) Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7768 Back to Mayberry
- Career-best overall score658.7768 Back to Mayberry
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4172 Back to Mayberry
- 2019
- Most recent contest Back To Mayberry
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest | 2013-08-23 |
| -8.9 | Back To Mayberry | 2019-06-28 |
| -8.2 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | 2013-09-20 |
| -8.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2014-07-25 |
| -5.3 | Back to Mayberry | 2017-06-30 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.3% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA | 28 / 28 (617.0512) | 28 (156.0228) | 26 (156.5600) | 27 (155.9772) | 27 (148.4912) |
| 2017-06-30 | Back to Mayberry Rodney, IA | 26 / 29 (658.7768) | 26 (162.8228) | 28 (155.9540) | 16 (168.5828) | 15 (171.4172) |
| 2014-07-25 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 44 / 52 (627.7824) | 22 (169.6800) | 43 (157.0856) | 47 (154.7884) | 48 (146.2284) |
| 2013-09-20 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 29 / 35 (621.5540) | 34 (149.0856) | 31 (153.6456) | 24 (158.8228) | 22 (160.0000) |
| 2013-08-23 | Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA | 17 / 17 (595.7372) | 17 (155.9428) | 16 (154.2056) | 17 (153.1200) | 17 (132.4688) |