A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Passion BBQ
Passion BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 30 at the W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest (2018). They are ranked #3632 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2016
latest Sep 22, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.00 · weakest Brisket (151.52)
Road miles
969
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
638.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Passion BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1490
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Passion BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Passion BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1491
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Passion BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
They turned up 7 years after Passion BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with Passion BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 158.2856 | 164.00 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1888 | 153.1544 | 161.72 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 156.0116 | 161.14 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 138.2172 | 151.52 | top 70% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
1 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 98 times, behind 155
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3944 W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score659.3944 W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018
20172 milestones
- First call 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1888 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
- Peak power rating (1499) 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.8 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Jan 13, 2018 |
| +2 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Sep 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 22, 2017 |
| -6.5 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 21, 2018 |
| -1.3 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 56% | 91.6% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop | 37 / 73 (636.0460) | 30 (163.9884) | 51 (153.1544) | 12 (166.2972) | 48 (152.6060) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 37 / 48 (621.6460) | 9 (169.7028) | 27 (157.7144) | 33 (156.0116) | 43 (138.2172) |
| Jan 13, 2018 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 12 / 30 (659.3944) | 10 (168.5828) | 13 (164) | 5 (167.9772) | 19 (158.8344) |
| Jul 22, 2017 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 35 / 40 (636.5372) | 36 (158.2856) | 2 (173.1888) | 32 (158.8456) | 38 (146.2172) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 39 / 67 (638.2856) | 43 (159.4628) | 35 (160.5600) | 44 (156.5600) | 24 (161.7028) |