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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-09-24
latest 2018-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.38
last 5 Master vs avg 638.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.00 · weakest Brisket (151.52)
Road miles
969
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
638.38 / 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
−12.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 151.52
- Chicken avg 164.00
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1491
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#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Passion BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Level with Passion BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
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#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
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 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2016-09-24 → 2018-09-22
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
1 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.00 · weakest Brisket (151.52)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
159
98–155 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
969
5 mapped stops · furthest 385 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1491
peak 1491 · #3599 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
- Peak power rating (1499) 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
- 2017
- First call 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1888 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- 2018
- 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
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 | 2018-01-13 |
| +2.1 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | 2018-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2017-07-22 |
| -6.4 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2018-07-21 |
| -1.3 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | 2016-09-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-22 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop, | 37 / 73 (636.0460) | 30 (163.9884) | 51 (153.1544) | 12 (166.2972) | 48 (152.6060) |
| 2018-07-21 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415 | 37 / 48 (621.6460) | 9 (169.7028) | 27 (157.7144) | 33 (156.0116) | 43 (138.2172) |
| 2018-01-13 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 12 / 30 (659.3944) | 10 (168.5828) | 13 (164.0000) | 5 (167.9772) | 19 (158.8344) |
| 2017-07-22 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79418 | 35 / 40 (636.5372) | 36 (158.2856) | 2 (173.1888) | 32 (158.8456) | 38 (146.2172) |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 39 / 67 (638.2856) | 43 (159.4628) | 35 (160.5600) | 44 (156.5600) | 24 (161.7028) |