High-water mark
673.6348
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6348 at *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-08-24
Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-08-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.16 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.10 (+17.06)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.79)
Road miles
651
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Master avg
625.10 / 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.
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 48%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 48%
A tough matchup
11–0
behind in the head-to-head
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.21 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 9%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.79
- Chicken avg 161.01
- 1 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Masters in May (2016-04-29).
- last seen 2013-08-23
- back 2016-04-29
Chicken nemesis
9 of 10
shared chicken entries lost
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 90% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1604
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.
- 11 rated contests
An August team
Top 70%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 70% across 6 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.
- 6 August contests
- top 78% the rest of the year
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.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse)
Fewer contests behind them than Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse)
Level with Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PLASTERED PORK BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE INFUSION | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Freeman Brothers BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Littles BBQ Co | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| FOX RIVER BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LETTUCE SMOKE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4516 | 151.3828 | 161.01 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 143.9428 | 152.79 | top 80% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2744 | 141.6228 | 155.96 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 131.3600 | 155.34 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 91% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 36% | 2018-08-24 |
| 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 92% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-08-24
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.79)
Walk rate
27%
a top-10 call in 3 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
9%
1 of 11 contests
Master average
625.10
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
142
77–363 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
651
11 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
1604
average field rating faced — tougher than 80% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2016-04-29
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #5009 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Death's Door Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1490) Death's Door Barbecue
- 2018
- First call *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8976 *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)
- 10th tracked contest *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)
- First category win (Pork) *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
- First overall top-10 *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
- Career-best overall score673.6348 *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2744 *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
- Most recent contest *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) | 2018-08-24 |
| +10.3 | *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) | 2018-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Masters in May | 2016-04-29 |
| -9.6 | Death's Door Barbecue | 2013-08-23 |
| -9.2 | *Master In May-The Classic | 2017-05-06 |
| -8 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) | 2017-08-24 |
| -7.1 | Masters in May- The Classic | 2016-04-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 48% | 93.6% | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87% | 84.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.2% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-24 | *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 8 / 27 (673.6348) | 22 (159.3828) | 8 (167.9888) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (171.9888) |
| 2018-08-23 | *7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 11 / 26 (671.8976) | 13 (167.9772) | 16 (166.2516) | 14 (165.6916) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2018-04-27 | *The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI | 19 / 26 (637.0404) | 2 (170.8572) | 19 (155.9772) | 19 (157.0972) | 23 (153.1088) |
| 2017-08-25 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 34 / 39 (626.1256) | 36 (154.2284) | 39 (146.2400) | 20 (165.1200) | 26 (160.5372) |
| 2017-08-24 | 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 39 / 40 (602.0804) | 38 (151.3828) | 38 (150.2288) | 38 (146.2056) | 35 (154.2632) |
| 2017-05-06 | *Master In May-The Classic APPLETON, WI | 49 / 50 (583.2456) | 35 (161.7028) | 49 (143.9428) | 49 (146.2400) | 49 (131.3600) |
| 2017-05-05 | *The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI | 50 / 56 (624.4460) | 49 (160.5256) | 54 (146.2516) | 34 (162.2744) | 42 (155.3944) |
| 2016-08-26 | 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 33 / 42 (627.7720) | 11 (171.4516) | 38 (147.9088) | 35 (154.7772) | 32 (153.6344) |
| 2016-04-30 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 50 / 58 (621.5316) | 33 (163.9428) | 43 (156.5716) | 57 (141.6228) | 36 (159.3944) |
| 2016-04-29 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 58 / 59 (601.6344) | 56 (154.2400) | 43 (153.1200) | 55 (149.1544) | 57 (145.1200) |
| 2013-08-23 | Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 23 / 28 (606.6972) | 21 (155.3828) | 24 (146.2628) | 23 (153.0972) | 18 (151.9544) |