High-water mark
666.2060
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2060 at Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-06-23
BEAR CLAN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1502 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2018-06-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.03
last 4 Master vs avg 645.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (158.11)
Road miles
1,170
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1168 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
645.03 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) (2018-06-23).
- last seen 2016-06-24
- back 2018-06-23
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.
BEAR CLAN BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 121 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BEAR CLAN BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEAR CLAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 145.0972 | 161.97 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.2744 | 165.69 | top 47% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 150.2512 | 159.26 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 149.1200 | 158.11 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 58% | 2014-07-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2018-06-23
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NM
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.69 · weakest Brisket (158.11)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
645.03
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
54–62 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,170
4 mapped stops · furthest 1,168 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-06-24 → 2018-06-23
Power rating
1500
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First call Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5656 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' On The Pecos
- 2018
- Career-best overall score666.2060 Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Smokin' On The Pecos | 2016-06-24 |
| +1.1 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | 2013-07-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | 2014-07-25 |
| -1.8 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) | 2018-06-23 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-23 | Smokin On The Pecos(Day 2) Artesia, NM | 22 / 32 (666.2060) | 22 (168.5372) | 29 (158.2744) | 16 (170.8228) | 16 (168.5716) |
| 2016-06-24 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 19 / 44 (649.5656) | 12 (169.6916) | 13 (172.5600) | 34 (150.2512) | 26 (157.0628) |
| 2014-07-25 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 12 / 18 (630.7888) | 6 (164.5716) | 8 (164.5372) | 12 (152.5600) | 14 (149.1200) |
| 2013-07-26 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 13 / 26 (633.5660) | 22 (145.0972) | 6 (167.3944) | 8 (163.4056) | 11 (157.6688) |