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
- Jun 23, 2018
BEAR CLAN BBQ
BEAR CLAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 18 at the Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Jun 23, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (158.11)
Road miles
1,170
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,168 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
645.03 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jul 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NM
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 54 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 24, 2016 → Jun 23, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score666.2060 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
20163 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
- First call Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +1.1 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Jul 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.1 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -1.8 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) | Jun 23, 2018 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2018 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 22 / 32 (666.2060) | 22 (168.5372) | 29 (158.2744) | 16 (170.8228) | 16 (168.5716) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 19 / 44 (649.5656) | 12 (169.6916) | 13 (172.5600) | 34 (150.2512) | 26 (157.0628) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 12 / 18 (630.7888) | 6 (164.5716) | 8 (164.5372) | 12 (152.5600) | 14 (149.1200) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA | 13 / 26 (633.5660) | 22 (145.0972) | 6 (167.3944) | 8 (163.4056) | 11 (157.6688) |