A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ+ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Bbcats
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-05-10
latest 2017-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.01
last 5 Master vs avg 640.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (154.36)
Road miles
280
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
640.01 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 154.36
- Chicken avg 163.88
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Beer,Fries & BBQ IV (2017-05-13).
- last seen 2015-05-09
- back 2017-05-13
A May team
Top 24%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 38% 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.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1522
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Bbcats)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bbcats has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#2433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Bbcats did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bbcats on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169.7372 | 157.6684 | 163.88 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.4056 | 150.2172 | 160.87 | top 39% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 148.0000 | 160.89 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 149.6916 | 154.36 | top 59% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2014-05-10 → 2017-09-16
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.88 · weakest Brisket (154.36)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
640.01
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
101
110–59 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
280
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-05-09 → 2017-05-13
Power rating
1522
peak 1532 · #2444 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6912 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- 2017
- Career-best overall score652.4800 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Peak power rating (1532) Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
- Most recent contest Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship | 2014-05-10 |
| +8.8 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | 2015-05-09 |
| +7.5 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | 2017-05-13 |
| +5.5 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | 2014-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 | 2017-09-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 90.6% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 89% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-16 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 26 / 31 (617.5204) | 17 (164.5372) | 26 (150.2172) | 25 (153.0744) | 28 (149.6916) |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800 | 14 / 50 (652.4800) | 17 (166.2972) | 29 (158.2400) | 2 (173.7028) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2015-05-09 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, | 9 / 38 (649.6912) | 21 (161.1540) | 11 (163.9772) | 4 (172.0000) | 24 (152.5600) |
| 2014-09-13 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium, | 9 / 26 (639.2568) | 17 (157.6684) | 2 (167.4056) | 13 (157.6800) | 9 (156.5028) |
| 2014-05-10 | Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be | 6 / 29 (641.0856) | 1 (169.7372) | 5 (164.5256) | 24 (148.0000) | 11 (158.8228) |