The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
EDNA'S KIDS has finished one call ahead of Bug Eaters BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Bug Eaters BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2017-08-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.01
last 5 Master vs avg 627.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.93)
Road miles
378
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
627.01 / 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 100% of their meetings
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.00 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.93
- Brisket avg 161.93
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- 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#4210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Bug Eaters BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bug Eaters BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before Bug Eaters BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 141.0400 | 154.59 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 139.9772 | 153.93 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 150.2628 | 156.56 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 146.2628 | 161.93 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bricks | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 71% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.93)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
627.01
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
46–97 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
378
5 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2014-07-04
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4199 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1499) Heatin' Up the Bricks
- 2014
- First call Sauce and Cycles
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Sauce and Cycles
- 2016
- Career-best overall score642.1600 BBQ on the Bricks
- 2017
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2016-08-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Sauce and Cycles | 2014-07-04 |
| -7.4 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2017-08-25 |
| -3.2 | BBQ on the Bricks | 2015-09-18 |
| -1 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | 2013-03-22 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 28 / 34 (613.6684) | 24 (158.8456) | 21 (158.2972) | 30 (150.2628) | 32 (146.2628) |
| 2016-08-26 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 21 / 34 (642.1600) | 27 (157.0856) | 12 (167.3944) | 24 (158.2400) | 18 (159.4400) |
| 2015-09-18 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 17 / 25 (628.5252) | 16 (156.5368) | 24 (146.2628) | 13 (160.0228) | 12 (165.7028) |
| 2014-07-04 | Sauce and Cycles Falls City, NE | 14 / 15 (610.1256) | 15 (141.0400) | 15 (139.9772) | 13 (155.9884) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2013-03-22 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 22 / 40 (640.5708) | 25 (159.4284) | 25 (157.7140) | 30 (158.2856) | 15 (165.1428) |