High-water mark
673.6572
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6572 at Cookin On Kampeska — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-14
FARGO BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1503 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-03-04
latest 2017-08-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.05 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.12 (+11.93)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.96)
Road miles
825
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
649.12 / 720
7 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.
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 50%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 50%
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork Ribs avg 159.96
- Chicken avg 164.97
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKING PIGS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
#3263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Level with FARGO BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3243 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Borgy the BBQ Butcher | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Backroads BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RICHIE Z's | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BARK 'N BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 148.5600 | 164.97 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.9772 | 159.96 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 146.8228 | 163.41 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.4284 | 160.79 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMSU Smokefest | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 61% | 2017-08-18 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2016-03-04 → 2017-08-18
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.96)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
649.12
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
112–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
825
7 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Power rating
1499
peak 1503 · #3253 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1716 SMSU Smokefest
- 2017
- First call Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 *Original SD BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score673.6572 Cookin On Kampeska
- Peak power rating (1503) Cookin On Kampeska
- Most recent contest SMSU Smokefest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | *Original SD BBQ Championships | 2017-06-02 |
| +6 | Cookin On Kampeska | 2017-07-14 |
| +4.8 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | 2017-03-03 |
| +4.6 | SMSU Smokefest | 2016-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | 2016-03-04 |
| -6.8 | Cookin' on Kampeska | 2016-07-15 |
| -3.9 | SMSU Smokefest | 2017-08-18 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 93.6% | 91.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 91.4% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-18 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 30 / 41 (646.7316) | 27 (163.4172) | 28 (162.2628) | 36 (158.8000) | 25 (162.2516) |
| 2017-07-14 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 21 / 48 (673.6572) | 40 (163.4172) | 20 (168.5600) | 11 (170.8572) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2017-06-02 | *Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 12 / 32 (671.3944) | 2 (177.7144) | 21 (164.5600) | 11 (170.8456) | 25 (158.2744) |
| 2017-03-03 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN | 22 / 47 (655.2912) | 5 (173.1428) | 23 (163.9312) | 19 (165.7144) | 33 (152.5028) |
| 2016-08-19 | SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN | 18 / 37 (658.1716) | 22 (167.9888) | 25 (159.3600) | 20 (165.7028) | 14 (165.1200) |
| 2016-07-15 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 33 / 41 (643.8288) | 31 (160.5372) | 39 (153.0972) | 25 (165.0972) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2016-03-04 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 57 / 59 (594.7884) | 53 (148.5600) | 52 (147.9772) | 57 (146.8228) | 50 (151.4284) |