The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (Aug 4, 2017).
- last seen Aug 7, 2015
- back Aug 4, 2017
SCREAMING EAGLE
SCREAMING EAGLE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 43 at the Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Aug 4, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.46 · weakest Brisket (152.21)
Road miles
937
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 144 mi
Master avg
626.32 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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SCREAMING EAGLE has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Fewer contests behind them than SCREAMING EAGLE has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
They turned up 10 years after SCREAMING EAGLE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with SCREAMING EAGLE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Fewer contests behind them than SCREAMING EAGLE has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Fewer contests behind them than SCREAMING EAGLE has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Fewer contests behind them than SCREAMING EAGLE has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 157.6340 | 161.46 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 153.6456 | 159.57 | top 72% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 142.2400 | 157.49 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5144 | 147.9084 | 152.21 | top 91% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 12 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 7, 2015 → Aug 4, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2112 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Career-best overall score651.2112 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
- Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2017 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 46 / 57 (651.2112) | 50 (162.7884) | 38 (165.0856) | 29 (166.8228) | 51 (156.5144) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 32 (163.9656) | 28 (159.9772) | 24 (163.4172) | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2014 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2013 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA | 42 / 43 (601.4280) | 42 (157.6340) | 36 (153.6456) | 43 (142.2400) | 40 (147.9084) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |