High-water mark
677.0744
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0744 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-06-12
The Last Squeal
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1514 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2015-10-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.37
last 3 Master vs avg 667.37 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.16
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.73)
Road miles
49
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
667.37 / 720
3 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) (2015-06-12).
- last seen 2013-06-07
- back 2015-06-12
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.
The Last Squeal has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 107 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Last Squeal)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Last Squeal has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1545
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Last Squeal)
They've been 1545 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after The Last Squeal did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2672 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Last Squeal on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 161.1426 | 167.42 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 157.6572 | 160.73 | top 77% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 169.7028 | 171.04 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 162.8570 | 168.19 | top 43% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 51% | 2015-06-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2015-10-08
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 171.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.73)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
667.37
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
64–47 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
49
3 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2015-06-12
Power rating
1514
peak 1514 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9996 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
- 2015
- First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
- Career-best overall score677.0744 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
- First overall top-10 BBQ and Blues on the Levee
- Peak power rating (1514) BBQ and Blues on the Levee
- Most recent contest BBQ and Blues on the Levee
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee | 2015-10-08 |
| +7.4 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) | 2015-06-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.8 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) | 2013-06-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 94% | 93.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-08 | BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 6 / 25 (665.0400) | 10 (166.8344) | 17 (158.8228) | 6 (169.7028) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2015-06-12 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR | 17 / 49 (677.0744) | 9 (174.2744) | 46 (157.6572) | 8 (173.1200) | 12 (172.0228) |
| 2013-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR | 27 / 40 (659.9996) | 35 (161.1426) | 28 (165.7142) | 16 (170.2858) | 34 (162.8570) |