High-water mark
674.2860
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2860 at Smokin' in the Junction — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-24
Lefties BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-18
latest 2014-10-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.78
last 5 Master vs avg 586.78 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±116.05
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (133.33)
Road miles
756
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 369 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
586.78 / 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
The Wicked Pig ahead in 100% of their meetings
The Wicked Pig has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−28.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 28.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 133.33
- Chicken avg 161.91
- 1 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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
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#4010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with Lefties BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Lefties BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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#4002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9540 | 154.2284 | 161.91 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 20.0000 | 133.33 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.9028 | 20.0000 | 133.61 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 148.5600 | 157.93 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2014-10-02
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (133.33)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
586.78
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
638
57–634 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
756
5 mapped stops · furthest 369 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1483
peak 1508 · #4004 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
- First call Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9080 Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.9028 Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in the Junction
- Career-best overall score674.2860 Smokin' in the Junction
- Peak power rating (1508) Smokin' in the Junction
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.9 | Smokin' in the Junction | 2014-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -10 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2014-07-25 |
| -1.9 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 2014-07-18 |
| -0.6 | Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ | 2013-10-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 93.7% | 79.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 548 / 552 (357.6572) | 422 (158.2628) | 551 (20.0000) | 549 (20.0000) | 324 (159.3944) |
| 2014-07-25 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 45 / 52 (627.2912) | 49 (154.2284) | 48 (154.8000) | 46 (157.1428) | 33 (161.1200) |
| 2014-07-18 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 23 / 37 (622.7656) | 21 (162.2628) | 17 (161.6572) | 29 (150.2856) | 23 (148.5600) |
| 2014-05-24 | Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA | 9 / 31 (674.2860) | 16 (166.8572) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (169.7028) | 12 (166.8916) |
| 2013-10-18 | Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS | 15 / 25 (651.9080) | 14 (167.9540) | 19 (159.3828) | 6 (170.9028) | 22 (153.6684) |