High-water mark
700.0004
career-best overall
97.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 700.0004 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 97.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-15
BEACH BUMS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1530
peak 1530 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-15
latest 2014-05-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.26
last 5 Master vs avg 670.26 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.87)
Road miles
389
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
670.26 / 720
5 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SPITFIRE has finished one call ahead of BEACH BUMS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The weak link
−6.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 163.87
- Pork avg 170.29
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Red Line BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Announced themselves early
3rd
at their very first contest
Finished 3 of 68 at their very first tracked contest, Treasure Island International BBQ Championship (2013-06-15).
- 2013-06-15
- 68-team field
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.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1561
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BEACH BUMS BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEACH BUMS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1540
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#2221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEACH BUMS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
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#2207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 159.3828 | 168.00 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0002 | 154.8116 | 163.87 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177.1430 | 157.1432 | 170.29 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4286 | 159.9544 | 168.10 | top 37% |
“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% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 5% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 62% | 2014-04-26 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2013-06-15 → 2014-05-16
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.87)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
670.26
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
181
183–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
389
5 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1530
peak 1530 · #2220 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall podium Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score700.0004 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score700.0004 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4286 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1530) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
| +15.3 | Minnesota in May | 2014-05-16 |
| +2.6 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | 2014-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew | 2014-04-25 |
| -0.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 93.6% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 97.2% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 3 / 58 (673.7028) | 18 (166.8228) | 7 (167.9772) | 3 (173.2000) | 23 (165.7028) |
| 2014-04-26 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA | 21 / 39 (670.8228) | 10 (173.7372) | 31 (161.7256) | 2 (175.4056) | 28 (159.9544) |
| 2014-04-25 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA | 32 / 45 (650.8464) | 19 (168.6060) | 23 (162.8344) | 37 (157.1432) | 29 (162.2628) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 34 / 66 (655.9088) | 52 (159.3828) | 55 (154.8116) | 21 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1544) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 3 / 68 (700.0004) | 19 (171.4286) | 18 (172.0002) | 3 (177.1430) | 1 (179.4286) |