NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-08-15
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#733
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.50
last 5 Master vs avg 640.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (157.24)
Road miles
887
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
640.50 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Clean Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of VxO BBQ & Grill in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa (2023-08-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Smoke BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 146.8456 | 157.47 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 159.3712 | 164.32 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.4172 | 161.47 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 149.6912 | 157.24 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 73% | 2025-08-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 640.50 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-08-15 — First tracked contest · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 📣 2020-08-15 — First call · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- ⭐ 2020-08-15 — Career-best overall score (650.8456) · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 📈 2020-08-15 — Peak power rating (1494) · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Smoke in the North | 2025-08-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Smoke in the North | 2024-08-23 |
| -10.8 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | 2023-08-18 |
| -6.1 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner | 2020-08-15 |
| -4.9 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | 2023-08-26 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 90.2% | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 17 / 31 (642.1596) | 25 (154.8572) | 20 (159.3712) | 14 (165.1084) | 12 (162.8228) |
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 21 / 23 (637.0168) | 19 (159.9428) | 16 (161.6684) | 21 (157.7028) | 19 (157.7028) |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp, | 15 / 21 (649.6568) | 13 (163.4400) | 7 (171.4056) | 18 (155.4172) | 16 (159.3940) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa Saue Parish, 76505 | 13 / 15 (622.8340) | 14 (146.8456) | 4 (169.7144) | 11 (156.5828) | 13 (149.6912) |
| 2020-08-15 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum, | 10 / 14 (650.8456) | 8 (162.2744) | 11 (159.4400) | 4 (172.5600) | 9 (156.5712) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1018 (96 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1233 (81 pts) | #1013 (111 pts) | #916 (121 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1147 (68 pts) | #1182 (78 pts) | #1183 (93 pts) | #1199 (68 pts) | #1130 (78 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #741 (196 pts) | #795 (201 pts) | #622 (341 pts) | #775 (191 pts) | #798 (191 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #733 (114 pts) | #658 (134 pts) | #783 (109 pts) | #541 (189 pts) | #677 (124 pts) |