Eggspert BBQ SD
Rating
1626
peak 1629
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2020-08-21
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#99
Master 2015
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.16
last 5 vs career avg 681.05 (+0.11)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.42
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.55 · weakest Brisket (168.34)
Road miles
7316
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 550 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Mr. Dudes BBQ has finished one call ahead of Eggspert BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SIN CIRCLE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Phoenix BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 23% across 4 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at The Art of BBQ (2022-07-01) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Bushmaster BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 162.8228 | 171.55 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 176.5600 | 164.5256 | 170.79 | top 38% |
| Pork | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 150.2056 | 169.82 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 153.0740 | 168.34 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 12 | 0 | top 40% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| CO | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SD (12 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (26 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: The Art of BBQ (2022-07-01)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 681.05
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 691.9196 | 681.33 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 680.4916 | 680.49 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 700.5484 | 684.89 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 700.5140 | 688.65 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 698.8000 | 681.20 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.6344 | 675.34 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.7084 | 650.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 5 / 24 (679.3484) | 8 (169.6684) | 8 (169.7144) | 14 (166.2628) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 19 / 48 (684.4572) | 22 (169.6800) | 17 (171.9772) | 23 (171.9656) | 20 (170.8344) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 64 / 77 (669.5772) | 16 (175.4172) | 55 (166.2400) | 42 (169.6800) | 70 (158.2400) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 6 / 71 (691.9196) | 1 (179.4400) | 24 (170.8112) | 36 (168.5256) | 10 (173.1428) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 20 / 48 (680.4916) | 17 (171.9772) | 15 (172.5600) | 30 (166.2516) | 21 (169.7028) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 10 / 37 (677.5772) | 7 (173.1316) | 13 (167.3828) | 5 (171.9772) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 4 / 29 (686.7540) | 2 (178.8572) | 19 (166.8112) | 4 (173.7028) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 2 / 34 (700.5484) | 5 (177.7028) | 18 (170.2856) | 5 (176.0000) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 15 / 32 (674.6968) | 11 (173.1084) | 11 (168.5372) | 15 (169.6684) | 24 (163.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 10 / 487 (700.5140) | 133 (173.1084) | 32 (176.5600) | 8 (178.8800) | 108 (171.9656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 76 / 211 (686.8000) | 8 (178.2972) | 180 (165.6800) | 103 (170.8456) | 74 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 5 / 26 (691.9200) | 19 (163.3944) | 5 (176.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 14 / 39 (675.3488) | 27 (166.8344) | 4 (174.2972) | 20 (168.5372) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 185 / 249 (672.9828) | 191 (167.3828) | 72 (173.1200) | 66 (174.2628) | 235 (158.2172) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 107 / 505 (683.8624) | 62 (175.4056) | 334 (164.5256) | 64 (175.4056) | 180 (168.5256) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 15 / 28 (674.2176) | 18 (169.1316) | 12 (168.5488) | 20 (164.5372) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 16 / 28 (681.0516) | 11 (170.8572) | 23 (166.2516) | 8 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 13 / 32 (673.6460) | 9 (171.9772) | 6 (171.4516) | 27 (159.3828) | 7 (170.8344) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 5 / 40 (680.5260) | 32 (165.1316) | 1 (176.0000) | 15 (169.6916) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 1 / 28 (698.8000) | 9 (171.9772) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 12 / 46 (684.5256) | 39 (162.8228) | 8 (175.4400) | 11 (172.0000) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 23 / 26 (659.8624) | 22 (163.4056) | 13 (169.6800) | 6 (173.7028) | 26 (153.0740) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 9 / 31 (689.6344) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (169.6800) | 13 (155.9544) | 6 (174.8688) |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 14 / 49 (676.5368) | 8 (174.2972) | 22 (167.9656) | 9 (173.1656) | 34 (161.1084) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 35 / 43 (650.7084) | 29 (167.9656) | 8 (173.7144) | 42 (150.2056) | 32 (158.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #805 (450 pts) | #962 (375 pts) | #634 (645 pts) | #1029 (355 pts) | #724 (545 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #99 (2009 pts) | #65 (1939 pts) | #270 (1234 pts) | #173 (1499 pts) | #80 (1939 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #166 (1657 pts) | #64 (2017 pts) | #112 (1801 pts) | #102 (1798 pts) | #273 (1270 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #202 (1398 pts) | #133 (1558 pts) | #241 (1198 pts) | #217 (1223 pts) | #225 (1228 pts) |