LoCo BBQ MN
Rating
1497
peak 1506
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-05-31
latest 2025-05-30
Best ToY finish
#288
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.69 · weakest Chicken (156.01)
Road miles
2
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 150.8572 | 156.01 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 158.2400 | 159.69 | top 48% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MN (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 315.69
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 311.9888 | 311.99 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.3944 | 319.39 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 22 / 28 (311.9888) | 21 (150.8572) | 19 (161.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 9 / 32 (319.3944) | 9 (161.1544) | 9 (158.2400) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #367 (62 pts) | #366 (67 pts) | #364 (77 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #288 (122 pts) | #299 (122 pts) | #310 (122 pts) | — | — |