Joe Bears BBQ FL
Rating
1477
peak 1477
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2025-01-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
497.36
last 5 vs career avg 497.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±140.13
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.59 · weakest Brisket (149.09)
Road miles
2
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SWAMP BOYS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Porkganic BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 146.2284 | 158.59 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 140.4572 | 157.79 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9312 | 150.2628 | 154.68 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 137.6572 | 149.09 | top 76% |
“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 FL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 497.36
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 325.0516 | 325.05 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.9200 | 327.92 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 626.7772 | 626.78 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 587.6912 | 587.69 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 619.3372 | 619.34 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 38 / 40 (325.0516) | 34 (162.2516) | 37 (162.8000) | 36 (159.9312) | 46 (146.7428) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 29 / 61 (327.9200) | 35 (161.0972) | 24 (166.8228) | 46 (156.5028) | 45 (150.8116) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 51 (626.7772) | 35 (161.0972) | 51 (149.7256) | 45 (154.8116) | 30 (161.1428) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 38 / 60 (587.6912) | 40 (146.2284) | 41 (140.4572) | 35 (151.9084) | 31 (149.0972) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 37 / 58 (619.3372) | 26 (162.2744) | 9 (169.1428) | 39 (150.2628) | 48 (137.6572) |