Eggspert BBQ Minnesota SD
Rating
1544
peak 1555
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#236
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.22 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 675.00 (-2.78)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.37
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.38)
Road miles
4365
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 877 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WHO DAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of Eggspert BBQ Minnesota 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BnB BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 156.5028 | 167.89 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 154.8344 | 166.38 | top 55% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 171.08 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 178.8800 | 159.9772 | 169.65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| SK | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SD (5 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff (2019-06-08)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 675.00
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.7424 | 678.74 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.0628 | 670.45 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 686.2056 | 675.17 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 144 / 169 (670.7316) | 13 (177.7144) | 157 (163.3944) | 154 (162.8000) | 136 (166.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 109 / 444 (686.7424) | 105 (174.8456) | 94 (174.2628) | 172 (170.8228) | 237 (166.8112) |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 23 / 40 (663.8396) | 31 (162.2628) | 22 (163.3828) | 3 (174.2628) | 25 (163.9312) |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 9 / 29 (677.0628) | 27 (156.5028) | 21 (166.8228) | 3 (177.7372) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 69 / 97 (662.7200) | 79 (163.3828) | 52 (169.6800) | 43 (169.6800) | 80 (159.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 103 / 135 (671.2912) | 123 (163.3828) | 101 (166.2628) | 76 (169.6684) | 57 (171.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 99 / 468 (678.1596) | 75 (172.5484) | 296 (162.8000) | 185 (167.9656) | 42 (174.8456) |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 15 / 29 (669.6116) | 23 (160.5372) | 11 (170.2744) | 10 (172.5600) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 8 / 31 (677.6228) | 24 (164.5600) | 10 (171.4056) | 16 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 9 / 46 (683.4060) | 28 (167.3944) | 35 (162.8344) | 7 (174.2972) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 19 / 40 (669.0512) | 6 (175.4172) | 31 (161.7028) | 24 (163.4056) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 1 / 19 (673.0744) | 5 (168.5256) | 12 (154.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (170.8572) |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 8 / 37 (680.5140) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (172.0000) | 12 (170.2628) | 12 (166.8456) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 8 / 57 (686.2056) | 18 (172.0000) | 18 (169.6684) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (166.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #236 (1189 pts) | #361 (879 pts) | #383 (864 pts) | #225 (1209 pts) | #181 (1324 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #340 (988 pts) | #240 (1233 pts) | #374 (938 pts) | #316 (1038 pts) | #690 (526 pts) |