A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Brian's Beef
Brian's Beef is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 21st of 21 at the Tri-City BBQ Fest (2014). They are ranked #6188 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1422
peak 1422 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Jul 19, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 604.52 (+19.89)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.11 · weakest Brisket (154.57)
Road miles
1,114
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 445 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
604.52 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1686 (117 pts) | #1769 (112 pts) | #1578 (127 pts) | #1505 (142 pts) | #1578 (122 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | — | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2514 (64 pts) | #2554 (64 pts) | #2546 (64 pts) | #2550 (64 pts) | #1783 (119 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Brian's Beef, each with one reason worth a look.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Brian's Beef's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Level with Brian's Beef on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
They turned up 8 years after Brian's Beef did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#6,193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 145.6800 | 154.65 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 145.6916 | 155.65 | top 84% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 146.2056 | 157.11 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 146.2172 | 154.57 | top 78% |
“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 field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
6 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 30 times, behind 251
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Jul 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1372 Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
- Career-best overall score650.1372 Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
- Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Shenandoah ShenDig
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
- Peak power rating (1489) Taste of Grand Rapids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Tri-City BBQ Fest | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -12 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest | May 1, 2015 |
| -11.5 | Taste of Grand Rapids | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -10.7 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 15, 2018 |
| -9.3 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Sep 28, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.4% | 83.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 66% | 66% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 31 / 36 (650.1372) | 27 (165.7372) | 24 (169.1316) | 35 (154.7656) | 29 (160.5028) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 26 / 37 (640.3308) | 32 (154.2284) | 29 (158.7884) | 15 (172.5600) | 27 (154.7540) |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA | 37 / 38 (623.3600) | 35 (155.9656) | 33 (155.9772) | 38 (151.9772) | 25 (159.4400) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 28 / 29 (607.8628) | 27 (149.1084) | 27 (147.9544) | 19 (159.9772) | 27 (150.8228) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 22 / 23 (600.3428) | 23 (154.2628) | 20 (153.6572) | 23 (146.2056) | 21 (146.2172) |
| May 6, 2016 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 25 / 31 (630.8456) | 26 (158.2972) | 28 (154.8572) | 23 (160.5600) | 21 (157.1312) |
| May 1, 2015 | Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO | 36 / 36 (474.8572) | 28 (162.3200) | 25 (161.1544) | — | 33 (151.3828) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 21 / 21 (601.6116) | 20 (145.6800) | 19 (153.6800) | 18 (155.4172) | 21 (146.8344) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 34 / 39 (611.3372) | 39 (146.2628) | 38 (145.6916) | 34 (155.3828) | 14 (164) |