BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ MN
Rating
1462
peak 1462
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2024-05-31
Best ToY finish
#435
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.70 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 658.54 (+1.16)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.11 · weakest Brisket (162.03)
Road miles
1717
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 226 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Littles BBQ Co has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of On Q BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 157.0396 | 163.31 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 156.5484 | 165.08 | top 52% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 161.1088 | 168.11 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.6172 | 162.03 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 7 | 0 | top 62% |
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (7 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 658.54
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.8280 | 655.83 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.0400 | 661.04 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 685.1088 | 685.11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 650.3320 | 648.27 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 670.1600 | 657.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 28 / 32 (655.8280) | 32 (157.0396) | 5 (173.1428) | 19 (167.9772) | 28 (157.6684) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 46 / 59 (661.0400) | 41 (167.3712) | 44 (163.4172) | 51 (161.1088) | 19 (169.1428) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 4 / 33 (685.1088) | 22 (166.8572) | 9 (170.8344) | 3 (174.8572) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 50 / 66 (650.3320) | 41 (165.7144) | 36 (163.4288) | 28 (168.5716) | 62 (152.6172) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 30 / 35 (646.2056) | 31 (160.5600) | 30 (156.5484) | 16 (169.1200) | 26 (159.9772) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 24 / 38 (654.2056) | 30 (157.1200) | 20 (165.1428) | 19 (166.2400) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 18 / 50 (670.1600) | 34 (164.5256) | 24 (165.1316) | 10 (173.1084) | 15 (167.3944) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 38 / 46 (645.6456) | 39 (162.2628) | 30 (164.0000) | 31 (162.2972) | 37 (157.0856) |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 23 / 28 (661.5996) | 17 (169.1084) | 25 (157.1200) | 23 (166.2628) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 21 / 43 (655.8516) | 30 (163.3828) | 19 (163.3944) | 4 (174.2744) | 30 (154.8000) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 34 / 57 (659.2456) | 33 (166.2400) | 35 (162.8000) | 30 (166.2628) | 33 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 24 / 40 (655.9320) | 32 (161.1544) | 20 (166.2744) | 9 (170.2744) | 33 (158.2288) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 23 / 42 (659.8748) | 28 (161.6916) | 4 (174.8688) | 26 (165.0972) | 32 (158.2172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1493 (57 pts) | #1529 (57 pts) | #847 (182 pts) | #1114 (87 pts) | #1498 (57 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1180 (90 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #760 (208 pts) | #1298 (73 pts) | #1042 (143 pts) | #755 (233 pts) | #830 (183 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #600 (165 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #731 (423 pts) | #830 (393 pts) | #790 (413 pts) | #564 (618 pts) | #678 (498 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #435 (816 pts) | #515 (711 pts) | #563 (666 pts) | #224 (1271 pts) | #499 (741 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #790 (478 pts) | #762 (518 pts) | #966 (393 pts) | #792 (508 pts) | #467 (863 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #946 (350 pts) | #1457 (195 pts) | #1346 (230 pts) | #1186 (285 pts) | #761 (505 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1505 (155 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1192 (260 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1502 (167 pts) | #1546 (177 pts) | #1836 (132 pts) | #967 (367 pts) | #1510 (182 pts) |