High-water mark
685.6340
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6340 at The Buckeye BBQ Classic — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-07-21
PPF BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2020-05-29
latest 2024-05-17
Best ToY finish
#521
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.09 (+14.75)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.40 · weakest Pork (160.88)
Road miles
1,079
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.09 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of PPF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 65%
A tough matchup
14–0
behind in the head-to-head
TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TIRE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.53 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 25%.
- Pork avg 160.88
- Pork Ribs avg 166.40
- 1 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Team Money Muscle in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
11 of 14
shared pork ribs entries lost
TIRE SMOKE BBQ ahead 79% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, TIRE SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork ribs entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1615
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 86% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1615 power rating — a tougher draw than 86% of every rated contest in the data.
- 15 rated contests
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
SI2 BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
The metronome
±2.39%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.0% of a perfect score
- 16 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before PPF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#5476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2015, 5 years before PPF BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Level with PPF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOOSIERS | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SI2 BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 152.5256 | 166.06 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 151.9428 | 166.40 | top 60% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 135.9200 | 160.88 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 150.8000 | 161.97 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 13 | 0 | top 85% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 91% | 2022-06-18 |
| Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 86% | 2022-06-17 |
| 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 81% | 2022-05-14 |
| Big Blue Barbecue | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 96% | 2021-08-13 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2020-05-29 → 2024-05-17
Busiest season
2022
5 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
14 of 16 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
16 entries · 1 win · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.40 · weakest Pork (160.88)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 7 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
6%
1 of 16 contests
Master average
655.09
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
200
109–458 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,079
16 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
1615
average field rating faced — tougher than 86% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$91,525
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 16 state-championship entries
Power rating
1451
peak 1451 · #5465 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2020
- First tracked contest Rockin BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) Rockin BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4340 Big Blue Barbecue
- 2021
- First call Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2
- 2022
- 10th tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- 2023
- First category win (Chicken) Rocking BBQ Warsaw
- First overall top-10 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score685.6340 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 The Buckeye BBQ Classic
- 2024
- Most recent contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2023-07-21 |
| +7.3 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw | 2024-05-17 |
| +1.3 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 2023-06-09 |
| +0.3 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 2022-05-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2021-08-13 |
| -9.4 | Rockin BBQ | 2020-05-29 |
| -9.4 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) | 2022-05-14 |
| -8.1 | Big Blue Barbecue | 2020-08-14 |
| -6.7 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2022-09-09 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75% | top 65% | 95.2% | 92.7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 86% | 92.9% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 90% | 92% | 89.9% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 90.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 16 / 32 (680.4340) | 17 (172.5484) | 24 (163.9544) | 9 (174.2628) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 18 (169.7256) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 5 / 32 (685.6340) | 4 (176.0000) | 1 (178.8800) | 27 (159.9312) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 25 / 28 (668.4916) | 21 (166.2516) | 15 (169.6916) | 15 (170.2856) | 27 (162.2628) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 27 / 38 (661.5884) | 7 (175.4172) | 23 (167.9656) | 25 (164.5256) | 38 (153.6800) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 30 / 35 (653.0284) | 1 (177.7028) | 24 (165.6800) | 30 (158.8456) | 31 (150.8000) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 25 / 32 (648.9944) | 19 (167.4172) | 7 (174.2972) | 28 (153.6456) | 29 (153.6344) |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 26 / 27 (656.9948) | 25 (161.6688) | 23 (162.8116) | 12 (169.7144) | 22 (162.8000) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 38 / 42 (651.7940) | 34 (165.0972) | 31 (163.3828) | 39 (160.4912) | 33 (162.8228) |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 24 / 25 (632.3660) | 21 (167.3944) | 15 (168.5372) | 25 (135.9200) | 21 (160.5144) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 24 / 36 (668.9596) | 28 (166.2284) | 10 (170.2628) | 33 (157.0628) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 30 / 30 (627.1884) | 29 (154.8000) | 22 (165.6800) | 28 (153.6456) | 30 (153.0628) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 32 / 37 (662.7428) | 35 (162.8112) | 10 (171.9772) | 18 (169.7372) | 34 (158.2172) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 42 / 51 (652.3540) | 44 (160.4912) | 47 (158.2172) | 41 (160.5256) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 46 / 50 (652.4340) | 38 (164.5600) | 44 (159.4056) | 33 (166.8228) | 41 (161.6456) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 62 / 66 (623.3024) | 64 (152.5256) | 63 (151.9428) | 47 (157.7140) | 49 (161.1200) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #1000 (102 pts) | #1108 (97 pts) | #915 (154 pts) | #880 (142 pts) | #1116 (82 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #521 (355 pts) | #313 (730 pts) | #464 (520 pts) | #627 (280 pts) | #578 (305 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #634 (289 pts) | #610 (329 pts) | #480 (519 pts) | #585 (344 pts) | #468 (489 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #778 (175 pts) | #824 (175 pts) | #649 (265 pts) | #717 (210 pts) | #670 (245 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |