LAKE HOUSE BBQ

LAKE HOUSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1141 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Lakehouse BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,141

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1591

peak 1629 · rated over 32 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#403

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 36 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8570 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.75 (+3.13)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition

Consistency

±14.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.27 · weakest Chicken (166.23)

Road miles

25,549

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 2,026 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$171K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.75 / 720

35 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.0460 points from the title

Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ On the Bypass (Sep 12, 2015).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

May 25, 2013

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8570 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8570 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2013

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Wine Country Q has finished one call ahead of LAKE HOUSE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Small Axe BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

Small Axe BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

34 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay on May 25, 2013 — 34 contests and 13.4 years ago.

last GC May 25, 2013
13.4 years ago

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 503BACKYARDBBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Barn Burner BBQ (Jul 21, 2018).

last seen Oct 21, 2016
back Jul 21, 2018

Pork nemesis

9 of 15 shared pork entries lost

Wine Country Q ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Wine Country Q has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared pork entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 28% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 28% finish in small fields against top 58% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 28% (6)
Large (40+): top 58% (10)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MOVIN' THE CHAINS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 28% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,549 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,549 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,026 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

36 mapped stops
furthest 2,026 mi

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
36 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2026 ↗	Master	#756 (150 pts)	#848 (150 pts)	#783 (200 pts)	#696 (210 pts)	#767 (170 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#740 (176 pts)	#762 (201 pts)	#889 (166 pts)	#674 (241 pts)	#713 (206 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#570 (304 pts)	#832 (174 pts)	#585 (369 pts)	#532 (374 pts)	#694 (239 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#649 (240 pts)	#768 (210 pts)	#843 (210 pts)	#613 (290 pts)	#521 (365 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#595 (318 pts)	#894 (173 pts)	#640 (338 pts)	#448 (498 pts)	#660 (288 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#511 (191 pts)	#652 (136 pts)	#476 (241 pts)	#598 (166 pts)	#512 (216 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1440 (126 pts)	#1733 (111 pts)	#1732 (111 pts)	#1105 (241 pts)	#1462 (136 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1232 (193 pts)	#1226 (218 pts)	#1312 (193 pts)	#1562 (128 pts)	#1289 (193 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#975 (337 pts)	#782 (502 pts)	#1148 (292 pts)	#1223 (272 pts)	#1230 (257 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#464 (833 pts)	#683 (558 pts)	#605 (643 pts)	#470 (828 pts)	#530 (713 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#481 (801 pts)	#673 (561 pts)	#579 (666 pts)	#504 (761 pts)	#521 (711 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#403 (763 pts)	#398 (783 pts)	#593 (558 pts)	#488 (673 pts)	#572 (558 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LAKE HOUSE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Kreiser Barbecue

#1,143 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1622

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LAKE HOUSE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LAKE HOUSE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

MAN VS QUE

#1,138 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1600

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LAKE HOUSE BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before LAKE HOUSE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BACK PORCH Q

#1,145 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1591

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LAKE HOUSE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL QUED UP

#1,144 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1616

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Backwooder BBQ

#1,137 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1605

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 40 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM

#1,139 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1591

Level with LAKE HOUSE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAD BONES BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
Wine Country Q	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
RJs Smokehouse	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
503BACKYARDBBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Small Axe BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
J&C BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Old Dirty Basters	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Rusty's BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	14	1	5	178.8572	150.2172	166.23	top 49%
Pork Ribs	36	14	0	4	177.1428	155.3600	167.11	top 47%
Pork	36	17	4	8	179.4400	143.9998	169.27	top 34%
Brisket	36	16	1	4	180 🔥	153.6800	166.32	top 44%

“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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	0	top 28%
Medium (20–39)	20	1	top 35%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WA	11	0	top 40%
OR	10	1	top 36%
TN	4	0	top 64%
MO	4	0	top 40%
BC	3	0	top 14%
NV	2	0	top 40%
CA	1	0	top 18%
AR	1	0	top 96%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	7	1	1	top 35%	May 23, 2026
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	3	0	top 33%	Apr 1, 2016
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	68	0	top 77%	Oct 10, 2025
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	2	33	0	top 52%	Oct 26, 2018
Barn Burner BBQ	2	4	0	top 20%	Jul 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WA 11 of 36 contests · 8 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 24 5 of them more than once

First title May 25, 2013 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Opponents faced 1,352 finished ahead 1,578 times, behind 1,002

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 21, 2016 → Jul 21, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Aug 22 Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

20241 milestone

May 25 Peak power rating (1629) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20231 milestone

Aug 19 First perfect 180 (Brisket) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition

20211 milestone

Aug 21 25th tracked contest 4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff

20151 milestone

Mar 21 First Reserve Championship Barn Burner BBQ

20141 milestone

May 24 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

201310 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 25 First category win (Chicken) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall podium BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First Grand Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First multi-meat day BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score694.8570 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Biggest field won (31 teams) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best overall score694.8570 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2013
+14.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 25, 2014
+12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 4, 2014
+12.1	Barn Burner BBQ	Mar 21, 2015
+12.1	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 22, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	Aug 16, 2025
-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-9.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 23, 2026
-7.6	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	Aug 22, 2026
-5.6	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	2	0	0	0	100%	top 70%	93.1%	92.8%
2025	3	0	0	0	67%	top 68%	93.8%	93.7%
2024	2	0	1	0	100%	top 35%	96.1%	94.9%
2023	2	0	0	1	100%	top 42%	94%	93.6%
2022	2	0	2	1	100%	top 28%	96.3%	95%
2021	1	0	1	0	100%	top 30%	94%	94%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 25%	95.2%	95.2%
2019	1	0	1	0	100%	top 56%	92.5%	92.5%
2018	2	0	1	0	50%	top 46%	93%	92.2%
2016	3	0	2	0	67%	top 28%	94.6%	93.2%
2015	4	0	3	2	100%	top 19%	95.3%	92.4%
2014	6	0	2	0	50%	top 38%	94%	93%
2013	7	1	2	2	43%	top 44%	96.5%	91.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	18 / 27 (670.1716)	17 (166.2628)	22 (165.6800)	8 (171.9772)	17 (166.2516)
May 23, 2026	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	24 / 33 (666.7772)	27 (161.0856)	10 (174.2972)	24 (165.1544)	21 (166.2400)
Oct 10, 2025	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	68 / 90 (675.3712)	35 (173.7028)	81 (164.5256)	76 (165.1428)	33 (172)
Aug 16, 2025	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	21 / 30 (673.5656)	23 (165.0972)	19 (167.3828)	10 (174.2628)	22 (166.8228)
May 24, 2025	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	15 / 26 (674.7424)	9 (169.7028)	19 (165.1084)	13 (168.5256)	9 (171.4056)
Aug 24, 2024	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	15 / 27 (674.1828)	26 (159.9544)	2 (177.1428)	11 (174.8456)	23 (162.2400)
May 25, 2024	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	4 / 27 (691.9656)	11 (171.9656)	12 (166.2972)	2 (178.8572)	5 (174.8456)
Aug 19, 2023	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	11 / 30 (671.8972)	28 (154.8116)	15 (166.2628)	13 (170.8228)	1 (180)
May 27, 2023	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	12 / 25 (676.5488)	7 (171.9772)	14 (168.5716)	5 (174.8800)	18 (161.1200)
Oct 7, 2022	Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR	6 / 19 (674.3200)	12 (167.4628)	3 (173.7372)	1 (179.4400)	17 (153.6800)
Aug 20, 2022	5th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	7 / 29 (693.0512)	23 (166.2284)	12 (174.2744)	3 (177.7028)	4 (174.8456)
Aug 21, 2021	4th Annual Hudson's Bay Heritage Days BBQ Cookoff 🏅 DuPont, WA	8 / 27 (677.0972)	6 (171.4172)	13 (166.2972)	11 (170.2628)	7 (169.1200)
Feb 15, 2020	Albany Bacon Championship 🏅 Albany, OR	4 / 16 (685.1316)	8 (162.8344)	2 (176.0116)	5 (172.5828)	3 (173.7028)
Jul 5, 2019	Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR	9 / 16 (665.6456)	11 (165.1200)	11 (163.4172)	2 (170.8228)	8 (166.2856)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	71 / 102 (657.5884)	72 (163.9428)	75 (163.9772)	19 (172.5828)	85 (157.0856)
Jul 21, 2018	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, BC	4 / 18 (669.7260)	3 (174.8572)	4 (170.8688)	9 (157.7028)	4 (166.2972)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	33 / 96 (681.1084)	11 (174.8800)	59 (167.9656)	19 (172.5828)	65 (165.6800)
Apr 1, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	9 / 30 (658.7316)	2 (171.4172)	9 (165.1200)	7 (166.2400)	19 (155.9544)
Mar 19, 2016	Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA	4 / 22 (673.0168)	2 (170.2512)	7 (168.5372)	12 (163.4056)	5 (170.8228)
Sep 12, 2015	BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC	2 / 19 (669.6916)	4 (166.8228)	9 (161.1544)	1 (176)	6 (165.7144)
May 22, 2015	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	3 / 38 (686.2288)	10 (169.1200)	9 (172)	4 (174.2744)	11 (170.8344)
Apr 3, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	14 / 28 (646.6968)	24 (150.2400)	2 (169.1200)	20 (157.6684)	3 (169.6684)
Mar 21, 2015	Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC	2 / 21 (659.9312)	5 (164.5600)	11 (158.2512)	1 (172.5600)	4 (164.5600)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	56 / 165 (676.5032)	52 (171.4288)	97 (166.2744)	41 (171.4056)	82 (167.3944)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	183 / 552 (664.4340)	227 (166.8228)	362 (159.4172)	164 (168.5256)	120 (169.6684)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	48 / 50 (669.6000)	36 (171.9772)	44 (166.2744)	47 (161.6800)	32 (169.6684)
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	13 / 31 (660.9712)	29 (157.6340)	6 (175.4056)	11 (167.4172)	19 (160.5144)
Apr 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	3 / 30 (677.0740)	14 (168.5484)	16 (165.7144)	5 (173.1428)	6 (169.6684)
Apr 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	3 / 30 (669.7028)	6 (166.8228)	6 (167.3944)	3 (168.0228)	3 (167.4628)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	59 / 85 (641.4972)	57 (162.8000)	71 (155.3600)	38 (165.6800)	54 (157.6572)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	76 / 97 (636.4228)	90 (150.2172)	49 (165.1544)	55 (163.9656)	71 (157.0856)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	135 / 174 (644.4912)	160 (157.1200)	112 (160.5828)	46 (169.7028)	140 (157.0856)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	82 / 535 (662.7768)	231 (162.8228)	147 (165.1428)	187 (164.5484)	52 (170.2628)
Jul 20, 2013	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA	3 / 13 (674.8228)	3 (169.7028)	7 (169.1200)	4 (168)	5 (168)
May 25, 2013	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	1 / 31 (694.8570)	1 (178.8572)	7 (172.5714)	1 (179.4286)	17 (163.9998)
Apr 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	12 / 29 (635.4280)	9 (165.7142)	15 (161.7142)	27 (143.9998)	8 (163.9998)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

LAKE HOUSE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)