Scorched Deck BBQ IA

Power ranking

#656

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1570

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-05

latest 2023-10-28

Best ToY finish

#403

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8116

Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

687.82 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 675.22 (+12.60)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

Consistency

±14.08

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.63 · weakest Pork (166.93)

Road miles

2968

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Texas Smoke Whisperer has finished one call ahead of Scorched Deck BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of MACHETE BOYS BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Iowa State BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	7	2	180.0000 🔥	159.3828	169.16	top 47%
Pork Ribs	18	7	1	176.5600	161.6800	169.63	top 40%
Pork	18	3	2	176.0000	145.6800	166.93	top 51%
Brisket	18	5	1	177.7028	158.2516	169.50	top 35%

“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	Avg finish
IA	7	top 36%
MO	5	top 45%
KS	4	top 37%
MN	2	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 48%
Large (40+)	12	top 36%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in IA (7 of 18 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
All-time average overall score: 675.22
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

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	Best overall	Avg overall
2023	3	694.8116	692.52
2022	2	682.2172	680.78
2021	6	691.3600	672.58
2020	3	680.5144	663.36
2019	4	678.8116	672.34

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-10-28	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO	10 / 40 (693.0628)	4 (179.4400)	22 (169.6800)	30 (166.2400)	5 (177.7028)
2023-10-27	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO	13 / 47 (694.8116)	2 (180.0000)	19 (173.1316)	18 (173.1428)	32 (168.5372)
2023-03-31	Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA	4 / 47 (689.6800)	2 (178.2972)	24 (168.5600)	21 (169.1200)	4 (173.7028)
2022-10-14	King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA	12 / 36 (679.3372)	15 (171.9772)	5 (173.1200)	24 (166.2628)	12 (167.9772)
2022-04-01	Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA	15 / 48 (682.2172)	31 (166.8344)	35 (163.3828)	3 (175.4400)	4 (176.5600)
2021-10-30	Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO	12 / 33 (691.3600)	7 (177.1428)	13 (171.9772)	11 (173.1316)	21 (169.1084)
2021-10-29	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO	37 / 41 (664.4456)	40 (162.8228)	39 (161.6800)	33 (165.0972)	11 (174.8456)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	190 / 467 (667.3372)	264 (164.0000)	227 (166.8228)	127 (169.1316)	176 (167.3828)
2021-07-30	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA	19 / 35 (665.0628)	33 (159.3828)	6 (172.0000)	20 (165.6800)	12 (168.0000)
2021-05-07	Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN	26 / 60 (665.1200)	48 (160.0000)	3 (176.5600)	52 (158.2628)	11 (170.2972)
2021-03-19	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS	22 / 70 (682.1596)	51 (164.5256)	29 (169.6684)	7 (176.0000)	17 (171.9656)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA	19 / 66 (675.9656)	4 (176.5828)	29 (165.7144)	32 (167.9656)	35 (165.7028)
2020-09-26	West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest Cameron, MO	16 / 36 (680.5144)	21 (169.7144)	6 (175.4172)	30 (163.4056)	9 (171.9772)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA	26 / 36 (633.5888)	22 (161.0856)	8 (168.5716)	33 (145.6800)	22 (158.2516)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	200 / 468 (664.4568)	287 (162.8456)	17 (176.5600)	221 (166.2400)	323 (158.8112)
2019-08-24	3rd Annual Halfway to St.Pat's BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA	3 / 12 (678.8116)	6 (168.5600)	8 (165.1316)	2 (170.2628)	3 (174.8572)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	15 / 50 (672.5028)	22 (167.4400)	4 (173.7028)	31 (165.6800)	16 (165.6800)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS	18 / 53 (673.6000)	7 (174.2744)	38 (161.6800)	20 (167.9656)	13 (169.6800)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#718 (235 pts)	#902 (170 pts)	#773 (245 pts)	#645 (300 pts)	#601 (335 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#403 (468 pts)	#428 (463 pts)	#296 (708 pts)	#363 (558 pts)	#328 (623 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#423 (255 pts)	#341 (365 pts)	#318 (390 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#421 (280 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#677 (477 pts)	#748 (452 pts)	#679 (502 pts)	#737 (442 pts)	#680 (497 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#739 (453 pts)	#735 (478 pts)	#722 (498 pts)	#572 (653 pts)	#720 (498 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1773 (125 pts)	#2030 (100 pts)