SCHWEBS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6356

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1384

peak 1384 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-08-25

latest 2023-09-08

Best ToY finish

#459

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6572 / 720

Master · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.51 (+24.80)

Walk rate

28%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3316

Pork Ribs · HOGS 4 HEROES

Consistency

±18.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.29 · weakest Brisket (151.09)

Road miles

3,740

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1024 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$121K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.51 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

High-water mark

673.6572 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6572 at Kora Shriners BBQ Competition — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-08-19

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokin G's BBQ has finished one call ahead of SCHWEBS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY ahead in 100% of their meetings

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.20 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 16%.

Brisket avg 151.09
Pork Ribs avg 161.29
1 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Angry Cock BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2023-04-15).

last seen 2021-09-03
back 2023-04-15

Pork Ribs nemesis

14 of 16 shared pork ribs entries lost

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 73% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 73% across 6 contests, versus top 83% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 83% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,740 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,740 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,024 miles to Somerset Sizzle.

25 mapped stops
furthest 1,024 mi

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.

DOLF'S BBQ

#6357 of the rated field

1383 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

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BS BBQ

#6355 of the rated field

1384 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 36 contests to 25.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

No Clue BBQ

#6359 of the rated field

1383 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

MOON KING BBQ

#6358 of the rated field

1383 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

⚔ Head-to-head

MOOSE'S BARBECUE

#6353 of the rated field

1384 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1506 at their best, 122 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE

#6352 of the rated field

1385 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1385

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
IT'S BBQ TIME	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	1	1	173.7028	140.5372	160.22	top 73%
Pork Ribs	25	4	0	174.3316	150.2172	161.29	top 64%
Pork	25	2	0	173.1428	150.2400	159.91	top 71%
Brisket	25	1	0	173.1200	124.5144	151.09	top 80%

“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
WI	10	top 92%
MN	8	top 83%
VT	1	top 73%
ME	1	top 43%
MA	1	top 79%
RI	1	top 34%
CT	1	top 81%
SD	1	top 90%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 95%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 88%
Large (40+)	16	top 80%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in the Bogs	2	22	top 92%	2021-09-03
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2	31	top 97%	2021-06-12
Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2	36	top 94%	2021-06-11
Minnesota in May	2	50	top 91%	2021-05-07
*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	2	18	top 88%	2018-10-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2017-08-25 → 2023-09-08

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 10 of 25 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 20 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.29 · weakest Brisket (151.09)

Walk rate 28% a top-10 call in 7 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 25 contests

Master average 632.51 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 455 185–1,013 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,740 25 mapped stops · furthest 1,024 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $120,725 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 18 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2021-09-03 → 2023-04-15

Power rating 1384 peak 1384 · #6356 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Aug 25 First tracked contest 10th Annual Big Island BBQ
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1495) 10th Annual Big Island BBQ
2019
May 31 First call Smokin In Steele
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0404 Smokin In Steele
Jul 19 10th tracked contest Cookin On Kampeska
2023
May 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3316 HOGS 4 HEROES
Aug 19 Career-best overall score673.6572 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Sep 8 25th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 8 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	HOGS 4 HEROES	2023-05-06
+9	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	2023-08-19
+2.1	Smokin In Steele	2019-05-31
+0.6	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2023-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Minnesota in May	2019-05-10
-9.8	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	2017-10-06
-9.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon	2019-06-21
-9.3	Minnesota in Mayaugust	2020-08-28
-9.1	*Rotary Rockn Ribs	2018-06-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	5	80%	top 62%	93.6%	91.3%
2021	5	0%	top 96%	86.6%	85.4%
2020	4	25%	top 95%	91.5%	87%
2019	5	40%	top 79%	90.7%	88.2%
2018	4	0%	top 85%	88%	87.4%
2017	2	0%	top 85%	88.1%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-09-08	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	19 / 26 (659.8744)	25 (157.6800)	20 (161.6916)	14 (167.3828)	6 (173.1200)
2023-08-19	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	20 / 46 (673.6572)	28 (165.7372)	24 (167.3944)	9 (173.1428)	19 (167.3828)
2023-05-20	Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA	19 / 24 (647.8628)	18 (162.2628)	10 (166.8228)	9 (169.1200)	24 (149.6572)
2023-05-06	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	17 / 50 (660.6172)	29 (163.4172)	5 (174.3316)	26 (160.5712)	21 (162.2972)
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	35 / 43 (644.5488)	38 (161.1428)	27 (162.8460)	23 (168.0000)	39 (152.5600)
2021-09-03	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	22 / 25 (600.9488)	24 (140.5372)	12 (166.2516)	21 (155.9656)	23 (138.1944)
2021-07-16	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	33 / 33 (621.5544)	17 (169.7372)	33 (150.2172)	33 (151.9428)	33 (149.6572)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	45 / 45 (615.8060)	41 (161.1200)	43 (150.2172)	44 (151.9544)	40 (152.5144)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	51 / 52 (613.5888)	29 (165.1660)	48 (154.2628)	41 (161.6800)	52 (132.4800)
2021-05-07	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	57 / 60 (623.8624)	59 (142.8228)	17 (167.4056)	57 (153.6684)	45 (159.9656)
2020-10-17	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	31 / 33 (658.8116)	29 (165.7144)	21 (166.2628)	21 (166.8572)	28 (159.9772)
2020-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	36 / 40 (627.3372)	3 (173.7028)	34 (157.1200)	37 (153.7028)	40 (142.8116)
2020-09-04	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	27 / 28 (605.0172)	18 (163.4400)	14 (162.8228)	25 (154.2400)	28 (124.5144)
2020-08-28	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	44 / 45 (615.3484)	42 (158.3200)	44 (153.0512)	42 (151.3828)	40 (152.5944)
2019-08-23	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	35 / 50 (641.0860)	39 (160.0116)	42 (155.3600)	17 (170.2972)	38 (155.4172)
2019-07-19	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	36 / 40 (633.6456)	31 (158.8800)	26 (165.0856)	38 (150.2400)	31 (159.4400)
2019-06-21	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	33 / 37 (622.1028)	36 (141.0628)	6 (170.8572)	29 (156.5256)	26 (153.6572)
2019-05-31	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	25 / 43 (653.0404)	26 (164.5600)	9 (170.2744)	36 (155.9544)	22 (162.2516)
2019-05-10	Minnesota in May 🏅	50 / 57 (624.4916)	36 (165.1428)	49 (154.8460)	50 (154.2400)	54 (150.2628)
2018-10-05	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	21 / 26 (629.6004)	26 (150.2172)	21 (156.5372)	20 (161.1316)	13 (161.7144)
2018-08-24	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	40 / 49 (633.6800)	20 (169.1428)	12 (168.5256)	37 (157.1544)	45 (138.8572)
2018-06-22	*Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	38 / 41 (630.2288)	39 (153.6684)	29 (162.2744)	28 (161.1544)	38 (153.1316)
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	59 / 70 (625.0172)	40 (163.9540)	64 (153.6688)	42 (164.0000)	67 (143.3944)
2017-10-06	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	18 / 19 (616.9952)	14 (159.3944)	18 (151.4060)	11 (164.5600)	19 (141.6348)
2017-08-25	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	42 / 56 (634.1028)	27 (168.6056)	32 (162.8116)	32 (162.8228)	46 (139.8628)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#472 (405 pts)	#599 (315 pts)	#473 (510 pts)	#413 (515 pts)	#448 (450 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#554 (303 pts)	#548 (333 pts)	#508 (393 pts)	#576 (308 pts)	#600 (298 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#459 (231 pts)	#279 (441 pts)	#396 (306 pts)	#457 (251 pts)	#499 (231 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#914 (300 pts)	#952 (300 pts)	#678 (500 pts)	#899 (340 pts)	#939 (315 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1060 (251 pts)	#1115 (256 pts)	#1006 (316 pts)	#1117 (256 pts)	#1024 (291 pts)