Low Rent Bbq

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

Power ranking

#5339

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-06

latest 2023-09-08

Best ToY finish

#1662

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9432 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.51 (+35.77)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Chicken · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1

Consistency

±78.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.17 · weakest Brisket (154.40)

Road miles

986

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

614.51 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

671.9432 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9432 at Puckaway Pigfest — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-09-09

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 154.40
Chicken avg 162.17
1 calls in 16 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (2021-09-10).

last seen 2019-09-06
back 2021-09-10

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

Boom or bust

±10.86% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.86% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.3% of a perfect score
best 93.3%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 17th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

SHOW US YOUR SPITS

#5351 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Low Rent Bbq)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHINURMOUTH

#5341 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

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Pit Crew BBQ

#5333 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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PETE'S MEAT BBQ

#5336 of the rated field

1454 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Low Rent Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

WRIGHT ON QUE-IL

#5361 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-09-16

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GRILLERS IN THE MIST

#5349 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-08-26

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	1	178.3200	150.2516	162.17	top 56%
Pork Ribs	17	3	0	1	170.8572	146.8000	158.97	top 56%
Pork	17	1	0	0	171.9772	149.0856	157.59	top 69%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	169.6800	135.4056	154.40	top 69%

“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
WI	16	0	top 70%
IL	1	0	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	5	14	0	top 62%	2023-09-08
Puckaway Pigfest	5	17	0	top 71%	2021-09-10

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

On the trail 10 yrs 2013-09-06 → 2023-09-08

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 17 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.17 · weakest Brisket (154.40)

Walk rate 35% a top-10 call in 6 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 614.51 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 291 201–505 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 986 17 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Purse competed for $45,450 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-06 → 2021-09-10

Power rating 1454 peak 1454 · #5339 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 6 First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1485) Puckaway Pigfest
2016
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Puckaway Pigfest
Oct 21 First call Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off
2017
Sep 8 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
2019
Jun 21 First category win (Chicken) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
2022
Sep 9 Career-best overall score671.9432 Puckaway Pigfest
2023
Sep 8 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	Puckaway Pigfest	2022-09-09
+5.8	Puckaway Pigfest	2023-09-08
+4.7	Puckaway Pigfest	2016-09-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Puckaway Pigfest	2013-09-06
-12.5	The Masters In May	2015-05-01
-9	Masters in May	2016-04-29
-5.1	Puckaway Pigfest	2018-09-07
-4.3	Puckaway Pigfest	2014-09-05

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	100%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2022	2	0	100%	top 53%	93.3%	92.5%
2021	1	0	100%	top 73%	87.5%	87.5%
2019	2	1	50%	top 72%	88.4%	87.9%
2018	1	0	0%	top 77%	84.5%	84.5%
2017	2	0	0%	top 71%	89.6%	88.2%
2016	3	0	33%	top 69%	90.9%	88.1%
2015	2	0	0%	top 81%	86.4%	84.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 66%	87.8%	87.4%
2013	1	0	0%	top 100%	43.2%	43.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	14 / 28 (653.0628)	11 (165.1428)	3 (170.8228)	26 (151.3944)	13 (165.7028)
2022-10-14	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	21 / 36 (659.8396)	14 (171.4056)	9 (170.8572)	29 (157.6456)	24 (159.9312)
2022-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	18 / 38 (671.9432)	21 (167.4172)	9 (170.2972)	10 (171.9772)	28 (162.2516)
2021-09-10	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 30 (630.1484)	5 (172.0000)	29 (146.8000)	24 (158.2284)	25 (153.1200)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	25 / 39 (636.4000)	24 (159.4056)	20 (158.8116)	26 (155.9428)	18 (162.2400)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	40 / 50 (629.6456)	1 (178.3200)	46 (151.3600)	42 (157.6800)	48 (142.2856)
2018-09-07	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	24 / 31 (608.5944)	21 (159.4400)	21 (152.5716)	28 (150.3200)	26 (146.2628)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	22 / 31 (625.6572)	23 (155.9884)	27 (149.6572)	17 (162.8572)	21 (157.1544)
2017-05-05	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI	40 / 56 (645.0972)	16 (169.1544)	40 (158.2400)	42 (158.2972)	38 (159.4056)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	34 / 51 (631.2344)	43 (153.0744)	42 (149.6572)	30 (158.8228)	9 (169.6800)
2016-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 37 (654.2056)	29 (158.2400)	14 (164.5256)	18 (165.1428)	12 (166.2972)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	55 / 59 (617.0052)	55 (154.2512)	15 (167.4056)	40 (158.2628)	58 (137.0856)
2015-09-11	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	21 / 33 (622.1600)	21 (154.8344)	13 (161.1316)	28 (149.6684)	19 (156.5256)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	56 / 57 (591.8396)	50 (150.2516)	32 (157.0968)	53 (149.0856)	57 (135.4056)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	28 / 40 (631.9428)	22 (165.1884)	29 (155.3944)	16 (164.5372)	35 (146.8228)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	39 / 62 (626.9596)	31 (160.5940)	28 (162.3428)	44 (153.7144)	52 (150.3084)
2013-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	31 / 31 (310.8804)	—	19 (155.4516)	20 (155.4288)	—

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1953 (61 pts)	#1921 (76 pts)	#1930 (76 pts)	#2527 (56 pts)	#2519 (56 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1662 (131 pts)	#1577 (171 pts)	#1963 (116 pts)	#1621 (156 pts)	#1713 (136 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2037 (100 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#2141 (95 pts)	#1799 (125 pts)