No Name

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

Power ranking

#1485

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1565

peak 1565 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2024-08-16

latest 2026-08-22

Best ToY finish

#164

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2400 / 720

Master · Smoke in the North (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

687.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 682.17 (+5.45)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships

Consistency

±10.15

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.13)

Road miles

2,662

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

682.17 / 720

8 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (15 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.

Riding a hot streak

6 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 6

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the North (2025-08-22) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BBQ+.

On the rise

+46 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 46 points across 5 contests since 2025-08-22 — from 1519 up to 1565.

5 contests since 2025-08-22
now 1565

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Smoke in the North.

2025-08-22

Signature meat

25% chicken entries won

2 wins from 8 entries

When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).

best 180.0000
average 171.56
7 calls

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Smoke in the North (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

A multi-meat day

1 contests 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 Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia (2025-08-15).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2400 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2400 at Smoke in the North (Day 2) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2026-08-22

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Kamado BONO has finished one call ahead of No Name 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

4 contests
4 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ Symphony ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ Symphony has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of AlltimeBBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.7% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Buckeye Flavor

#1482 of the rated field

1565 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BREW-B-Q

#1488 of the rated field

1565 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before No Name's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS

#1487 of the rated field

1565 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 8.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2015-07-03

⚔ Head-to-head

STRESS RELIEF BBQ

#1483 of the rated field

1565 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

New Pigs on the Block

#1486 of the rated field

1565 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

Level with No Name on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BRUTUS AND COMPANY

#1484 of the rated field

1565 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1592

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before No Name's first contest.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
AlltimeBBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	7	2	3	180.0000 🔥	165.1656	171.56	top 34%
Pork Ribs	8	7	0	0	175.4400	161.6684	169.13	top 39%
Pork	8	5	2	3	173.7372	158.2168	170.20	top 34%
Brisket	8	7	2	2	180.0000 🔥	165.0740	171.27	top 28%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	5	1	top 20%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the North	2	1	1	top 28%	2025-08-22
Smoke in the North (Day 2)	2	3	0	top 15%	2026-08-22
BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia	2	5	0	top 60%	2025-08-15

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2024-08-16 → 2026-08-22

Busiest season 2026 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in LT 1 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 2 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.13)

Walk rate 100% a top-10 call in 8 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 75% 6 of 8 contests

Wins it all 13% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2025-08-22 Smoke in the North

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests — and still running

Master average 682.17 out of 720 · 8 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 93 128–36 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,662 8 mapped stops · furthest 515 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Power rating 1565 peak 1565 · #1485 of 6,413 rated

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

2024
Aug 16 First tracked contest BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 16 First call BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.6452 BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
2025
Aug 15 First category win (Chicken) BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 15 First overall top-10 BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 15 First multi-meat day BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 22 First overall podium Smoke in the North
Aug 22 First Grand Championship Smoke in the North
Aug 22 Biggest field won (31 teams) Smoke in the North
2026
May 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Twin Smoke
Aug 22 Career-best overall score694.2400 Smoke in the North (Day 2)
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1565) Smoke in the North (Day 2)
Aug 22 Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Smoke in the North	2025-08-22
+13.3	Twin Smoke	2026-05-15
+12.4	Smoke in the North (Day 2)	2026-08-22
+10.3	Smoke in the North (Day 1)	2026-08-21
+10	Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships	2026-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia	2024-08-16

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)
2026	4	0	4	3	100%	top 16%	96.4%	95.9%
2025	2	1	2	3	100%	top 24%	93.7%	93.7%
2024	2	0	0	0	100%	top 64%	94.7%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-22	Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras, 50113	3 / 26 (694.2400)	10 (172.5484)	5 (173.1316)	4 (173.1544)	5 (175.4056)
2026-08-21	Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras, 50113	5 / 28 (693.7144)	2 (177.7372)	19 (166.2628)	12 (171.4172)	1 (178.2972)
2026-06-05	Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Mazowieckie, 05-090	3 / 14 (690.2512)	9 (166.2400)	6 (170.9028)	3 (173.1084)	1 (180.0000)
2026-05-15	Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT	3 / 23 (685.0168)	1 (180.0000)	8 (168.5256)	6 (168.5140)	4 (167.9772)
2025-08-22	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp,	1 / 31 (674.8680)	10 (165.1656)	5 (166.8112)	1 (173.1656)	4 (169.7256)
2025-08-15	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue, 76505	5 / 11 (674.2512)	1 (173.7028)	10 (161.6684)	1 (173.7372)	6 (165.1428)
2024-08-23	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp,	12 / 23 (663.3364)	13 (166.2740)	4 (170.2856)	20 (158.2168)	7 (168.5600)
2024-08-16	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish, 76505	12 / 16 (681.6452)	10 (170.8456)	4 (175.4400)	11 (170.2856)	13 (165.0740)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#164 (943 pts)	#193 (893 pts)	#301 (668 pts)	#211 (778 pts)	#134 (1033 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#695 (219 pts)	#740 (224 pts)	#566 (389 pts)	#794 (184 pts)	#678 (254 pts)