TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS

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

Power ranking

#850

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1622

peak 1622 · rated over 32 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#325

Master 2013

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3944 / 720

Master · Smokin' in the Junction

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.12 (+1.87)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Smokin' in the Junction

Consistency

±13.39

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.83 · weakest Brisket (164.93)

Road miles

4,564

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

669.12 / 720

33 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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

Pork ×1

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014-07-25) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TRUEBUD BBQ.

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 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014-07-25).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 33 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 33 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.3944 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3944 at Smokin' in the Junction — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-24

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKERS PURGATORY has finished one call ahead of TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG T'Z Q CRU has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The drought

21 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour on 2014-07-25 — 21 contests and 12.1 years ago.

last GC 2014-07-25
12.1 years ago

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POLITICAL PORK in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 13 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO. has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 23% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 23% across 6 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,564 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,564 miles across 33 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 238 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

33 mapped stops
furthest 238 mi

The metronome

±1.86% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.86% 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
33 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

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.

The Docfather BBQ

#853 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1648

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

⚔ Head-to-head

HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ

#852 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2016-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET PEPPERS

#848 of the rated field

1622 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 79%
Peak: 1622

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 79% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2016-07-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Fat&Dumb BBQ

#851 of the rated field

1622 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 99
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1719

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 89 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Sweaty Hogs

#849 of the rated field

1622 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 83%
Peak: 1622

No shared contest yet.

8 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

STEEL CITY BBQ

#857 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

Level with TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2020-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKERS PURGATORY	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	7	1	3	179.4400	155.4286	166.72	top 49%
Pork Ribs	33	13	2	3	175.4288	153.0860	168.64	top 32%
Pork	33	13	2	4	180.0000 🔥	159.9428	168.83	top 35%
Brisket	33	10	3	5	177.7028	149.6572	164.93	top 46%

“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
IA	16	1	top 41%
KS	7	0	top 24%
MO	6	0	top 34%
WI	3	0	top 89%
NE	1	0	top 11%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	1	1	top 26%	2016-07-29
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	26	0	top 89%	2016-09-16
*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)	2	5	0	top 24%	2017-05-05
Smokin' in the Junction	2	2	0	top 25%	2015-05-23
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	19	0	top 67%	2015-04-25
State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2	7	0	top 41%	2014-06-20

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

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 6.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 16 of 33 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 24 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 33 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.83 · weakest Brisket (164.93)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 23 of 33 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 12 of 33 contests

Wins it all 3% 1 Grand Championship · 2 reserve

First title 2014-07-25 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 669.12 out of 720 · 33 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,689 2,611–1,190 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,564 33 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Power rating 1622 peak 1622 · #850 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19 First call Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4284 Smoke Over Veishea
May 10 First overall top-10 BBQ in the Bluffs
2014
May 24 First overall podium Smokin' in the Junction
May 24 First Reserve Championship Smokin' in the Junction
May 24 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smokin' in the Junction
May 24 10th tracked contest Smokin' in the Junction
May 24 Career-best overall score699.3944 Smokin' in the Junction
Jul 25 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 25 First multi-meat day Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2016
Jul 29 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Sep 1 Peak power rating (1622) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-07-25
+14.6	Smokin' in the Junction	2014-05-24
+13.7	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
+13.1	Smokin' On Oak	2016-08-26
+12.9	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2013-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-07-28
-11.4	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2015-04-25
-10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2014-08-01
-8.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-08-07
-8.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2016-09-16

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)
2017	5	0	1	1	80%	top 38%	96.4%	93.2%
2016	6	0	3	1	67%	top 39%	95.7%	93.4%
2015	7	0	1	2	43%	top 54%	94%	92.5%
2014	7	1	4	2	71%	top 35%	97.1%	93.5%
2013	8	0	3	2	88%	top 33%	93.9%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	14 / 407 (694.2856)	6 (179.4400)	99 (170.8800)	166 (167.9656)	18 (176.0000)
2017-07-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	27 / 30 (646.7088)	13 (169.1544)	29 (153.0860)	21 (165.0856)	27 (159.3828)
2017-06-30	*Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO	12 / 27 (667.8856)	26 (158.8112)	1 (174.2744)	20 (164.5372)	7 (170.2628)
2017-06-02	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	10 / 65 (678.1824)	23 (166.8456)	7 (171.9656)	15 (170.2628)	15 (169.1084)
2017-05-05	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	16 / 44 (667.9200)	16 (168.5600)	34 (158.2400)	10 (170.8456)	6 (170.2744)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	227 / 557 (661.6800)	184 (167.9772)	124 (170.2972)	201 (167.4172)	379 (155.9884)
2016-09-16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	26 / 30 (669.0972)	26 (166.2628)	4 (175.4288)	14 (171.4056)	29 (156.0000)
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	2 / 37 (689.1200)	3 (173.1428)	6 (170.8572)	6 (175.4172)	7 (169.7028)
2016-07-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	7 / 28 (672.5376)	12 (169.6916)	12 (166.8688)	3 (175.4172)	19 (160.5600)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	35 / 55 (653.6228)	25 (167.3712)	16 (168.0116)	26 (167.4056)	46 (150.8344)
2016-05-06	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	5 / 42 (689.1428)	15 (169.7028)	4 (174.8572)	19 (167.4056)	1 (177.1772)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	87 / 606 (676.5600)	156 (169.1200)	28 (174.8800)	161 (168.5600)	259 (164.0000)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	151 / 187 (661.5772)	141 (165.6800)	30 (174.8688)	165 (159.9428)	159 (161.0856)
2015-08-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	26 / 30 (657.6572)	26 (165.1312)	22 (165.1544)	17 (166.2628)	25 (161.1088)
2015-07-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	5 / 30 (676.4912)	23 (161.0856)	7 (166.2972)	5 (171.4056)	1 (177.7028)
2015-05-23	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	16 / 37 (663.4060)	25 (162.2860)	20 (164.5600)	24 (161.1200)	2 (175.4400)
2015-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	36 / 41 (657.0856)	20 (170.8456)	19 (167.4628)	17 (169.1200)	39 (149.6572)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	19 / 42 (668.5256)	15 (172.0000)	8 (169.1428)	1 (176.0000)	41 (151.3828)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	137 / 552 (669.1656)	349 (161.7372)	100 (170.8572)	60 (173.1428)	242 (163.4284)
2014-08-15	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	4 / 38 (684.5828)	3 (174.8572)	11 (169.7028)	5 (171.4172)	9 (168.6056)
2014-08-01	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	28 / 30 (650.7772)	9 (170.2744)	22 (165.1544)	25 (159.9656)	29 (155.3828)
2014-07-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	1 / 29 (692.6400)	1 (179.4400)	9 (170.2972)	1 (177.7600)	16 (165.1428)
2014-06-20	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	7 / 25 (668.5488)	6 (170.8572)	4 (170.8688)	13 (161.6684)	11 (165.1544)
2014-05-24	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	2 / 31 (699.3944)	7 (172.5600)	4 (173.1200)	2 (180.0000)	4 (173.7144)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	34 / 45 (649.6456)	18 (169.1200)	36 (154.2400)	20 (166.8684)	35 (159.4172)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	135 / 535 (655.3940)	334 (158.2628)	35 (172.0228)	269 (160.5256)	135 (164.5828)
2013-07-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	16 / 28 (656.5252)	26 (156.5140)	11 (168.5600)	7 (170.8456)	17 (160.6056)
2013-06-21	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	12 / 28 (670.2852)	14 (167.4284)	18 (163.4286)	7 (170.2856)	11 (169.1426)
2013-06-14	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	15 / 28 (653.7138)	23 (155.4286)	11 (166.8570)	5 (170.8572)	15 (160.5710)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	6 / 69 (675.9998)	45 (158.2854)	6 (173.7144)	8 (170.8572)	3 (173.1428)
2013-05-25	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	8 / 36 (673.1430)	31 (156.5716)	3 (175.4288)	5 (173.1428)	13 (167.9998)
2013-05-10	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	5 / 32 (666.2850)	13 (165.1428)	15 (161.7140)	11 (162.8568)	1 (176.5714)
2013-04-19	Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA	14 / 36 (663.4284)	23 (162.2856)	1 (172.0000)	14 (165.7142)	18 (163.4286)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#549 (723 pts)	#690 (583 pts)	#611 (668 pts)	#658 (613 pts)	#615 (653 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#326 (1103 pts)	#289 (1163 pts)	#437 (893 pts)	#346 (1058 pts)	#484 (773 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#325 (940 pts)	#570 (570 pts)	#266 (1105 pts)	#286 (1010 pts)	#282 (1050 pts)