BALDICUE

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

Power ranking

#1072

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1596

peak 1596 · rated over 24 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-09-12

latest 2019-10-05

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

692.5372 / 720

Master · Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

664.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.50 (+2.29)

Walk rate

96%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE

Consistency

±14.55

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.69 · weakest Brisket (163.45)

Road miles

2,759

mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 242 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

662.50 / 720

24 Master contests · 2 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.

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

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 (2016-04-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MISS PIGGY'S U.K..

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE (2019-02-16).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

96% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 96% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.5372 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.5372 at Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-02-16

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

DRAGON BBQ has finished one call ahead of BALDICUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–5 behind in the head-to-head

White Squirrel BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 63% of the time against 63%.

Brisket avg 163.45
Pork avg 167.69
15 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ4FUN in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ROKENDE REGAHS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
24 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.

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

R&R BBQ

#1069 of the rated field

1597 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1631

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1631 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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ZZ-QUE

#1076 of the rated field

1596 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNIN BELLIES

#1068 of the rated field

1597 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1597

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2020-01-17

⚔ Head-to-head

1 Bite BBQ

#1074 of the rated field

1596 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1596

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after BALDICUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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Walk The Swine

#1077 of the rated field

1596 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1596

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-10-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Clean Smoke BBQ Team

#1075 of the rated field

1596 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1612

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
White Squirrel BBQ	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
OMERTA BBQ	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BBQ4FUN	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Westside BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SAUWALD BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
NYARSPOLGAR BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	13	1	1	174.8800	149.6572	166.69	top 50%
Pork Ribs	24	12	1	3	175.4172	148.5260	164.67	top 46%
Pork	24	15	2	6	180.0000 🔥	155.9084	167.69	top 38%
Brisket	24	15	1	3	174.8572	146.2628	163.45	top 47%

“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
BZ	1	0	top 17%
DE	1	0	top 62%
CZ	1	0	top 36%
AT	1	1	top 6%
IT	1	0	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	10	2	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West Fest On Fire	2	10	0	top 44%	2019-08-10

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

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2015-09-12 → 2019-10-05

Busiest season 2019 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in BZ 1 of 24 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 24 entries · 1 win · 13 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.69 · weakest Brisket (163.45)

Walk rate 96% a top-10 call in 23 of 24 contests

Overall top-10 rate 79% 19 of 24 contests

Wins it all 8% 2 Grand Championships · 0 reserve

First title 2016-04-23 Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016

Best top-10 run 14 straight contests

Master average 662.50 out of 720 · 24 contests · 2 GCs

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

Opponents faced 176 309–179 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,759 24 mapped stops · furthest 242 mi

Schedule strength 1539 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1596 peak 1596 · #1072 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 12 First tracked contest Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
Sep 12 First call Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ
2016
Apr 23 First category win (Pork) Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First overall podium Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First Grand Championship Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First multi-meat day Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
Apr 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.5604 Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016
2018
Jan 13 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
2019
Feb 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE
Feb 16 Career-best overall score692.5372 Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE
Oct 5 Peak power rating (1596) Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019
Oct 5 Most recent contest Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.2	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016	2016-04-23
+16	Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE	2019-02-16
+13.3	*Slovenia BBQ Open	2017-09-16
+11	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	2018-01-13
+9.1	Vienna BBQ Days	2017-07-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	2016-01-15
-3.6	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia	2019-05-11
-2.5	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	2016-07-23
-1	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition	2019-04-13
-0.6	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ	2015-09-12

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)
2019	8	1	5	3	100%	top 40%	96.2%	92.7%
2018	7	0	7	0	100%	top 36%	93.2%	91.5%
2017	4	0	4	0	100%	top 29%	94.3%	93%
2016	4	1	2	2	75%	top 46%	95.1%	91.7%
2015	1	0	1	0	100%	top 62%	88%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-05	Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 Graz, Messegelande, 8010	6 / 16 (662.7428)	9 (166.2628)	8 (166.8344)	3 (167.9656)	7 (161.6800)
2019-08-10	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215	11 / 27 (666.7656)	10 (170.2628)	12 (167.9772)	15 (163.4056)	12 (165.1200)
2019-05-11	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040	13 / 23 (655.8740)	10 (166.8228)	12 (162.8344)	10 (168.5484)	17 (157.6684)
2019-04-27	5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020	9 / 26 (673.5772)	1 (174.8572)	11 (167.3944)	18 (162.8000)	8 (168.5256)
2019-04-13	2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380	13 / 28 (664.9596)	19 (166.2284)	15 (158.2400)	14 (167.3828)	6 (173.1084)
2019-04-06	4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600	8 / 16 (669.6572)	12 (166.2628)	9 (167.4172)	4 (173.7372)	12 (162.2400)
2019-04-05	3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600	7 / 16 (651.3028)	11 (164.5484)	11 (157.0972)	4 (167.9772)	9 (161.6800)
2019-02-16	Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE Weissensee, 9762	1 / 12 (692.5372)	4 (173.7028)	1 (175.4172)	1 (180.0000)	8 (163.4172)
2018-09-29	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz, 8010	9 / 19 (663.9200)	4 (173.7028)	11 (164.5372)	13 (162.2744)	11 (163.4056)
2018-08-11	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215	10 / 21 (656.9484)	5 (172.5600)	9 (163.3944)	12 (161.6456)	12 (159.3484)
2018-04-28	4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 Salzburg Austria, 5020	10 / 24 (657.0856)	12 (167.4056)	3 (170.2744)	2 (173.1428)	20 (146.2628)
2018-04-14	Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380	6 / 23 (647.2456)	20 (157.6456)	11 (161.6800)	6 (163.9428)	5 (163.9772)
2018-04-07	2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels, 4600	7 / 17 (643.3260)	17 (149.6572)	8 (161.1204)	2 (172.0000)	6 (160.5484)
2018-02-17	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Weissensee, 9762	5 / 17 (670.7428)	12 (167.3828)	6 (166.8228)	6 (170.8456)	8 (165.6916)
2018-01-13	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	5 / 30 (670.8000)	18 (165.1428)	7 (167.4172)	11 (164.5372)	3 (173.7028)
2017-09-16	*Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode,	3 / 25 (678.8344)	7 (169.7028)	5 (171.4172)	7 (171.4172)	8 (166.2972)
2017-07-08	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna ,	5 / 20 (666.7428)	5 (171.4400)	15 (158.8000)	7 (167.9656)	2 (168.5372)
2017-04-29	3rd Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2017 Salzburg Austria, 5020	10 / 28 (670.7540)	17 (166.2284)	3 (171.4400)	18 (165.7028)	10 (167.3828)
2017-04-08	Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 Wels, 4072	6 / 14 (662.2400)	5 (170.2856)	5 (166.2972)	6 (166.8228)	12 (158.8344)
2016-07-23	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	18 / 29 (671.9656)	6 (174.8800)	14 (167.9772)	14 (171.4056)	23 (157.7028)
2016-05-21	Bohemian BBQ Prague, CZ	8 / 22 (655.9544)	11 (162.2628)	14 (161.1316)	3 (172.5600)	9 (160.0000)
2016-04-23	Barbecue Bulls Championship 2016 Salzburg Austria, AT	1 / 16 (684.5604)	8 (161.7144)	5 (173.1316)	1 (174.8572)	1 (174.8572)
2016-01-15	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, IT	24 / 30 (627.8052)	28 (157.6912)	27 (154.8000)	21 (155.9084)	19 (159.4056)
2015-09-12	Bohemian Bluegrass & BBQ Naplavka, Prague,	8 / 13 (633.6000)	5 (163.9884)	11 (148.5260)	9 (157.6684)	5 (163.4172)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#287 (1057 pts)	#300 (1012 pts)	#314 (972 pts)	#239 (1177 pts)	#354 (912 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#324 (1031 pts)	#439 (831 pts)	#309 (1041 pts)	#265 (1151 pts)	#340 (996 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#584 (677 pts)	#691 (582 pts)	#608 (662 pts)	#746 (547 pts)	#639 (622 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#753 (497 pts)	#881 (422 pts)	#968 (377 pts)	#677 (597 pts)	#814 (462 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1610 (133 pts)	#1581 (163 pts)	#1944 (108 pts)	#1777 (123 pts)	#1545 (163 pts)