BALDICUE
Rating
1532
peak 1532
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-02-16
latest 2019-10-05
Best ToY finish
#291
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.78 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 667.18 (-2.39)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.98 · weakest Brisket (164.18)
Road miles
522
mi across 8 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FULAC BBQ has finished one call ahead of BALDICUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
EGGHEAD-BARBECUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ4FUN in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 12 at their very first tracked contest, Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE (2019-02-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 164.5484 | 168.62 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.0972 | 165.40 | top 47% |
| Pork | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 168.98 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 157.6684 | 164.18 | top 52% |
“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) | 4 | 1 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE (2019-02-16)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.18
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 692.5372 | 667.18 |
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) |
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 | #291 (1057 pts) | #303 (1012 pts) | #318 (972 pts) | #240 (1177 pts) | #358 (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) |