TEAM EATAPEDIA

TEAM EATAPEDIA is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #400 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Team Eatapedia”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#400

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1699

peak 1702 · rated over 47 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Oct 26, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#48

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

33 podiums

Overall top-10s

55% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

686.3084 / 720

Master · Bay State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.35 (+6.86)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Ayr Charity BBQ

Consistency

±19.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.11 · weakest Brisket (161.38)

Road miles

15,747

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 1,423 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

652.35 / 720

49 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

4.5260 points from the title

Came within 4.5260 points of the Grand Championship at Craze Fest (Jun 3, 2017).

Among the elite

#400 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1699 puts them #400 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1699
peak 1702
47 rated contests

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival (Oct 6, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Red, White and Que.

Sep 30, 2017

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Great Maine BBQ Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

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 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival (Jun 9, 2017).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

686.3084 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.3084 at Bay State BBQ Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 14, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Q'N CANUCKS has finished one call ahead of TEAM EATAPEDIA 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 3 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.

13 contests
11 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 17%

A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.73 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 53% of the time against 57%.

Brisket avg 161.38
Chicken avg 166.11
26 calls in 49 entries

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival on Jun 1, 2018 — 8 contests and 8.4 years ago.

last GC Jun 1, 2018
8.4 years ago

A strong matchup

18–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEHIND BBQ in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 29% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 29% finish in small fields against top 39% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 29% (8)
Large (40+): top 39% (18)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 14% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 14% across 9 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

9 September contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,747 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,747 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,423 miles to Pile of Bones BBQ Championship.

49 mapped stops
furthest 1,423 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#179 (1,480 pts)	#82 (1,850 pts)	#259 (1,165 pts)	#257 (1,175 pts)	#220 (1,325 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#48 (2,292 pts)	#45 (2,140 pts)	#61 (2,012 pts)	#160 (1,543 pts)	#76 (1,964 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#433 (914 pts)	#608 (669 pts)	#508 (809 pts)	#333 (1,104 pts)	#495 (829 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#658 (554 pts)	#598 (654 pts)	#661 (589 pts)	#745 (504 pts)	#694 (534 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#470 (818 pts)	#404 (928 pts)	#546 (713 pts)	#629 (608 pts)	#481 (778 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#419 (733 pts)	#585 (558 pts)	#288 (1,043 pts)	#523 (633 pts)	#616 (528 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM EATAPEDIA, each with one reason worth a look.

G "QUE"

#399 of the rated field

1699 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1753

They've been 1753 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2024

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Breaking Slabs BBQ

#401 of the rated field

1699 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1699

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 49, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2024
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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QUE AND A HALF MEN

#396 of the rated field

1700 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1708

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TEAM EATAPEDIA)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEAM EATAPEDIA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE N BABES BBQ

#403 of the rated field

1698 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1699

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to TEAM EATAPEDIA)

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 44 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

FOWL BUTT BBQ

#394 of the rated field

1700 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1730

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TEAM EATAPEDIA)

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

rated over 58 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Pork Butt Paradise

#398 of the rated field

1700 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1711

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TEAM EATAPEDIA)

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

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	20	18	2	90%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
Cousin's Catering and BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	49	28	6	11	178.8800	150.2172	166.11	top 34%
Pork Ribs	49	25	7	9	178.2972	143.9540	162.17	top 41%
Pork	49	23	2	5	176.5828	146.2400	162.70	top 41%
Brisket	49	26	3	8	178.3200	135.9428	161.38	top 41%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	8	1	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	23	4	top 28%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	26	0	top 34%
ON	4	0	top 31%
ME	2	0	top 9%
QC	2	0	top 32%
MA	2	1	top 7%
KS	2	0	top 80%
TN	1	0	top 53%
CT	1	0	top 68%
FL	1	0	top 82%
RI	1	0	top 21%
NJ	1	1	top 3%
VT	1	0	top 19%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	5	11	top 44%	Jul 6, 2018
Hudson Valley Ribfest	3	13	top 32%	Aug 17, 2018
Oinktoberfest	3	4	top 17%	Sep 19, 2015
Great Maine BBQ Challenge	2	2	top 9%	Sep 22, 2018
Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	2	3	top 32%	Jun 15, 2018
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	3	top 13%	May 19, 2017
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	169	top 80%	Oct 29, 2016
Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke	2	4	top 18%	Sep 3, 2016
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	2	top 17%	Jun 19, 2015
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	5	top 45%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 13 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 8.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 26 of 49 contests · 12 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 34 10 of them more than once

First title Jun 11, 2016 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016

Opponents faced 1,160 finished ahead 1,369 times, behind 1,026

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

20184 milestones

Jun 1 5th Grand Championship Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Ayr Charity BBQ
Jun 22 Peak power rating (1702) Ayr Charity BBQ
Oct 26 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

20174 milestones

May 19 25th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival
Jun 9 10th category win Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival
Sep 30 Biggest field won (31 teams) Red, White and Que
Oct 14 Career-best overall score686.3084 Bay State BBQ Championship

20162 milestones

Jun 11 First Grand Championship Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 11 First multi-meat day Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First overall podium Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Jun 13 First Reserve Championship Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Aug 16 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Podunk Pig Party
Jun 28 First call Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7142 Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jul 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Aug 9 First overall top-10 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
+13.2	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014
+13	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+12.7	Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016	Jun 11, 2016
+11.9	Red, White and Que	Sep 30, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018
-9	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	Aug 8, 2014
-7.8	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	Jul 21, 2018
-6.7	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-6.1	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 6, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	12	1	5	3	75%	top 40%	94.4%	90.4%
2017	13	3	11	7	100%	top 17%	95.3%	92.6%
2016	7	1	4	3	57%	top 44%	91.2%	90.1%
2015	6	0	3	2	100%	top 30%	92.3%	89.6%
2014	6	0	2	1	67%	top 36%	93.7%	89.2%
2013	5	0	2	2	80%	top 31%	92.6%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	54 / 102 (667.8968)	24 (173.1428)	59 (167.9656)	36 (169.1428)	84 (157.6456)
Sep 22, 2018	Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	3 / 27 (673.0744)	3 (171.9772)	9 (166.8572)	10 (163.9772)	5 (170.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	21 / 58 (657.0284)	19 (169.1200)	5 (170.2972)	23 (163.4056)	40 (154.2056)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	18 / 31 (628.4456)	16 (162.8344)	28 (143.9540)	20 (157.0972)	9 (164.5600)
Jul 13, 2018	Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	6 / 24 (669.6224)	7 (170.2628)	14 (161.1312)	8 (168.5484)	4 (169.6800)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	20 / 39 (624.5028)	2 (169.7372)	12 (158.8228)	12 (160)	38 (135.9428)
Jun 22, 2018	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	4 / 18 (651.9316)	1 (178.8800)	14 (152.5144)	5 (165.1200)	6 (155.4172)
Jun 15, 2018	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC	3 / 18 (634.1712)	1 (167.9772)	6 (156)	4 (159.3712)	10 (150.8228)
Jun 1, 2018	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City	1 / 22 (659.3712)	4 (163.4056)	7 (162.2400)	8 (157.7256)	1 (176)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	27 / 40 (638.6972)	8 (169.6684)	19 (161.1544)	33 (157.6572)	34 (150.2172)
Apr 6, 2018	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	19 / 36 (629.5540)	11 (166.8228)	31 (153.1200)	24 (154.7884)	21 (154.8228)
Mar 2, 2018	Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL	40 / 49 (679.3256)	42 (165.0972)	41 (167.9772)	35 (170.8456)	20 (175.4056)
Oct 21, 2017	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI	5 / 24 (675.8856)	1 (176)	6 (169.6800)	16 (161.6456)	7 (168.5600)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	3 / 30 (686.3084)	8 (170.8456)	1 (177.1772)	14 (168.5600)	6 (169.7256)
Oct 6, 2017	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	1 / 25 (683.4740)	12 (166.2856)	1 (176.0572)	7 (170.8456)	8 (170.2856)
Sep 30, 2017	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	1 / 31 (681.7256)	6 (170.2628)	4 (168.5828)	4 (170.8572)	2 (172.0228)
Sep 22, 2017	Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	2 / 29 (684.6060)	3 (170.2972)	1 (177.1544)	3 (169.1428)	8 (168.0116)
Sep 9, 2017	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	6 / 32 (679.4860)	4 (173.1544)	2 (172.0228)	23 (163.3944)	8 (170.9144)
Aug 25, 2017	The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	6 / 17 (650.1828)	7 (167.4172)	6 (158.8572)	9 (160.5256)	5 (163.3828)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	13 / 59 (658.8344)	1 (177.7028)	21 (160.5944)	19 (163.4172)	32 (157.1200)
Jul 7, 2017	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	12 / 40 (643.3596)	4 (166.2628)	35 (147.4056)	5 (165.0856)	13 (164.6056)
Jun 16, 2017	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC	8 / 17 (629.0056)	13 (154.2056)	8 (153.1088)	10 (153.0856)	2 (168.6056)
Jun 9, 2017	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario	1 / 22 (674.8228)	1 (174.8572)	10 (162.8228)	14 (158.8228)	1 (178.3200)
Jun 3, 2017	Craze Fest Georgina, ON	2 / 17 (660.5484)	6 (167.4400)	9 (162.3200)	3 (169.6800)	5 (161.1084)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	3 / 41 (658.7656)	5 (169.1084)	11 (163.9772)	18 (157.1200)	3 (168.5600)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	365 / 557 (642.7544)	479 (153.0972)	330 (162.2744)	120 (170.2856)	367 (157.0972)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	169 / 180 (646.7196)	121 (167.9884)	173 (154.8000)	166 (160.5256)	149 (163.4056)
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	7 / 35 (656.4688)	23 (159.9656)	13 (162.2516)	4 (173.7144)	16 (160.5372)
Jul 8, 2016	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON	8 / 17 (649.6228)	14 (150.2172)	4 (169.7372)	1 (176.5828)	11 (153.0856)
Jun 11, 2016	Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 Richmond	1 / 10 (648.5944)	7 (155.4400)	3 (154.2972)	1 (170.8800)	1 (167.9772)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	27 / 50 (650.7540)	17 (169.1084)	35 (159.3828)	18 (165.1428)	32 (157.1200)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	6 / 32 (645.6912)	9 (162.2628)	15 (154.2972)	8 (163.4284)	6 (165.7028)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	19 / 52 (635.4628)	5 (168.0344)	1 (174.3200)	43 (149.7256)	48 (143.3828)
Sep 4, 2015	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	4 / 25 (650.1712)	15 (159.4056)	15 (156.5144)	6 (166.2856)	3 (167.9656)
Jul 10, 2015	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	7 / 18 (664.5256)	8 (167.4056)	9 (163.4516)	10 (164.5484)	4 (169.1200)
Jul 3, 2015	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	13 / 31 (631.3028)	3 (172)	21 (153.1200)	7 (161.1200)	28 (145.0628)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	14 / 47 (642.1140)	22 (159.9656)	38 (147.9200)	9 (165.7028)	5 (168.5256)
Jun 13, 2015	Pile of Bones BBQ Championship Regina, Saskatchewan Canada	4 / 22 (647.3944)	2 (169.7372)	1 (173.7372)	13 (149.1200)	6 (154.8000)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	4 / 66 (666.2744)	48 (154.8344)	7 (168.5944)	3 (170.8684)	5 (171.9772)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	23 / 60 (636.4112)	4 (168.5944)	32 (157.6456)	43 (148.5256)	16 (161.6456)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	29 / 39 (626.1484)	18 (166.2628)	35 (149.1200)	25 (158.8344)	30 (151.9312)
Jul 4, 2014	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	16 / 27 (611.9312)	7 (160.5600)	5 (160.5828)	22 (146.2400)	21 (144.5484)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	2 / 47 (674.8684)	1 (173.7372)	11 (168.5256)	25 (160.5484)	3 (172.0572)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	31 / 86 (637.5428)	45 (159.9656)	54 (153.0972)	24 (163.3828)	37 (161.0972)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	6 / 71 (666.8688)	27 (160.0344)	1 (178.2972)	34 (157.6800)	8 (170.8572)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	5 / 31 (651.9428)	10 (165.7028)	4 (166.8800)	11 (160.5372)	12 (158.8228)
Jul 4, 2013	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	11 / 28 (613.7132)	17 (151.4282)	1 (165.7142)	9 (159.9996)	27 (136.5712)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	13 / 49 (657.7142)	11 (166.8572)	9 (164)	7 (170.2856)	24 (156.5714)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	13 / 20 (629.7136)	11 (163.9998)	14 (156)	11 (158.2854)	13 (151.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

TEAM EATAPEDIA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)