Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run — including 2 straight Grand Championships.
- career best 6
- 2 straight GCs
BBQ FREAKS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1576
peak 1576 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-07-13
latest 2019-06-21
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 11%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.23 (+1.43)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
and counting
Consistency
±12.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.90 · weakest Brisket (165.31)
Road miles
45
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
672.23 / 720
6 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
Against the odds
15-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach (2017-02-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.
Signature meat
50%
chicken entries won
3 wins from 6 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (3 of 6).
- best 173.1428
- average 166.83
- 5 calls
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 Viva La BBQ Fest (2019-06-21).
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
High-water mark
695.9656
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9656 at Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-02-18
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 75% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.58 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 67% of the time against 100%.
- Brisket avg 165.31
- Pork Ribs avg 171.90
- 4 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Cocineros del Este in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Viva La BBQ Fest (2019-06-21).
- last seen 2017-02-18
- back 2019-06-21
Announced themselves early
3rd
at their very first contest
Finished 3 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Cattlemen's BBQ Competition (2013-07-13).
- 2013-07-13
- 41-team field
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.
34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1576
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1576
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#1325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1598
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 38% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1615
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
Level with BBQ FREAKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1586
No shared contest yet.
36 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where BBQ FREAKS's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocineros del Este | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke'Em All | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PLAYING WITH FIRE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 173.1428 | 157.6572 | 166.83 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 167.9772 | 171.90 | top 11% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 160.5600 | 168.18 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173.1656 | 156.5600 | 165.31 | top 25% |
“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) | 1 | 1 | top 8% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 13% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.9 yrs
2013-07-13 → 2019-06-21
Busiest season
2019
1 contest · 1 GC
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PR
4 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 3 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 171.90 · weakest Brisket (165.31)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 6 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
100%
6 of 6 contests
Wins it all
33%
2 Grand Championships · 0 reserve
First title
2017-02-18
Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
Best top-10 run
6
straight contests — and still running
Master average
672.23
out of 720 · 6 contests · 2 GCs
Opponents faced
120
155–14 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
45
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2017-02-18 → 2019-06-21
Power rating
1576
peak 1576 · #1324 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First call Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First category win (Chicken) Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First overall podium Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0628 Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
- 2017
- First Grand Championship Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
- First multi-meat day Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
- Career-best overall score695.9656 Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1576) Viva La BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Viva La BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition | 2013-07-13 |
| +14.3 | Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach | 2017-02-18 |
| +13.1 | Viva La BBQ Fest | 2019-06-21 |
| +13 | Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition | 2014-02-21 |
| +12.3 | Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico | 2015-02-21 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 8% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 4% | 96.7% | 96.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 25% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 12% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 7% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-21 | Viva La BBQ Fest San Juan, | 1 / 12 (678.2396) | 10 (158.8228) | 1 (170.8456) | 1 (175.4056) | 2 (173.1656) |
| 2017-02-18 | Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach Rio Grande, 00745 | 1 / 23 (695.9656) | 1 (172.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (167.4056) |
| 2016-02-20 | 9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan San Juan, PR | 7 / 28 (659.9772) | 1 (173.1428) | 9 (167.9772) | 11 (162.2972) | 14 (156.5600) |
| 2015-02-21 | Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | 4 / 33 (672.4796) | 5 (169.7028) | 3 (169.7028) | 4 (170.8456) | 14 (162.2284) |
| 2014-02-21 | Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition San Juan, PR | 4 / 38 (661.6456) | 23 (157.6572) | 3 (172.0000) | 15 (162.2856) | 4 (169.7028) |
| 2013-07-13 | Cattlemen's BBQ Competition San Juan, PR | 3 / 41 (665.0628) | 1 (169.6800) | 2 (172.0000) | 10 (160.5600) | 7 (162.8228) |