DE FILOUS

DE FILOUS is a competition barbecue team with 61 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Springbreak BBQ Contest (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #785 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*De Filous”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#785

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1630

peak 1665 · rated over 58 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 18, 2013

latest Aug 14, 2021 · 8.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#84

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

29 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 61 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5600 / 720

Master · 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

637.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.28 (-17.49)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

Consistency

±34.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.50 · weakest Chicken (161.38)

Road miles

43,489

across 61 mapped stops · furthest 4,591 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

655.28 / 720

61 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5372 points from the title

Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Society Cook-Off (Oct 18, 2014).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off (Oct 7, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUNCH OF SWINES.

Giant slayer

47 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off.

Oct 7, 2017

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

EUregio Barbecue Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 13%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 48 of 61 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 61 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5600 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5600 at 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 8, 2016

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The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

ROKENDE REGAHS has finished one call ahead of DE FILOUS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 1 Grand Championship

2018 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 28%.

10 contests
6 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 28%

A tough matchup

31–3 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 91% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 31 of their 34 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.12 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 26% of the time against 48%.

Chicken avg 161.38
Pork Ribs avg 165.50
16 calls in 61 entries

The drought

18 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Springbreak BBQ Contest on Mar 24, 2018 — 18 contests and 8.6 years ago.

last GC Mar 24, 2018
8.6 years ago

A strong matchup

19–8 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PUREBBQ in 19 of their 27 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Sep 21, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

26 of 34 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 26 of 34 shared pork ribs entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
61 contests

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A March team

Top 18% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

43,489 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 43,489 miles across 61 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,591 miles to Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest.

61 mapped stops
furthest 4,591 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
2021 ↗	Master	#799 (165 pts)	#840 (170 pts)	#935 (145 pts)	#717 (210 pts)	#711 (225 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#368 (871 pts)	#539 (646 pts)	#201 (1,291 pts)	#428 (791 pts)	#455 (746 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#256 (1,210 pts)	#381 (920 pts)	#367 (955 pts)	#269 (1,145 pts)	#251 (1,215 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#293 (1,229 pts)	#452 (858 pts)	#252 (1,264 pts)	#306 (1,149 pts)	#213 (1,409 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#84 (2,065 pts)	#219 (1,345 pts)	#83 (1,878 pts)	#134 (1,659 pts)	#77 (2,005 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#452 (852 pts)	#440 (882 pts)	#397 (937 pts)	#564 (692 pts)	#366 (1,002 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DE FILOUS, each with one reason worth a look.

FUNTIME BBQ

#788 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1653

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DE FILOUS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DE FILOUS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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WICHITA SWINEMEN

#783 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1665

They've been 1665 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Cotton BBQ

#780 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1630

Careers of much the same size, 43 contests to 61, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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EPIC BBQ CRU

#784 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1631

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before DE FILOUS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 42 contests

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LAZY BACON BBQ

#779 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1652

39 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES

#787 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1636

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

rated over 39 contests
last seen Nov 9, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	41	12	29	29%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	39	11	28	28%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	38	21	17	55%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	37	11	26	30%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	34	3	31	9%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	27	19	8	70%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	20	15	5	75%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	16	0	2	176.5828	20	161.38	top 57%
Pork Ribs	61	29	2	9	176.0344	149.1088	165.50	top 38%
Pork	60	24	2	5	177.7028	20	162.87	top 44%
Brisket	61	32	2	13	180 🔥	146.2628	165.34	top 35%

“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)	5	0	top 49%
Medium (20–39)	32	1	top 36%
Large (40+)	24	1	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	7	top 12%
GA	3	top 73%
EU	3	top 42%
TN	2	top 47%
DE	2	top 13%
BE	1	top 28%
NR	1	top 14%
IT	1	top 47%
FL	1	top 57%
KY	1	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	3	top 20%	Jun 3, 2017
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	2	9	top 56%	Aug 14, 2021
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	2	14	top 67%	Aug 13, 2021
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2	5	top 54%	Sep 21, 2019
EUregio Barbecue Festival	2	3	top 13%	Aug 17, 2019
EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	12	top 40%	Aug 18, 2018
PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP	2	9	top 58%	Jun 30, 2018
Brew N Q	2	4	top 26%	May 26, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	10	top 65%	Mar 31, 2018
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	44	top 81%	Nov 18, 2017
Regahfest 2016	2	5	top 49%	Aug 27, 2016
EUregio BBQ Festival	2	3	top 57%	Aug 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 14 contests

Contests a season 7.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 7 of 61 contests · 10 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 48 12 of them more than once

First title Oct 7, 2017 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off

Opponents faced 741 finished ahead 1,450 times, behind 854

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 21, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Aug 14 Most recent contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2

20191 milestone

Mar 30 Peak power rating (1665) Spring Break BBQ Contest

20181 milestone

Aug 18 50th tracked contest EUregio Barbeque Festival

20172 milestones

Oct 7 First Grand Championship 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off
Oct 7 Biggest field won (47 teams) 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off

20164 milestones

Jun 18 First category win (Pork Ribs) Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Sep 17 25th tracked contest Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland
Sep 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Oct 8 Career-best overall score688.5600 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

20151 milestone

Aug 15 10th tracked contest EUregio BBQ Festival

20144 milestones

Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3372 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 10 First overall top-10 Ruhrpott BBQ
Oct 18 First overall podium BBQ Society Cook-Off
Oct 18 First Reserve Championship BBQ Society Cook-Off

20132 milestones

May 18 First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 18 First call Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	BBQ Society Cook-Off	Oct 18, 2014
+14.9	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II	Apr 23, 2016
+13.8	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016
+13.6	EUregio BBQ Festival	Aug 15, 2015
+12.8	Ruhrpott BBQ	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
-15.2	EUregio BBQ Festival	Sep 20, 2014
-12.7	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	Aug 14, 2021
-11.1	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	Aug 13, 2021
-10.7	Regahfest	Aug 29, 2015

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)
2021	2	0	0	0	50%	top 80%	87.4%	86.1%
2019	7	0	4	1	86%	top 41%	94%	90.7%
2018	10	1	6	1	90%	top 28%	94.7%	92.3%
2017	13	1	5	1	54%	top 47%	95.4%	91%
2016	14	0	11	3	93%	top 21%	95.6%	93.9%
2015	10	0	4	0	80%	top 48%	92.2%	89.4%
2014	4	0	2	0	75%	top 44%	93.2%	86.2%
2013	1	0	0	0	100%	top 69%	85.6%	85.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	21 / 26 (610.6972)	17 (164.0228)	23 (149.1088)	23 (142.1828)	16 (155.3828)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	15 / 19 (629.0172)	18 (150.2744)	17 (150.2172)	7 (165.7372)	9 (162.7884)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	25 / 36 (631.2224)	29 (158.2400)	9 (165.1316)	25 (159.3940)	29 (148.4568)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	3 / 28 (677.0856)	6 (168.5600)	1 (173.7144)	—	10 (160.5256)
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	33 / 55 (640.9368)	50 (151.9084)	4 (171.9656)	15 (169.7028)	49 (147.3600)
Apr 26, 2019	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate	10 / 24 (653.0860)	15 (164.5944)	2 (173.7372)	17 (158.8116)	14 (155.9428)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	9 / 29 (666.7312)	17 (163.9428)	11 (166.2400)	10 (169.1200)	8 (167.4284)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	14 / 25 (639.3600)	19 (157.6684)	13 (159.9660)	11 (164.5828)	15 (157.1428)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	8 / 40 (663.4288)	20 (162.2512)	6 (168.5832)	21 (164.5828)	9 (168.0116)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	32 / 73 (638.7772)	33 (162.8344)	18 (163.4172)	51 (153.0856)	31 (159.4400)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	4 / 31 (677.1660)	12 (168.5600)	9 (166.2744)	12 (165.7144)	2 (176.6172)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	12 / 32 (658.7656)	26 (159.3484)	9 (167.4172)	12 (165.7372)	8 (166.2628)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	9 / 48 (660.0688)	40 (155.9656)	3 (171.4516)	16 (166.8572)	7 (165.7944)
Jun 30, 2018	PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine	12 / 18 (662.2284)	5 (172.5600)	5 (170.2628)	17 (158.2972)	15 (161.1084)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	12 / 34 (665.7260)	18 (166.2856)	28 (160.5832)	6 (171.4400)	10 (167.4172)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	4 / 24 (681.6456)	21 (163.4056)	5 (167.9772)	2 (177.7028)	9 (172.5600)
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	10 / 60 (665.0632)	7 (171.9772)	14 (164.5488)	13 (167.9772)	22 (160.5600)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	10 / 33 (663.3944)	16 (164)	15 (162.8572)	3 (176.5600)	19 (159.9772)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	1 / 39 (672.5492)	2 (170.8572)	27 (155.4176)	4 (170.8572)	1 (175.4172)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	44 / 58 (668.9712)	50 (167.3828)	36 (168.5256)	25 (170.2628)	49 (162.8000)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	34 / 58 (676.4572)	46 (167.3712)	45 (165.0972)	29 (169.1316)	12 (174.8572)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	53 / 62 (657.5656)	61 (157.0628)	56 (161.1200)	21 (170.2744)	25 (169.1084)
Oct 7, 2017	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp	1 / 47 (686.8916)	7 (171.9656)	3 (175.4972)	19 (166.8344)	3 (172.5944)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	22 / 66 (650.8452)	44 (159.9884)	28 (162.2628)	19 (165.7256)	19 (162.8684)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	10 / 31 (663.3256)	19 (163.9540)	15 (161.1088)	14 (165.7028)	3 (172.5600)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	9 / 38 (661.6456)	16 (163.9656)	5 (170.8800)	6 (169.1428)	23 (157.6572)
Sep 2, 2017	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland	4 / 32 (679.9200)	9 (171.4056)	2 (174.8572)	11 (166.8344)	7 (166.8228)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	13 / 31 (663.4056)	28 (156)	23 (162.2628)	1 (176.5716)	8 (168.5712)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	21 / 40 (661.7028)	31 (164.5828)	12 (167.4172)	22 (165.7028)	23 (164)
Jul 1, 2017	Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine	9 / 18 (681.7600)	14 (166.2856)	7 (170.3200)	8 (171.4172)	2 (173.7372)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	23 / 56 (656.9940)	50 (158.2284)	15 (168.5828)	32 (163.9428)	19 (166.2400)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	41 / 41 (505.6460)	32 (159.3944)	26 (155.9888)	41 (20)	5 (170.2628)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	12 / 40 (682.2284)	22 (167.4056)	7 (176.0228)	14 (171.9772)	22 (166.8228)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	61 / 96 (665.0968)	90 (159.4056)	38 (170.8456)	67 (165.1200)	38 (169.7256)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	5 / 46 (688.5600)	17 (170.2628)	3 (176.0344)	6 (173.1544)	7 (169.1084)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	4 / 67 (671.4284)	30 (162.8456)	12 (169.1428)	33 (159.4400)	1 (180)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	8 / 29 (656.4572)	13 (167.4056)	8 (166.2400)	8 (165.1544)	17 (157.6572)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	4 / 27 (679.9544)	6 (170.2512)	11 (165.1088)	1 (174.8800)	6 (169.7144)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	5 / 35 (680.4912)	3 (176.5828)	3 (171.4056)	22 (161.6800)	8 (170.8228)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	4 / 28 (683.3604)	8 (168.5372)	6 (168.5488)	13 (169.1200)	2 (177.1544)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	6 / 29 (682.7540)	19 (169.6684)	13 (168.5372)	8 (172.5828)	6 (171.9656)
Jun 18, 2016	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	2 / 18 (682.2056)	12 (166.2744)	1 (171.9656)	5 (170.2628)	3 (173.7028)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	5 / 24 (677.0512)	11 (168.5600)	10 (167.9656)	7 (172.5600)	7 (167.9656)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	3 / 65 (684.5712)	17 (168.5484)	6 (173.1772)	5 (174.2856)	11 (168.5600)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	2 / 34 (677.1428)	12 (165.1428)	3 (169.1544)	6 (169.7256)	3 (173.1200)
Jan 15, 2016	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, Italy	14 / 30 (657.0740)	10 (166.2628)	22 (159.4172)	17 (159.4284)	4 (171.9656)
Nov 20, 2015	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	28 / 49 (652.4912)	43 (154.2056)	8 (170.8456)	33 (159.4400)	17 (168)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	20 / 42 (639.3140)	10 (167.4400)	6 (167.3828)	38 (149.0856)	23 (155.4056)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	36 / 67 (637.6348)	42 (159.9772)	23 (162.8460)	53 (151.3944)	21 (163.4172)
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas	5 / 13 (647.4288)	4 (165.1660)	4 (165.1200)	8 (154.2856)	2 (162.8572)
Aug 29, 2015	Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland	25 / 30 (633.5652)	26 (159.4056)	27 (152.5256)	26 (153.6684)	6 (167.9656)
Aug 15, 2015	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein	3 / 22 (654.2856)	7 (164.0344)	7 (162.2972)	11 (159.9656)	3 (167.9884)
Jun 27, 2015	Delft Beer & BBQ Fest Delft, The Netherlands	5 / 20 (663.9772)	9 (166.2744)	17 (156.5600)	8 (166.8684)	2 (174.2744)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	10 / 68 (657.6224)	60 (153.0740)	8 (168.5256)	2 (174.2856)	21 (161.7372)
Apr 11, 2015	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands	27 / 33 (615.3144)	22 (155.9656)	19 (157.7028)	27 (153.1088)	24 (148.5372)
Jan 16, 2015	1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers	16 / 24 (631.8624)	8 (166.2284)	16 (155.4056)	10 (163.9656)	22 (146.2628)
Oct 18, 2014	BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU	2 / 22 (669.0972)	9 (166.8228)	8 (166.2744)	9 (165.7256)	3 (170.2744)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	9 / 58 (653.1428)	31 (161.1428)	17 (162.8572)	9 (168.5828)	15 (160.5600)
Oct 3, 2014	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	23 / 44 (671.3372)	26 (168.5372)	26 (167.9656)	4 (174.2744)	30 (160.5600)
Sep 20, 2014	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU	21 / 21 (488.0344)	21 (20)	18 (155.4172)	16 (156.5944)	16 (156.0228)
May 18, 2013	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, Netherlands	22 / 32 (616.5716)	29 (144)	15 (157.7144)	27 (151.4284)	6 (163.4288)

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

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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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A March 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)