The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1996 points of the Grand Championship at Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) (2018-05-11).
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Came within 1.1996 points of the Grand Championship at Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) (2018-05-11).
In the top 5% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1720 puts them #311 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 (2017-04-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS.
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 (2017-04-08).
A call in 52 of 60 contests
A top-10 category call in 87% of their 60 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9316 at Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
White Squirrel BBQ has finished one call ahead of DRAGON BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 96% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.
Their last Grand Championship came at Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 on 2017-04-08 — 46 contests and 9.4 years ago.
Ahead in 84% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PUREBBQ in 16 of their 19 shared contests.
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 65% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 17 of 26 shared brisket entries.
Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.
White Squirrel BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
Something about September: average finish in the top 21% across 10 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 44,508 miles across 60 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,733 miles to Cook-in Camargue.
Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
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.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DRAGON BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 61 contests to 60, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1759 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 49 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with DRAGON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1755 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Squirrel BBQ | 37 | 20 | 17 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 26 | 1 | 25 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 25 | 6 | 19 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| BROS HOG | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WIESEL | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PUREBBQ | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLKUNST | 19 | 14 | 5 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 19 | 14 | 5 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| VIKING BBQ | 18 | 14 | 4 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BARKTENDERS | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 60 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 178.2972 | 145.0972 | 167.30 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 60 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 176.5716 | 154.2172 | 165.16 | top 41% |
| Pork | 60 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3828 | 167.36 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 60 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 178.8572 | 153.1772 | 167.46 | top 30% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| NL | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 3% |
| IT | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| NR | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| CZ | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| CH | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| EU | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 33% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew N Q | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 24% | 2018-05-26 |
| EUregio Barbecue Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 46% | 2019-08-17 |
| Wild West Fest On Fire | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 36% | 2019-08-10 |
| *EUregio Barbeque Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 21% | 2018-08-18 |
| PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 58% | 2018-06-30 |
| Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 48% | 2018-06-09 |
| Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | 2018-05-12 |
| Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 38% | 2018-04-21 |
| 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 116 | 0 | top 60% | 2017-09-01 |
| Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 50% | 2016-05-14 |
| Smoke By the River | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 35% | 2016-04-30 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | 2016-09-24 |
| +15.1 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 | 2017-04-08 |
| +13.1 | EUregio BBQ Festival | 2015-08-15 |
| +12.8 | Brew N Q (OPEN) | 2017-05-27 |
| +11 | *Slovenia BBQ Open | 2017-09-16 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 | 2019-03-23 |
| -9.1 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) | 2018-06-08 |
| -6.2 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | 2019-08-17 |
| -4.9 | Ruhrpott BBQ | 2014-10-10 |
| -2.8 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia | 2019-05-11 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 83% | top 30% | 95.4% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 100% | top 26% | 96.1% | 93% |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 86% | top 28% | 96.1% | 93.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75% | top 37% | 95.2% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 40% | 90.1% | 89.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-05 | Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 Graz, Messegelande, 8010 | 5 / 16 (670.7776) | 3 (173.7144) | 7 (167.4288) | 5 (167.3944) | 5 (162.2400) |
| 2019-09-07 | Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest Prague, 17000 | 3 / 13 (673.6228) | 1 (175.4288) | 9 (161.1200) | 4 (169.7028) | 4 (167.3712) |
| 2019-08-17 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525 | 14 / 28 (639.2112) | 24 (158.2284) | 18 (155.3828) | 11 (165.0972) | 11 (160.5028) |
| 2019-08-10 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 8 / 27 (669.7028) | 26 (157.0856) | 1 (173.1772) | 2 (177.7028) | 18 (161.7372) |
| 2019-07-06 | BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624 | 8 / 36 (644.4568) | 34 (150.8228) | 14 (158.2512) | 4 (167.9656) | 7 (167.4172) |
| 2019-06-22 | The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia, 300257 | 5 / 19 (671.8512) | 12 (167.3828) | 9 (165.0972) | 9 (168.5600) | 3 (170.8112) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 8 / 55 (673.6340) | 14 (169.1428) | 17 (166.2628) | 19 (168.5600) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2019-05-11 | BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, 33040 | 9 / 23 (662.2172) | 17 (165.0856) | 15 (161.1316) | 3 (172.5944) | 9 (163.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate, 51545 | 7 / 24 (662.7656) | 6 (170.8456) | 8 (163.9656) | 5 (167.3828) | 11 (160.5716) |
| 2019-04-13 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380 | 3 / 28 (686.8000) | 10 (170.8344) | 13 (161.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (174.2856) |
| 2019-03-23 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 17 / 25 (658.7428) | 23 (157.6684) | 21 (160.5488) | 11 (167.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2019-03-22 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 4 / 20 (679.3940) | 11 (167.4400) | 2 (176.0000) | 14 (164.5484) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2018-10-20 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz, 5735 | 2 / 20 (681.0512) | 2 (174.2628) | 3 (167.9772) | 8 (167.9656) | 3 (170.8456) |
| 2018-10-13 | *Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya, 1125 | 9 / 38 (666.6968) | 5 (172.5600) | 16 (165.1200) | 11 (168.5256) | 24 (160.4912) |
| 2018-09-29 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz, 8010 | 3 / 19 (682.7544) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (170.8344) | 4 (172.5600) | 7 (166.2400) |
| 2018-09-22 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop, | 7 / 73 (661.6800) | 34 (162.2856) | 11 (165.7144) | 17 (165.1200) | 6 (168.5600) |
| 2018-09-15 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 11 / 31 (665.0972) | 15 (166.2972) | 18 (159.4056) | 9 (166.8344) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2018-09-01 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 7 / 44 (668.4800) | 7 (169.7144) | 21 (161.6800) | 17 (165.1200) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2018-08-25 | RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague, 2266HA | 3 / 29 (678.8344) | 5 (171.4516) | 3 (168.0000) | 19 (162.2400) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2018-08-25 | Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague, 2266HA | 6 / 35 (669.0284) | 21 (165.1200) | 17 (162.8116) | 4 (171.4284) | 3 (169.6684) |
| 2018-08-18 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | 7 / 32 (670.7540) | 8 (171.9656) | 2 (170.2628) | 10 (166.2628) | 14 (162.2628) |
| 2018-08-11 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 9 / 21 (657.0060) | 10 (164.5832) | 5 (165.0856) | 10 (162.8000) | 6 (164.5372) |
| 2018-06-30 | PRIME UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine, 31018 | 15 / 18 (656.4232) | 15 (161.6800) | 14 (162.2400) | 14 (165.0972) | 9 (167.4060) |
| 2018-06-09 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090 | 6 / 20 (674.7888) | 8 (169.7028) | 18 (159.9888) | 5 (174.2744) | 4 (170.8228) |
| 2018-06-08 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) Milano, 20090 | 8 / 12 (663.9316) | 4 (170.2744) | 10 (157.7144) | 8 (167.3828) | 5 (168.5600) |
| 2018-05-26 | Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 7 / 34 (675.3488) | 6 (171.4172) | 20 (164.5716) | 17 (166.2284) | 3 (173.1316) |
| 2018-05-25 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 6 / 24 (678.2632) | 6 (172.0344) | 13 (163.9888) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2018-05-12 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800 | 18 / 51 (654.7772) | 4 (173.7600) | 41 (154.2172) | 28 (161.1200) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2018-05-11 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt, 3800 | 2 / 37 (691.9316) | 5 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5716) | 13 (164.5372) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2018-04-28 | KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof, 51580 | 10 / 32 (658.8116) | 15 (164.5256) | 12 (160.0116) | 20 (157.0972) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2018-04-21 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098 | 5 / 15 (670.7200) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (162.8000) | 10 (161.6572) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2018-04-14 | Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol, A-6380 | 3 / 23 (658.7544) | 2 (169.6800) | 7 (162.2744) | 2 (167.4172) | 9 (159.3828) |
| 2018-04-07 | 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels, 4600 | 4 / 17 (658.3316) | 7 (164.5600) | 2 (168.0000) | 1 (172.5944) | 13 (153.1772) |
| 2018-03-24 | The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave, 30020 | 2 / 18 (687.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (166.8800) | 2 (176.5716) | 2 (171.9884) |
| 2017-10-14 | *Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya, | 5 / 40 (674.8228) | 6 (172.0000) | 22 (161.7372) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (170.8228) |
| 2017-09-22 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany, | 10 / 66 (666.1940) | 39 (161.1428) | 12 (167.9772) | 3 (173.1084) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2017-09-16 | *Slovenia BBQ Open Medvode, | 2 / 25 (680.5372) | 9 (167.4172) | 4 (172.0000) | 10 (168.0000) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 120 / 407 (674.1712) | 161 (168.5600) | 222 (164.5256) | 77 (172.5600) | 137 (168.5256) |
| 2017-08-31 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 116 / 129 (662.7544) | 117 (162.8000) | 45 (172.6060) | 91 (168.5256) | 124 (158.8228) |
| 2017-08-19 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | 6 / 31 (678.8456) | 10 (170.8800) | 10 (169.1200) | 12 (170.2628) | 7 (168.5828) |
| 2017-07-01 | Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine, 31018 | 6 / 18 (683.3944) | 10 (170.2972) | 2 (173.7372) | 4 (174.2628) | 14 (165.0972) |
| 2017-06-24 | Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries, 11120 | 3 / 15 (691.9200) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (173.1316) | 7 (171.9656) | 8 (168.5256) |
| 2017-05-27 | Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 4 / 34 (679.9200) | 27 (163.3828) | 11 (171.4288) | 2 (174.8456) | 3 (170.2628) |
| 2017-05-26 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent, DE14 1NG | 10 / 26 (665.6228) | 20 (165.6684) | 21 (154.8572) | 2 (173.1200) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800 | 6 / 50 (658.7544) | 28 (163.3712) | 3 (171.4288) | 23 (163.4172) | 23 (160.5372) |
| 2017-04-22 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098 | 12 / 28 (679.9200) | 19 (168.5256) | 15 (168.5828) | 12 (170.8344) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2017-04-08 | Meat Smoke and Beer Festival 2017 Wels, 4072 | 1 / 14 (688.5716) | 1 (176.0000) | 3 (166.8344) | 3 (168.0000) | 1 (177.7372) |
| 2017-01-14 | W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 15 / 30 (662.7660) | 16 (165.6800) | 6 (172.0000) | 26 (159.3944) | 9 (165.6916) |
| 2016-10-28 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | 14 / 40 (679.8860) | 16 (170.8344) | 22 (168.5372) | 31 (165.0972) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2016-10-08 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL | 24 / 46 (654.7196) | 14 (170.8228) | 37 (155.9540) | 11 (170.2856) | 29 (157.6572) |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 2 / 67 (685.6568) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (170.2628) | 8 (170.8456) | 4 (173.7256) |
| 2016-09-10 | Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, IT | 13 / 26 (665.1320) | 12 (170.2744) | 7 (169.1316) | 18 (164.5716) | 22 (161.1544) |
| 2016-08-20 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | 12 / 28 (669.0400) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (163.9772) | 9 (171.9656) | 11 (165.7144) |
| 2016-05-21 | Bohemian BBQ Prague, CZ | 9 / 22 (653.6344) | 10 (163.4172) | 12 (161.7144) | 9 (166.2628) | 8 (162.2400) |
| 2016-05-14 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 29 / 65 (650.2176) | 28 (165.6800) | 21 (165.1432) | 58 (151.3828) | 12 (168.0116) |
| 2016-04-30 | Smoke By the River Brugg, CH | 5 / 20 (658.8000) | 6 (168.5600) | 3 (170.8344) | 12 (158.2856) | 9 (161.1200) |
| 2015-08-15 | EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein , | 4 / 22 (648.4912) | 3 (166.8684) | 13 (158.8000) | 14 (155.9656) | 4 (166.8572) |
| 2015-05-23 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 38 / 68 (634.7428) | 58 (153.6684) | 27 (162.2744) | 45 (157.1200) | 22 (161.6800) |
| 2015-05-02 | Smoke by the River Brugg, | 9 / 20 (643.4172) | 15 (155.4284) | 9 (161.7032) | 4 (166.2856) | 8 (160.0000) |
| 2014-10-10 | Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 39 / 58 (620.4800) | 57 (145.0972) | 35 (155.3828) | 26 (157.7028) | 11 (162.2972) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #115 (1715 pts) | #190 (1318 pts) | #146 (1490 pts) | #72 (1863 pts) | #86 (1797 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #65 (2116 pts) | #47 (2046 pts) | #51 (2004 pts) | #78 (1877 pts) | #16 (2364 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #122 (1827 pts) | #221 (1333 pts) | #168 (1537 pts) | #167 (1522 pts) | #125 (1702 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #368 (1031 pts) | #424 (926 pts) | #420 (956 pts) | #470 (871 pts) | #377 (1031 pts) |