High-water mark
676.5368
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5368 at United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-02
CORN FED BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2014-06-20
Best ToY finish
#486
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.40 (+9.57)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.45)
Road miles
1,196
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
640.40 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
4 LEGS UP BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−15.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.45
- Chicken avg 166.36
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Boots Style BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CORN FED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CORN FED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after CORN FED BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with CORN FED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 174.8456 | 154.2856 | 166.36 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 106.8580 | 150.45 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 145.1200 | 165.23 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 149.0856 | 158.36 | top 60% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2014-06-20
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.45)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
640.40
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
92–97 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,196
6 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1507
peak 1521 · #2933 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3256 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- First overall top-10 United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
- Career-best overall score676.5368 United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- Peak power rating (1521) Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show
- 2014
- Most recent contest Knights of Columbus
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
| +8.3 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2013-07-19 |
| +4.4 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | 2013-09-06 |
| +3.9 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Knights of Columbus | 2014-06-20 |
| -9.6 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2013-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 94% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 24 / 25 (595.9316) | 25 (154.8344) | 25 (143.9656) | 25 (145.1200) | 21 (152.0116) |
| 2013-09-06 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 12 / 28 (670.1828) | 13 (169.1084) | 19 (166.3088) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (161.6456) |
| 2013-08-23 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 13 / 30 (651.8740) | 2 (174.8456) | 9 (165.0856) | 17 (162.8572) | 28 (149.0856) |
| 2013-08-02 | United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS | 4 / 25 (676.5368) | 2 (171.9884) | 13 (163.4056) | 11 (168.0000) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2013-07-19 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 12 / 42 (655.3256) | 7 (173.1200) | 28 (157.0856) | 8 (173.1200) | 29 (152.0000) |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 38 / 47 (592.5720) | 28 (154.2856) | 47 (106.8580) | 7 (169.1428) | 16 (162.2856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #486 (637 pts) | #353 (862 pts) | #704 (472 pts) | #443 (732 pts) | #586 (547 pts) |