High-water mark
662.8564
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8564 at Smokin' on the River — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-14
BARK SHARK BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1506 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2015-06-19
Best ToY finish
#528
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
591.90 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.16 (-22.26)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±41.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.20 · weakest Brisket (152.55)
Road miles
1,218
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 457 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
614.16 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.65 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 11%.
- Brisket avg 152.55
- Pork avg 161.20
- 1 calls in 10 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) (2015-04-10).
- last seen 2013-09-20
- back 2015-04-10
Pork nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork entries lost
YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, YELLOW RIVER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
A June team
Top 63%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 72% the rest of the year
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.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BARK SHARK BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DBL-D BARBEQUE.COM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARK SHARK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5750 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB RUNNERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 138.1944 | 157.01 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 137.6344 | 159.52 | top 53% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 149.6684 | 161.20 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 133.0288 | 152.55 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 8 | 0 | top 70% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2015-06-19
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
8 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.20 · weakest Brisket (152.55)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
614.16
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
282
124–300 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,218
10 mapped stops · furthest 457 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2015-04-10
Power rating
1443
peak 1506 · #5755 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First call 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8564 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best overall score662.8564 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5714 Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1506) Smokin' on the River
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Peak City Pigfest
- Most recent contest Peak City Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-06-14 |
| +1 | Smokin' on the Water | 2013-05-04 |
| +0.4 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2013-04-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Thunder in the Park | 2013-08-31 |
| -11 | Marshall County | 2013-09-20 |
| -9.7 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! | 2013-07-19 |
| -8.7 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2013-06-28 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.4% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 70% | 92.1% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 36 / 45 (629.0972) | 45 (145.1200) | 37 (151.3944) | 15 (166.8456) | 17 (165.7372) |
| 2015-04-10 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 43 / 51 (626.8116) | 49 (144.5600) | 11 (170.8572) | 31 (162.2628) | 47 (149.1316) |
| 2013-09-20 | Marshall County Plymouth, IN | 25 / 27 (594.0688) | 26 (138.1944) | 10 (166.8572) | 24 (149.6684) | 24 (139.3488) |
| 2013-08-31 | Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN | 26 / 27 (501.6456) | 8 (169.1428) | 14 (164.5372) | — | 7 (167.9656) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 48 / 60 (607.8972) | 52 (153.0972) | 49 (150.7884) | 53 (150.2972) | 41 (153.7144) |
| 2013-07-19 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 47 / 57 (609.5316) | 6 (172.0000) | 53 (137.6344) | 11 (166.8684) | 56 (133.0288) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 23 / 32 (627.4282) | 16 (162.2856) | 23 (152.5714) | 24 (156.5712) | 21 (156.0000) |
| 2013-06-14 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 20 / 52 (662.8564) | 27 (163.4284) | 26 (163.4284) | 7 (172.5714) | 27 (163.4282) |
| 2013-05-04 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 18 / 37 (643.9998) | 22 (157.7142) | 13 (166.2858) | 24 (159.4286) | 19 (160.5712) |
| 2013-04-05 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 25 / 50 (638.2852) | 14 (164.5712) | 3 (170.8570) | 12 (166.2858) | 50 (136.5712) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1424 (190 pts) | #1557 (170 pts) | #1556 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #528 (593 pts) | #362 (848 pts) | #334 (898 pts) | #451 (726 pts) | #471 (683 pts) |