KEGGER'S

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3711

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1512 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2016-07-08

Best ToY finish

#646

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5712 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.50

last 5 Master vs avg 642.21 (+0.29)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8344

Pork · Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship

Consistency

±17.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.24)

Road miles

2,247

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

642.21 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.95 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.24
Pork avg 165.19
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Phil the Grill in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival (2016-07-08).

last seen 2014-10-10
back 2016-07-08

Pork nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
9 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.

146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

PELLETHEADS.COM

#3734 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KEGGER'S)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-05-06

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RING OF FIRE BBQ

#3729 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1488

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.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-01-27
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SUGAR BABY BBQ

#3723 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

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WOLF CANDY BBQ

#3690 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2015-06-26

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Grill Em All

#3708 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

Level with KEGGER'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

⚔ Head-to-head

LEMONADE LOUIE BBQ

#3706 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1489

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.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2014-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RANCH 13 BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
GEMINI BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	166.8572	153.7488	160.62	top 61%
Pork Ribs	9	1	169.1428	133.1088	157.24	top 62%
Pork	9	3	170.8344	157.7372	165.19	top 41%
Brisket	9	1	166.8570	152.5256	159.15	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
AZ	5	top 55%
CA	2	top 64%
NV	2	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 53%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2016-07-08

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AZ 5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.24)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 642.21 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 233 170–191 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,247 9 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi

Schedule strength 1520 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2016-07-08

Power rating 1489 peak 1512 · #3711 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First call 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5712 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 Career-best overall score660.5712 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
May 24 Peak power rating (1512) Memorial Day Salute to Service
Aug 31 Career-best single call (Pork)170.8344 Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship
2016
Jul 8 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.1	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25
+4.2	Memorial Day Salute to Service	2013-05-24
+2.7	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2016-07-08
+1.4	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	2014-05-02
-9.1	The Great American Cookoff	2013-07-26
-2.7	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-09-27
-2.2	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	2014-10-10
-0.8	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	2013-05-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 47%	88.1%	88.1%
2014	2	0%	top 79%	90.9%	89.7%
2013	6	83%	top 52%	91.7%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-08	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	18 / 38 (634.0912)	14 (161.1200)	17 (157.6456)	15 (160.5028)	19 (154.8228)
2014-10-10	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	14 / 21 (654.7884)	16 (160.5712)	11 (166.2972)	16 (162.8000)	13 (165.1200)
2014-05-02	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	32 / 35 (637.0284)	33 (157.7028)	28 (159.3828)	14 (166.8456)	30 (153.0972)
2013-09-27	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	19 / 31 (647.3368)	17 (162.7884)	27 (154.2512)	8 (169.7372)	17 (160.5600)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	28 / 54 (639.2456)	26 (161.0856)	39 (154.8000)	7 (170.8344)	34 (152.5256)
2013-07-26	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	43 / 53 (599.9776)	37 (153.7488)	50 (133.1088)	31 (157.7372)	32 (155.3828)
2013-05-24	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	11 / 29 (654.2856)	11 (166.8572)	19 (157.7144)	19 (162.8570)	6 (166.8570)
2013-05-03	1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	13 / 24 (652.5712)	17 (162.8570)	12 (162.8572)	9 (166.2858)	14 (160.5712)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	22 / 86 (660.5712)	53 (158.8568)	10 (169.1428)	14 (169.1430)	32 (163.4286)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1532 (161 pts)	#1657 (151 pts)	#1532 (176 pts)	#1429 (206 pts)	#1593 (166 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#646 (484 pts)	#718 (459 pts)	#691 (479 pts)	#580 (574 pts)	#628 (519 pts)