FLAVOR OF RUB BBQ CREW

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

Power ranking

#4240

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1508 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2016-06-03

Best ToY finish

#841

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

630.3200 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

609.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 608.61 (+0.87)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition

Consistency

±12.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.49)

Road miles

604

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)

Master avg

608.61 / 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

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.10 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 11%.

Pork Ribs avg 148.49
Pork avg 155.59
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Que for the Troops (2016-06-03).

last seen 2014-09-20
back 2016-06-03

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 84.5% 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.

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

JayHawgs BBQ

#4253 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

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 2026-06-26

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THE BARBECUE DEPOT

#4236 of the rated field

1478 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

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 2021-07-30

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THE RACK RUBBERS

#4248 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

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PIGSKIN Q CREW

#4242 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Level with FLAVOR OF RUB BBQ CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-04-01

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SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT

#4258 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

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 2026-01-16

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Taken Care of BBQ

#4264 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1477

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 2025-09-05

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Nice Racks	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BEERBQUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	161.1544	142.7884	152.93	top 62%
Pork Ribs	9	1	1	171.9772	136.4916	148.49	top 62%
Pork	9	1	1	172.5600	142.2400	155.59	top 47%
Brisket	9	1	1	165.7144	139.3712	151.59	top 53%

“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
NJ	5	top 59%
PA	3	top 66%
DE	1	top 61%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	2	24	0	top 59%	2014-09-20
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	14	0	top 45%	2014-07-11

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

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2016-06-03

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

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

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 155.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.49)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 608.61 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 319 222–365 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 604 9 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength 1519 average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-09-20 → 2016-06-03

Power rating 1478 peak 1508 · #4240 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
Jul 12 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Career-best overall score630.3200 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1508) Que by the Sea
2014
May 9 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition
2016
Jun 3 Most recent contest Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2013-07-12
+3.7	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	2014-05-09
+1	Que by the Sea	2013-09-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Que for the Troops	2016-06-03
-11.2	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2013-10-05
-4.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2014-07-11
-4.1	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20
-2.5	Green Lane Fire CO's	2013-05-10

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 94%	83.6%	83.6%
2014	4	50%	top 61%	86.6%	84.9%
2013	4	50%	top 54%	87.5%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	63 / 67 (601.5888)	51 (155.9656)	65 (138.8344)	36 (156.5716)	49 (150.2172)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	33 / 48 (611.3256)	29 (154.2284)	21 (157.1544)	22 (159.3944)	42 (140.5484)
2014-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	44 / 65 (599.3140)	52 (145.7256)	2 (171.9772)	60 (142.2400)	54 (139.3712)
2014-05-09	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	24 / 54 (623.2800)	30 (154.8228)	46 (137.6456)	2 (172.5600)	19 (158.2516)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	67 / 109 (611.8516)	75 (153.1428)	103 (136.4916)	49 (156.5028)	14 (165.7144)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	74 / 85 (585.5880)	81 (142.7884)	62 (147.4056)	59 (148.5484)	58 (146.8456)
2013-09-21	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	24 / 49 (607.8972)	6 (161.1544)	23 (149.7144)	33 (149.0512)	29 (147.9772)
2013-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	14 / 65 (630.3200)	25 (157.1428)	28 (150.8688)	16 (157.1656)	3 (165.1428)
2013-05-10	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	34 / 58 (606.2852)	39 (151.4284)	43 (146.2856)	13 (158.2856)	33 (150.2856)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1024 (303 pts)	#1112 (298 pts)	#723 (518 pts)	#738 (513 pts)	#891 (383 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#841 (359 pts)	#788 (414 pts)	#1002 (309 pts)	#815 (404 pts)	#683 (474 pts)