High-water mark
676.5028
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5028 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-23
SWEET CHICKEN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2016-07-23
Best ToY finish
#885
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.67 (+1.81)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork (158.37)
Road miles
189
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
653.67 / 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.19 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 67%.
- Pork avg 158.37
- Brisket avg 164.56
- 0 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 SQUEELS ON WHEELS 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.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
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#3012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWEET CHICKEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
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#3000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 149.6912 | 162.68 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 150.8000 | 162.84 | top 50% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 153.7144 | 158.37 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.1426 | 164.56 | top 35% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 55% | 2015-07-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2016-07-23
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.56 · weakest Pork (158.37)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
653.67
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
91
85–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
189
6 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-07-25 → 2015-07-25
Power rating
1505
peak 1505 · #3002 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5710 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0344 Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- 2016
- First overall top-10 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score676.5028 The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1505) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| +4.9 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | 2013-06-21 |
| +2.8 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2016-07-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
| -3.1 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
| -2.7 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 94% | 94% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.7% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 9 / 26 (676.5028) | 17 (164.0112) | 14 (166.2744) | 22 (155.3944) | 12 (162.8228) |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 12 / 35 (666.3088) | 5 (172.0344) | 7 (168.5716) | 31 (157.1428) | 10 (168.5600) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 26 / 34 (623.9084) | 33 (149.6912) | 29 (150.8000) | 16 (160.5600) | 14 (162.8572) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 12 / 31 (654.8112) | 8 (168.0456) | 14 (163.3828) | 20 (158.8456) | 9 (164.5372) |
| 2013-06-21 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 11 / 28 (660.5710) | 13 (165.7144) | 17 (162.8568) | 11 (164.5714) | 10 (167.4284) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 18 / 31 (636.5714) | 18 (156.5714) | 10 (165.1430) | 21 (153.7144) | 10 (161.1426) |
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 | #2106 (86 pts) | #2177 (91 pts) | #2107 (106 pts) | #2292 (66 pts) | #2004 (116 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1636 (125 pts) | #1456 (185 pts) | #1565 (165 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1677 (135 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2726 (59 pts) | #2729 (59 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2023 (104 pts) | #1943 (114 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #885 (335 pts) | #910 (355 pts) | #934 (335 pts) | #1086 (280 pts) | #794 (400 pts) |