CRUZEN 2 Q

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

Power ranking

#3469

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1509 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2016-04-01

Best ToY finish

#919

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

647.8740 / 720

Master · Pickin' in the Panhandle

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 625.15 (-2.63)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7256

Pork Ribs · Keystone Classic Barbeque

Consistency

±13.57

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.51 · weakest Pork (154.75)

Road miles

358

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

625.15 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 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.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 44%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LATE STARTERS in 4 of their 4 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.

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

Smokin' Degenerates

#3464 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2020-02-21

⚔ Head-to-head

2Q OR NOT 2Q

#3478 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKED PERFECTION

#3457 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Level with CRUZEN 2 Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

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BEAR B QUE

#3458 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

KEEP CALM AND QUE ON

#3487 of the rated field

1493 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-05-05

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Tall Boys and a lil' Smoke

#3462 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1494

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BENTWOOD SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	0	0	170.8572	145.1200	157.51	top 63%
Pork Ribs	6	1	1	1	173.7256	147.9428	157.32	top 55%
Pork	6	2	0	0	170.2856	138.2972	154.75	top 64%
Brisket	6	0	0	0	164.5600	134.7660	155.58	top 54%

“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
PA	3	top 70%
WV	1	top 30%
VA	1	top 67%
MD	1	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 33%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	2	34	0	top 76%	2016-04-01

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

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2016-04-01

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 3 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.51 · weakest Pork (154.75)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 625.15 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 184 111–157 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 358 6 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi

Schedule strength 1524 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2013-09-06 → 2014-10-03

Power rating 1494 peak 1509 · #3469 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
May 25 First call The Memorial Day Pignic
Sep 6 Career-best overall score647.8740 Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1509) Pickin' in the Panhandle
2014
Oct 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7256 Keystone Classic Barbeque
2016
Apr 1 Most recent contest The Ironman

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Pickin' in the Panhandle	2013-09-06
+5.7	The Memorial Day Pignic	2013-05-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	The Ironman	2016-04-01
-5.2	The Ironman	2015-04-03
-4.7	Que & Cruz	2013-07-19
-2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 81%	84.5%	84.5%
2015	1	0	0%	top 71%	85.9%	85.9%
2014	1	1	100%	top 58%	86.3%	86.3%
2013	3	0	100%	top 44%	90%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	44 / 54 (608.4228)	32 (158.8688)	47 (147.9428)	44 (151.3828)	41 (150.2284)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	34 / 48 (618.1828)	36 (156.5372)	35 (150.2856)	40 (152.5372)	25 (158.8228)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	31 / 53 (621.7028)	49 (145.1200)	1 (173.7256)	53 (138.2972)	12 (164.5600)
2013-09-06	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	11 / 37 (647.8740)	27 (157.0856)	23 (158.2400)	5 (170.2856)	19 (162.2628)
2013-07-19	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	30 / 45 (616.4572)	5 (170.8572)	20 (159.9884)	36 (150.8456)	43 (134.7660)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	14 / 38 (638.2858)	25 (156.5714)	24 (153.7142)	10 (165.1428)	11 (162.8574)

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)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1096 (300 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1770 (140 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#919 (320 pts)	#986 (320 pts)	#1238 (235 pts)	#831 (395 pts)	#1015 (295 pts)