WILLY'S Q SHACK

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

Power ranking

#5585

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2018-10-05

Best ToY finish

#1062

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

643.9656 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.31

last 5 Master vs avg 623.98 (+0.34)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Chicken · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±12.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.60 · weakest Brisket (148.90)

Road miles

827

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.98 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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 57%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 57%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.71 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 148.90
Pork avg 159.60
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of A 2 Z in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 16 shared pork entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.7% of a perfect score
17 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 28th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

HOG STREET BULLIES

#5580 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1448

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to WILLY'S Q SHACK)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — HOG STREET BULLIES ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Grand Royal BBQ

#5572 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WILLY'S Q SHACK)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before WILLY'S Q SHACK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BRR-B-Q

#5596 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1510 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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Chillin & Grillin

#5597 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Wicked Pig BBQ

#5583 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BETER WORDT HET NIET BBQ

#5595 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-10-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HAWG NATION BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
FLYING PORKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CAMP BACON BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	1	1	174.8800	129.0400	159.03	top 56%
Pork Ribs	17	0	0	0	164.5828	146.7884	156.44	top 60%
Pork	17	1	0	0	166.8228	146.8228	159.60	top 52%
Brisket	17	1	0	0	162.8572	135.3828	148.90	top 75%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)	6	28	top 61%	2018-08-24
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	28	top 66%	2015-10-02
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2	33	top 80%	2018-10-05

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

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2018-10-05

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.60 · weakest Brisket (148.90)

Walk rate 24% a top-10 call in 4 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 623.98 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 329 309–628 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 827 17 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5585 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1498) New Holland Summer Fest
Oct 4 First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
2015
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
2016
Aug 26 First category win (Chicken) New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Career-best overall score643.9656 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 New Holland Summer Fest
2018
Oct 5 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	New Holland Summer Fest	2016-08-26
+4.2	New Holland Summer Fest	2015-08-28
+1.3	Que for the Troops	2014-06-06
+0.7	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2015-10-02
+0.5	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2013-10-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	New Holland Summer Fest	2014-08-22
-11.1	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2014-10-03
-8.9	Que for the Troops	2015-06-05
-7.6	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2018-10-05
-5.9	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05

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)
2018	2	0	0%	top 78%	86.9%	86.1%
2017	3	0	33%	top 75%	88.2%	87.1%
2016	2	1	50%	top 56%	89.4%	88.9%
2015	3	0	0%	top 65%	88.8%	87.8%
2014	4	0	25%	top 77%	86.6%	84.6%
2013	3	0	33%	top 57%	86.9%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-05	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	38 / 42 (614.6740)	31 (158.2284)	37 (152.0344)	37 (151.9428)	39 (152.4684)
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	46 / 71 (625.5196)	36 (159.9428)	55 (150.2400)	30 (158.8112)	35 (156.5256)
2017-10-06	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	29 / 39 (635.3828)	34 (158.2972)	18 (160.5600)	26 (162.2628)	31 (154.2628)
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	50 / 69 (627.2232)	45 (158.2172)	34 (161.0972)	30 (161.0972)	61 (146.8116)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	40 / 51 (618.7656)	9 (169.7256)	18 (164.5372)	45 (146.8228)	50 (137.6800)
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	33 / 47 (636.4688)	34 (162.2628)	22 (162.8460)	40 (154.2400)	30 (157.1200)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	28 / 66 (643.9656)	1 (174.8800)	23 (164.5828)	49 (155.3828)	50 (149.1200)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	33 / 57 (639.4056)	23 (164.5828)	41 (155.9428)	17 (165.7144)	42 (153.1656)
2015-08-28	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	33 / 70 (634.8112)	12 (169.7488)	31 (161.6684)	32 (158.8456)	57 (144.5484)
2015-06-05	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	48 / 54 (621.6344)	13 (169.1200)	47 (151.9772)	26 (165.1544)	53 (135.3828)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	48 / 53 (600.3656)	53 (129.0400)	18 (163.4288)	17 (165.1200)	47 (142.7768)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	30 / 39 (622.1484)	38 (149.0628)	35 (147.9428)	19 (162.2856)	10 (162.8572)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	63 / 70 (591.1996)	57 (150.2284)	60 (146.7884)	58 (149.6456)	56 (144.5372)
2014-06-06	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	33 / 65 (623.3144)	30 (159.4056)	53 (147.3944)	11 (165.1428)	38 (151.3716)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	28 / 55 (622.1028)	32 (155.4056)	37 (151.9544)	5 (166.8228)	37 (147.9200)
2013-09-06	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	21 / 31 (625.0060)	22 (154.2516)	15 (156.5716)	16 (161.0856)	22 (153.0972)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	37 / 71 (625.5888)	32 (161.1200)	27 (159.9772)	17 (162.8800)	64 (141.6116)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1209 (265 pts)	#1259 (250 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1015 (345 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1042 (315 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1062 (289 pts)	#1323 (225 pts)	#1201 (260 pts)	#1017 (335 pts)	#1306 (225 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1179 (226 pts)	#1255 (221 pts)	#1154 (256 pts)	#795 (416 pts)	#1244 (221 pts)