A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DEEP SOUTH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DEEP SOUTH BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2017-05-19
Best ToY finish
#1319
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.96 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.82 (-0.86)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (153.86)
Road miles
182
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
636.82 / 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.
The weak link
−13.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 153.86
- Chicken avg 167.11
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016-08-12).
- last seen 2014-05-30
- back 2016-08-12
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BIG L'S SWEET HEAT has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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#5225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with BEN'S BEST QUE AND STEW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 164.5712 | 167.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 143.9200 | 158.63 | top 67% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.8228 | 157.22 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 149.0972 | 153.86 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 76% | 2017-05-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2017-05-19
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.11 · weakest Brisket (153.86)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
636.82
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
130
38–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
182
6 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2014-05-30 → 2016-08-12
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5235 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5710 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1497) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- Career-best overall score656.4228 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-05-19 |
| -11.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-05-30 |
| -11.1 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-04-03 |
| -8.7 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-10 |
| -5.3 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | 2016-08-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.4% | 86% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 90.6% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 26 / 26 (632.3428) | 18 (166.8228) | 26 (154.7772) | 26 (153.0856) | 25 (157.6572) |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 20 / 28 (656.4228) | 16 (168.5256) | 6 (173.1200) | 21 (165.6800) | 27 (149.0972) |
| 2014-05-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 27 / 29 (622.0800) | 17 (166.2400) | 28 (153.0972) | 28 (150.8228) | 25 (151.9200) |
| 2014-04-03 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | 27 / 30 (616.3772) | 13 (167.3828) | 29 (143.9200) | 28 (152.5600) | 24 (152.5144) |
| 2013-05-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 10 / 28 (652.5710) | 6 (169.1428) | 11 (163.4282) | 19 (161.1428) | 15 (158.8572) |
| 2013-05-10 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | 26 / 33 (641.1426) | 21 (164.5712) | 15 (163.4288) | 28 (160.0000) | 27 (153.1426) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2943 (51 pts) | #2115 (86 pts) | #2935 (51 pts) | #2925 (51 pts) | #2924 (51 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2160 (78 pts) | #2149 (98 pts) | #1637 (168 pts) | #2260 (73 pts) | #2964 (53 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1900 (109 pts) | #1418 (209 pts) | #1979 (109 pts) | #2000 (109 pts) | #1943 (114 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1319 (186 pts) | #1171 (246 pts) | #1253 (231 pts) | #1681 (141 pts) | #1466 (161 pts) |