A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACK-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACK-QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
STAR SPANGLED BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-06-03
Best ToY finish
#1355
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.84 (-3.66)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.78 · weakest Chicken (152.08)
Road miles
560
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
622.84 / 720
5 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
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.70 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Chicken avg 152.08
- Pork Ribs avg 160.78
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Sun BBQ Fest (2017-06-03).
- last seen 2014-07-12
- back 2017-06-03
A June team
Top 46%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 60% the rest of the year
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after STAR SPANGLED BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with STAR SPANGLED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 136.5140 | 152.08 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 153.6916 | 160.78 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 148.5484 | 154.38 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 139.9200 | 153.91 | top 58% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-06-03
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CT
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 160.78 · weakest Chicken (152.08)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
622.84
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
67–104 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
560
5 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2014-07-12 → 2017-06-03
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #3741 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score641.1424 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.1 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship | 2014-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Pork in the Park | 2014-07-12 |
| -7.5 | Pork In The Park BBQ | 2013-07-13 |
| -2.9 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2017-06-03 |
| -1.7 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
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 67% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 87.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 49 / 73 (625.6336) | 66 (147.4056) | 31 (165.1084) | 47 (157.7028) | 48 (155.4168) |
| 2014-07-12 | Pork in the Park Stamford, CT | 17 / 20 (602.6284) | 17 (151.3828) | 15 (153.6916) | 14 (157.6340) | 17 (139.9200) |
| 2014-06-13 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH | 4 / 28 (631.3256) | 19 (158.2284) | 15 (161.6916) | 26 (148.5484) | 9 (164.5372) |
| 2013-07-13 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 16 / 21 (603.3140) | 21 (136.5140) | 9 (159.4056) | 13 (154.2972) | 10 (153.0972) |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 20 / 35 (641.1424) | 10 (166.8572) | 13 (164.0000) | 29 (153.7142) | 21 (156.5710) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1545 (158 pts) | #1591 (168 pts) | #1451 (198 pts) | #1660 (153 pts) | #1335 (223 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1355 (176 pts) | #1333 (201 pts) | #1173 (251 pts) | #1484 (166 pts) | #1322 (201 pts) |