A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BARK 4 BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-05
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#1377
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.73
last 5 Master vs avg 615.73 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.65 · weakest Brisket (152.08)
Road miles
380
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
615.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 2 SKINNY COOKS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
4.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.4 years, then back at *Harbor-Que (2018-10-05).
- last seen 2014-05-24
- back 2018-10-05
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
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#4324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BARK 4 BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARK 4 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1476
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#4322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- 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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 144.5484 | 155.65 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3088 | 147.4172 | 154.29 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 146.8228 | 153.71 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 131.8856 | 152.08 | top 61% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2013-07-05 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.65 · weakest Brisket (152.08)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
615.73
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
75–154 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
380
5 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
2014-05-24 → 2018-10-05
Power rating
1476
peak 1501 · #4340 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- First call Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1501) Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- 2014
- Career-best overall score640.5944 Red, White, And BBQ
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1200 *Harbor-Que
- Most recent contest *Harbor-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2013-07-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Up In Smoke on the Square | 2013-08-23 |
| -11.2 | *Harbor-Que | 2018-10-05 |
| -0.9 | Red, White, And BBQ | 2014-05-24 |
| -0.1 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 66% | 87.9% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 26 / 28 (591.2456) | 12 (165.1200) | 25 (147.4172) | 26 (146.8228) | 28 (131.8856) |
| 2014-05-24 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 43 / 72 (640.5944) | 59 (154.2512) | 32 (162.3088) | 27 (164.6172) | 43 (159.4172) |
| 2013-10-18 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 29 / 54 (618.2976) | 33 (155.4856) | 29 (156.0004) | 38 (149.1088) | 21 (157.7028) |
| 2013-08-23 | Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | 44 / 46 (595.3716) | 46 (144.5484) | 39 (149.1432) | 41 (153.1200) | 41 (148.5600) |
| 2013-07-05 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 17 / 34 (633.1426) | 22 (158.8570) | 22 (156.5712) | 24 (154.8572) | 6 (162.8572) |
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 | #2560 (53 pts) | #1720 (118 pts) | #2552 (53 pts) | #2554 (53 pts) | #2554 (53 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #1617 (145 pts) | #1651 (145 pts) | #1726 (135 pts) | #1174 (245 pts) |