They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
APPLEWAY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1512 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2014-09-05
Best ToY finish
#1251
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 630.93 (-3.62)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.12 · weakest Brisket (150.26)
Road miles
426
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
630.93 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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 tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 150.26
- Pork avg 163.12
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
5 of 7
shared pork entries lost
3 EYZ BBQ ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±1.10%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 87.6% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to APPLEWAY BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team APPLEWAY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with APPLEWAY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEGUELLO BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 142.8570 | 156.64 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 154.8228 | 160.92 | top 39% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 155.4056 | 163.12 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 137.0628 | 150.26 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2014-09-05
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.12 · weakest Brisket (150.26)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
630.93
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
176
147–146 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
426
8 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Power rating
1502
peak 1512 · #3130 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
- First call The Memorial Day Pignic
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8572 The Memorial Day Pignic
- First overall top-10 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- Career-best overall score645.7372 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- Peak power rating (1512) The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- 2014
- Most recent contest 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | 2013-07-12 |
| +6.6 | The Memorial Day Pignic | 2013-05-25 |
| +5.9 | BBQ Jamboree | 2014-05-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | 2014-09-05 |
| -5.4 | Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | 2013-06-28 |
| -3.9 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff | 2013-09-06 |
| -3.6 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ | 2013-10-11 |
| -0.9 | Hogging Up BBQ Festival | 2014-06-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 57% | 88% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 51% | 89.7% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA | 31 / 39 (621.5540) | 36 (150.2628) | 14 (164.5256) | 26 (157.0856) | 31 (149.6800) |
| 2014-06-27 | Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA | 26 / 46 (633.7600) | 29 (157.1544) | 17 (161.7256) | 26 (157.7028) | 21 (157.1772) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 22 / 64 (632.9824) | 21 (159.4056) | 26 (159.3828) | 6 (168.5484) | 49 (145.6456) |
| 2013-10-11 | 3rd Annual High Point BBQ Clarksburg, MD | 20 / 31 (622.7428) | 18 (159.4400) | 13 (161.1200) | 12 (160.5372) | 26 (141.6456) |
| 2013-09-06 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA | 20 / 31 (625.5428) | 8 (163.9772) | 18 (154.8228) | 5 (169.6800) | 31 (137.0628) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 6 / 29 (645.7372) | 10 (164.0000) | 5 (161.7716) | 17 (155.4056) | 4 (164.5600) |
| 2013-06-28 | Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA | 18 / 26 (626.2852) | 22 (155.9998) | 18 (155.4284) | 9 (165.1428) | 21 (149.7142) |
| 2013-05-25 | The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD | 13 / 38 (638.8570) | 36 (142.8570) | 5 (168.5714) | 2 (170.8572) | 17 (156.5714) |
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 | #1251 (225 pts) | #1600 (166 pts) | #1498 (186 pts) | #1221 (261 pts) | #1593 (166 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1413 (162 pts) | #1184 (242 pts) | #1339 (207 pts) | #1025 (302 pts) | #1822 (112 pts) |