EAST TENNESSE Q CREW

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

Power ranking

#2907

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1523 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2021-07-16

Best ToY finish

#810

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7544 / 720

Master · Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.86 (-20.13)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival

Consistency

±40.50

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.33)

Road miles

1,350

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.86 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.7544 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.7544 at Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-06-19

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HICKORY PRIME has finished one call ahead of EAST TENNESSE Q CREW 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 92% of their meetings

SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.33
Chicken avg 169.66
4 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Chillin & Grillin In the Glades (2021-07-16).

last seen 2016-07-22
back 2021-07-16

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 49% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 49% across 5 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 59% 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.

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

MARKS FAMILY BBQ

#2902 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to EAST TENNESSE Q CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EAST TENNESSE Q CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Good Times

#2923 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2024-08-17

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JD'S LIPSMAKIN SMOKERS

#2913 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before EAST TENNESSE Q CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

JOHNSON'S BREW N BBQ

#2922 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

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OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ

#2898 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-04-27

⚔ Head-to-head

NEW AMERICAN BBQ CREW

#2916 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Level with EAST TENNESSE Q CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THIS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Q-FACTOR	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Pappy Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PATRIOTIC RADIO NETWORK BBQ TEAM	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	8	1	4	178.8572	147.3256	169.66	top 37%
Pork Ribs	16	4	0	0	174.8572	20.0000	155.33	top 61%
Pork	16	4	0	0	173.7028	143.9998	163.65	top 61%
Brisket	16	3	1	1	173.7372	151.9428	164.23	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
KY	5	top 37%
NC	4	top 65%
TN	4	top 64%
VA	3	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 46%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 64%
Large (40+)	4	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Chillin & Grillin In the Glades	3	13	0	top 80%	2021-07-16
WNC BBQ Festival-	2	28	0	top 64%	2016-07-22

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.2 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2021-07-16

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KY 5 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.33)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 10 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 4 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 652.86 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 277 210–286 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,350 16 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5 yrs 2016-07-22 → 2021-07-16

Power rating 1508 peak 1523 · #2907 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Mar 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4228 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Jun 20 First overall top-10 Barbourville BBQ Festival
2015
Jun 19 First category win (Chicken) Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival
Jun 19 Career-best overall score686.7544 Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival
Jul 24 10th tracked contest WNC BBQ Festival
2016
Jul 1 First overall podium Fire on the Mountain
Jul 1 Peak power rating (1523) Fire on the Mountain
2021
Jul 16 Most recent contest Chillin & Grillin In the Glades

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Fire on the Mountain	2016-07-01
+12.2	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival	2015-06-19
+8.7	Barbourville BBQ Festival	2014-06-20
+3.7	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2016-06-17
+3.6	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest	2014-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off	2013-07-19
-8.4	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades	2021-07-16
-6.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-10
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-06-03
-3.7	WNC BBQ Festival-	2016-07-22

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	70.4%	70.4%
2016	5	1	1	80%	top 59%	93.9%	92%
2015	4	1	1	50%	top 52%	95.4%	93.2%
2014	4	2	0	50%	top 47%	94.5%	92.5%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 79%	88.7%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	24 / 25 (506.7544)	19 (163.9656)	25 (20.0000)	12 (167.3944)	22 (155.3944)
2016-07-22	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	35 / 49 (663.3716)	16 (170.8344)	45 (156.5256)	39 (162.2744)	11 (173.7372)
2016-07-08	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	19 / 26 (647.3028)	4 (170.8456)	21 (155.3828)	18 (159.3944)	15 (161.6800)
2016-07-01	Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	3 / 15 (670.3316)	2 (172.6172)	9 (162.8344)	8 (164.0000)	1 (170.8800)
2016-06-17	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	16 / 32 (675.8968)	17 (170.8228)	25 (161.6456)	7 (172.0228)	6 (171.4056)
2016-06-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	22 / 27 (656.4116)	3 (175.4172)	19 (165.0972)	25 (158.2056)	25 (157.6916)
2015-07-24	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	28 / 49 (660.4340)	18 (169.6684)	24 (165.7144)	29 (165.1200)	34 (159.9312)
2015-07-10	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	13 / 18 (653.6232)	3 (172.0000)	10 (165.6916)	11 (163.9888)	16 (151.9428)
2015-06-19	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY	7 / 25 (686.7544)	1 (178.8572)	15 (168.5372)	9 (171.9772)	14 (167.3828)
2015-05-29	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	20 / 39 (683.3140)	28 (168.5140)	18 (170.2744)	12 (173.7028)	19 (170.8228)
2014-09-12	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest Greeneville, TN	8 / 17 (674.7424)	6 (173.1428)	8 (167.9656)	13 (166.8112)	7 (166.8228)
2014-06-20	Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY	10 / 27 (680.5028)	5 (174.2628)	6 (174.8572)	11 (168.5256)	18 (162.8572)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	37 / 73 (661.5884)	23 (169.6684)	29 (165.7144)	57 (157.0856)	21 (169.1200)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	22 / 42 (648.4228)	28 (164.5484)	19 (163.9428)	37 (157.0972)	22 (162.8344)
2013-07-19	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off Unicoi, TN	17 / 20 (637.4856)	20 (147.3256)	17 (157.6572)	9 (166.8344)	12 (165.6684)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	21 / 29 (638.8572)	4 (172.0000)	12 (163.4284)	28 (143.9998)	16 (159.4290)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1540 (55 pts)	#1202 (80 pts)	#1616 (50 pts)	#1043 (115 pts)	#1225 (65 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#837 (403 pts)	#604 (648 pts)	#932 (378 pts)	#843 (433 pts)	#980 (343 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#810 (421 pts)	#766 (486 pts)	#771 (476 pts)	#969 (366 pts)	#841 (411 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1425 (159 pts)	#1104 (274 pts)	#1351 (204 pts)	#1402 (184 pts)	#1290 (209 pts)