A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
4:20 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
4:20 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-08-24
Best ToY finish
#1460
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
587.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 586.64 (+1.02)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.80 · weakest Brisket (138.52)
Road miles
383
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
586.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
−13.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.28 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 138.52
- Pork avg 151.80
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) (2018-08-24).
- last seen 2016-08-26
- back 2018-08-24
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 50th
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.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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#5618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with LAYMAN FAMILY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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#5615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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-head#5631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG NATION BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WILLY'S Q SHACK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIZZY PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FREE RANGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHITE DOG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PEQUEA PULLERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ENGINEERED SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6456 | 139.3484 | 144.72 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 142.8000 | 151.60 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 142.2628 | 151.80 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 124.4800 | 138.52 | top 84% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 87% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 5 | 50 | 0 | top 87% | 2018-08-24 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-08-24
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 151.80 · weakest Brisket (138.52)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
586.64
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
184
53–323 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
383
6 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2018-08-24
Power rating
1447
peak 1447 · #5629 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) New Holland Summer Fest
- 2014
- First call New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score614.2168 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0116 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2018
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2013-08-23 |
| -11.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2016-08-26 |
| -11.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| -7.3 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
| -5.8 | Recovery Fest 2013 | 2013-09-06 |
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 87% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 79.2% | 79.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-24 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 62 / 71 (582.7084) | 55 (149.6456) | 49 (153.1428) | 61 (147.9656) | 69 (131.9544) |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 63 / 66 (570.0340) | 65 (139.3712) | 54 (153.0744) | 55 (153.1084) | 65 (124.4800) |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 65 / 70 (588.4800) | 67 (143.9884) | 66 (142.8572) | 10 (168.0000) | 66 (133.6344) |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 50 / 70 (614.2168) | 59 (147.4056) | 10 (168.0116) | 54 (150.2856) | 51 (148.5140) |
| 2013-09-06 | Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA | 20 / 28 (582.8228) | 21 (148.5488) | 17 (149.7028) | 26 (142.2628) | 22 (142.3084) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 62 / 71 (581.5540) | 69 (139.3484) | 61 (142.8000) | 53 (149.1656) | 46 (150.2400) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1460 (153 pts) | #1603 (148 pts) | #1494 (168 pts) | #1782 (128 pts) | #1609 (143 pts) |