A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORK BARREL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORK BARREL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
HARVEY'S QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2015-06-27
Best ToY finish
#1550
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.86
last 5 Master vs avg 605.86 (-0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.70 · weakest Brisket (140.09)
Road miles
69
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
605.86 / 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.
The weak link
−17.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.62 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 140.09
- Pork avg 157.70
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RIBS BY ANDY in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
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#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after HARVEY'S QUE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Level with HARVEY'S QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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#4468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORK BARREL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 142.2512 | 151.29 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 149.1428 | 156.78 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 142.7884 | 157.70 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6804 | 121.7152 | 140.09 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 78% | 2015-05-29 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2015-06-27
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DC
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.70 · weakest Brisket (140.09)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
605.86
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
51–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
69
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4464 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1493) Beltway BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- Career-best overall score639.8288 National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.9656 National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2013-06-22 |
| -7.2 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2013-05-31 |
| -6.9 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2015-05-29 |
| -3.7 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2014-06-21 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.9% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 86.3% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-27 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 25 / 42 (639.8288) | 21 (162.8000) | 22 (163.3828) | 19 (163.9656) | 32 (149.6804) |
| 2015-05-29 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 31 / 39 (581.5200) | 29 (148.5372) | 22 (151.3828) | 33 (142.7884) | 33 (138.8116) |
| 2014-06-21 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 29 / 41 (606.2284) | 39 (142.2512) | 26 (158.2744) | 15 (161.7600) | 37 (143.9428) |
| 2013-06-22 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 34 / 42 (580.5726) | 25 (151.4288) | 33 (149.1428) | 23 (158.2858) | 40 (121.7152) |
| 2013-05-31 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 19 / 25 (621.1432) | 23 (151.4286) | 11 (161.7144) | 10 (161.7142) | 20 (146.2860) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1550 (147 pts) | #1759 (127 pts) | #1419 (187 pts) | #1323 (202 pts) | #1614 (142 pts) |