A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2015-05-08
Best ToY finish
#1607
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.45
last 5 Master vs avg 623.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (150.61)
Road miles
247
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
623.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−10.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 150.61
- Pork avg 161.13
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of JAM'N HAMS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1508
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#3133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#3142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with MCSHIN FOUNDATION ALUMNI BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
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#3141 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
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#3154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAM'N HAMS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MAKIN BACON BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rocks Money Pit BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 150.8228 | 154.02 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 150.8000 | 157.68 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.2972 | 154.8572 | 161.13 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.0000 | 138.8456 | 150.61 | top 62% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Jamboree | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 67% | 2015-05-08 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2015-05-08
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.13 · weakest Brisket (150.61)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
623.45
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
145
109–128 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
247
5 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1501
peak 1519 · #3150 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Que & Cruz
- First call Que & Cruz
- First overall top-10 Que & Cruz
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7656 Que & Cruz
- Career-best overall score650.7656 Que & Cruz
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.0000 Que & Cruz
- Peak power rating (1519) Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
- 2015
- Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Que & Cruz | 2013-07-19 |
| +6.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival | 2014-04-04 |
| -8 | BBQ Jamboree | 2014-05-09 |
| -0.7 | BBQ Jamboree | 2015-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.8% | 84.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 90.4% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 37 / 65 (626.1940) | 52 (153.6684) | 20 (163.9656) | 37 (154.8572) | 38 (153.7028) |
| 2014-05-09 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 49 / 64 (603.3828) | 50 (150.8228) | 44 (151.4172) | 16 (162.2972) | 59 (138.8456) |
| 2014-04-04 | Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA | 33 / 41 (610.6172) | 21 (160.5028) | 35 (150.8000) | 22 (158.8000) | 41 (140.5144) |
| 2013-08-23 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA | 9 / 28 (626.2740) | 16 (150.8684) | 9 (157.1200) | 3 (166.2972) | 15 (151.9884) |
| 2013-07-19 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 6 / 45 (650.7656) | 33 (154.2400) | 8 (165.1200) | 10 (163.4056) | 3 (168.0000) |
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 | #1709 (141 pts) | #1611 (161 pts) | #1761 (141 pts) | #1454 (201 pts) | #1760 (141 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1607 (138 pts) | #1929 (98 pts) | #1691 (138 pts) | #1227 (228 pts) | #1878 (103 pts) |