LATE STARTERS

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

Power ranking

#5716

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2016-04-01

Best ToY finish

#1701

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 92%

overall standings

Best overall

604.3996 / 720

Master · Pickin' in the Panhandle

Perfect 180s

Current form

589.15

last 5 Master vs avg 589.15 (+0.00)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

163.3828

Pork Ribs · Pickin' in the Panhandle

Consistency

±10.02

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 150.61 · weakest Brisket (142.83)

Road miles

160

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

589.15 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.79 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 142.83
Pork Ribs avg 150.61
0 calls in 5 entries

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

SULTANS OF SWINE

#5707 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LATE STARTERS)

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

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Gotta Rub Dat Butt

#5709 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGS ON THE RIVER

#5722 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

Level with LATE STARTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

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Ryan's BBQ Shack

#5717 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

WORTHEY OF THE PIG

#5720 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-07-06

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM

#5711 of the rated field

1444 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-04-01

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	157.1428	137.0856	148.66	top 84%
Pork Ribs	5	1	163.3828	133.0628	150.61	top 66%
Pork	5	0	154.2284	143.3828	147.05	top 85%
Brisket	5	0	149.7028	135.4284	142.83	top 90%

“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
PA	3	top 94%
WV	1	top 95%
MD	1	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 93%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Ironman	2	43	0	top 93%	2016-04-01

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2016-04-01

Busiest season 2013 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 3 of 5 contests · 3 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 Ribs averages 150.61 · weakest Brisket (142.83)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 589.15 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 136 16–194 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 160 5 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Power rating 1444 peak 1444 · #5716 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
May 25 Peak power rating (1490) The Memorial Day Pignic
Sep 6 First call Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 Career-best overall score604.3996 Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.3828 Pickin' in the Panhandle
2016
Apr 1 Most recent contest The Ironman

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Pickin' in the Panhandle	2013-09-06
-12.3	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05
-10.9	The Ironman	2016-04-01
-10.3	The Memorial Day Pignic	2013-05-25
-9.4	The Ironman	2015-04-03

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 96%	80.4%	80.4%
2015	1	0%	top 90%	80.9%	80.9%
2014	1	0%	top 97%	80.8%	80.8%
2013	2	50%	top 89%	83.9%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	52 / 54 (579.2228)	38 (157.1200)	52 (133.0628)	50 (143.3828)	49 (145.6572)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	43 / 48 (582.8228)	44 (145.1200)	36 (150.2744)	47 (144.5484)	42 (142.8800)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	38 / 39 (581.5888)	39 (146.8228)	30 (150.3432)	38 (143.9656)	37 (140.4572)
2013-09-06	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	35 / 37 (604.3996)	36 (137.0856)	10 (163.3828)	25 (154.2284)	32 (149.7028)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	32 / 38 (597.7138)	23 (157.1428)	21 (155.9998)	27 (149.1428)	35 (135.4284)

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
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)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2639 (64 pts)	—	—	—	—
2013 ↗	Master	#1701 (125 pts)	#1694 (135 pts)	#1293 (220 pts)	#1793 (125 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)