A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rhythm n QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rhythm n QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE BBQ NERDS
THE BBQ NERDS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 35 at the 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge (2013). They finished #1814 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest May 27, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.96)
Road miles
1
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
637.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1814 (105 pts) | #2538 (65 pts) | #2584 (60 pts) | #1392 (185 pts) | #1833 (110 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.0972 | 159.69 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 153.7144 | 156.96 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 153.0740 | 161.40 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 153.1316 | 159.70 | top 59% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam Barbecue | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 77% | May 27, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 39 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 22, 2015 → May 27, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Best Dam Barbecue
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4688 Best Dam Barbecue
- Career-best overall score652.4688 Best Dam Barbecue
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8570 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1502) 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | May 24, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | May 23, 2014 |
| -6.7 | Best Dam Barbecue | May 27, 2016 |
| -5.7 | Best Dam Barbecue | May 22, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2016 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 29 / 36 (637.5544) | 12 (169.6800) | 23 (159.3600) | 31 (155.3828) | 27 (153.1316) |
| May 22, 2015 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 28 / 38 (652.4688) | 18 (167.9656) | 28 (160.5260) | 21 (166.2856) | 27 (157.6916) |
| May 23, 2014 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 32 / 35 (616.9824) | 35 (145.0972) | 24 (154.2512) | 32 (153.0740) | 16 (164.5600) |
| May 24, 2013 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 16 / 35 (643.9998) | 24 (155.9998) | 28 (153.7144) | 5 (170.8570) | 15 (163.4286) |