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.
BULLPEN BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1500 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2016-05-27
Best ToY finish
#1840
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.04
last 5 Master vs avg 635.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.79 · weakest Brisket (154.39)
Road miles
44
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
635.04 / 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
−6.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 154.39
- Pork avg 160.79
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rollin Smoke Barbeque in 3 of their 4 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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to BULLPEN BBQ TEAM)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKEIT BBQ & CATERING ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
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#4525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after BULLPEN BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with BULLPEN BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
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#4501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 150.2400 | 160.10 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 146.2628 | 159.76 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 149.1200 | 160.79 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 145.1544 | 154.39 | top 69% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam Barbecue | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 74% | 2016-05-27 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2016-05-27
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
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 160.79 · weakest Brisket (154.39)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
635.04
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
101
45–124 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
44
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1472
peak 1500 · #4507 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- Peak power rating (1500) 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Best Dam Barbecue
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3260 Best Dam Barbecue
- Career-best overall score651.3260 Best Dam Barbecue
- Most recent contest Best Dam Barbecue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2016-05-27 |
| +0.4 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2013-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
| -11 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2014-05-23 |
| -7.5 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown | 2015-12-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 87.9% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 20 / 36 (651.3260) | 24 (165.6800) | 5 (173.1316) | 20 (166.8344) | 32 (145.6800) |
| 2015-12-11 | 2015 Downtown Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV | 25 / 30 (633.0744) | 28 (150.2400) | 13 (165.6916) | 29 (149.1200) | 12 (168.0228) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 35 / 38 (629.1544) | 31 (162.2972) | 37 (146.2628) | 5 (175.4400) | 36 (145.1544) |
| 2014-05-23 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 31 / 35 (619.9084) | 13 (166.2856) | 31 (150.8572) | 30 (156.5372) | 34 (146.2284) |
| 2013-05-24 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 18 / 35 (641.7148) | 23 (156.0000) | 11 (162.8576) | 24 (156.0000) | 9 (166.8572) |
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 | #2112 (85 pts) | #2318 (65 pts) | #1512 (185 pts) | #2185 (85 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1840 (115 pts) | #1892 (115 pts) | #1511 (175 pts) | #1281 (240 pts) | #1431 (180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2700 (60 pts) | #1933 (120 pts) | #2719 (60 pts) | #2715 (60 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1867 (95 pts) | #2461 (70 pts) | #1744 (130 pts) | #2536 (65 pts) | #1586 (145 pts) |