CAPTAIN PJ'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2566

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1517 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2018-05-11

Best ToY finish

#1082

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2168 / 720

Master · *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.01 (+10.43)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±16.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (157.05)

Road miles

1,153

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Master avg

644.01 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

670.2168 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2168 at *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-10-06

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

T-MAC SMOKIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

T-MAC SMOKIN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 157.05
Pork avg 162.84
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Minnesota in May (2017-05-12).

last seen 2014-07-11
back 2017-05-12

Pork nemesis

3 of 4 shared pork entries lost

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
8 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.

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

Ribs in Peace

#2572 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

PO BACON BBQ

#2570 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-14

⚔ Head-to-head

GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS

#2575 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Level with CAPTAIN PJ'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET PETE'S SMOKIN' HOT MEAT

#2573 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS

#2578 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-06-28

⚔ Head-to-head

YOURS IN BBQ

#2568 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	171.9884	152.5600	161.91	top 54%
Pork Ribs	8	3	2	175.4400	148.5144	162.20	top 44%
Pork	8	2	0	172.5600	152.5256	162.84	top 50%
Brisket	8	1	0	168.0000	142.8228	157.05	top 60%

“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
WI	5	0	top 43%
MN	3	0	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 53%
Large (40+)	3	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	2	32	0	top 48%	2018-05-11
Poor Que	2	8	0	top 36%	2014-06-06

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2018-05-11

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.84 · weakest Brisket (157.05)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 2 of 8 contests

Master average 644.01 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 225 177–151 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,153 8 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi

Schedule strength 1533 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs 2014-07-11 → 2017-05-12

Power rating 1517 peak 1517 · #2566 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 7 First call Poor Que
2014
Jun 6 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4916 Poor Que
2017
May 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Minnesota in May
Oct 6 Career-best overall score670.2168 *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
2018
May 11 Peak power rating (1517) Minnesota in May
May 11 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	Poor Que	2014-06-06
+6.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2014-07-11
+5.6	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	2017-10-06
+3	Minnesota in May	2018-05-11
+1.5	Minnesota in May	2017-05-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-07-12
-3.4	Death's Door Barbecue	2013-08-23

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 46%	92%	92%
2017	2	1	100%	top 49%	93.1%	91.5%
2014	2	1	100%	top 27%	90.6%	89.8%
2013	3	0	33%	top 64%	87.8%	87%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-11	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	32 / 70 (662.2516)	52 (161.6800)	23 (167.4288)	34 (165.1428)	15 (168.0000)
2017-10-06	*Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	9 / 19 (670.2168)	5 (171.9884)	14 (165.1428)	5 (172.5600)	15 (160.5256)
2017-05-12	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	36 / 71 (646.7432)	56 (156.5028)	2 (175.4400)	62 (153.6916)	38 (161.1088)
2014-07-11	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	14 / 42 (640.4916)	29 (152.5600)	33 (148.5144)	4 (172.5600)	8 (166.8572)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	8 / 38 (652.4916)	2 (171.4400)	2 (170.2744)	35 (152.5256)	15 (158.2516)
2013-08-23	Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	18 / 28 (623.9316)	17 (162.2744)	15 (157.1316)	11 (161.7028)	27 (142.8228)
2013-07-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	22 / 29 (631.9200)	16 (162.2972)	23 (151.9656)	12 (165.1428)	24 (152.5144)
2013-06-07	Poor Que Montello, WI	20 / 39 (624.0000)	24 (156.5714)	9 (161.7142)	21 (159.4286)	34 (146.2858)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1950 (70 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1753 (110 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1351 (189 pts)	#1330 (229 pts)	#1016 (359 pts)	#1325 (229 pts)	#1644 (154 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1082 (280 pts)	#1034 (330 pts)	#1024 (330 pts)	#1158 (280 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1903 (89 pts)	#2474 (69 pts)	#1629 (149 pts)	#2043 (84 pts)	#2551 (64 pts)