High-water mark
668.4684
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4684 at Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-02
2Q OR NOT 2Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1505 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2018-04-06
Best ToY finish
#973
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 625.24 (+1.16)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±60.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.93 · weakest Brisket (158.63)
Road miles
3,557
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 976 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
625.24 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 47%
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SUNDANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SUNDANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 158.63
- Chicken avg 166.93
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at City of Springs BBQ Championship (2018-04-06).
- last seen 2015-07-31
- back 2018-04-06
The long haul
3,557
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,557 miles across 6 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 976 miles to Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge.
- 6 mapped stops
- furthest 976 mi
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with 2Q OR NOT 2Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3492 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.6684 | 166.93 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 151.4284 | 163.52 | top 48% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 153.1428 | 163.41 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5368 | 147.9998 | 158.63 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
1 of 6 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.93 · weakest Brisket (158.63)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
625.24
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
148
68–87 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,557
6 mapped stops · furthest 976 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2015-07-31 → 2018-04-06
Power rating
1493
peak 1505 · #3478 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.4684 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score668.4684 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Bliss, Brews & Que
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1505) SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili
- 2018
- Most recent contest City of Springs BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Bliss, Brews & Que | 2014-10-10 |
| +3.8 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili | 2015-07-31 |
| +2.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-07-25 |
| +2.3 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | 2018-04-06 |
| -10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 68.7% | 68.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 92.8% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 86% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 17 / 17 (494.7884) | 11 (169.1084) | — | 12 (162.8344) | 10 (162.8456) |
| 2015-07-31 | SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO | 14 / 29 (660.4916) | 9 (170.8344) | 20 (161.1200) | 11 (166.2628) | 15 (162.2744) |
| 2014-10-10 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 9 / 26 (644.3536) | 15 (153.6684) | 2 (170.8228) | 7 (165.6684) | 12 (154.1940) |
| 2014-07-25 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 16 / 29 (663.9312) | 13 (168.0000) | 11 (168.5488) | 15 (162.8456) | 17 (164.5368) |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 20 / 40 (668.4684) | 10 (173.1200) | 18 (165.6800) | 8 (169.7256) | 36 (159.9428) |
| 2013-03-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM | 17 / 20 (619.4282) | 7 (166.8572) | 16 (151.4284) | 15 (153.1428) | 18 (147.9998) |
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 | #1840 (82 pts) | #1769 (112 pts) | — | #1798 (107 pts) | #1714 (117 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1899 (109 pts) | #1679 (139 pts) | #2100 (79 pts) | #1773 (124 pts) | #1979 (104 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #973 (325 pts) | #989 (355 pts) | #772 (475 pts) | #869 (420 pts) | #1142 (275 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1921 (85 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1960 (90 pts) | #1974 (95 pts) | #2008 (80 pts) |