DEJA Q

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

Power ranking

#5116

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-31

latest 2018-02-16

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

656.9708 / 720

Master · * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

610.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 604.27 (+6.35)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±62.39

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.33 · weakest Brisket (137.82)

Road miles

873

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

604.27 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−25.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 25.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 137.82
Chicken avg 163.33
0 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 PAPPO'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Boom or bust

±8.67% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.67% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 83.9% of a perfect score
best 91.2%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 26th

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

Smokin' Gone Wild

#5104 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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 2024-09-13

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Butt Rubbers

#5118 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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 2024-08-24

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CLARENCE

#5120 of the rated field

1460 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

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BIGG'NS BBQ

#5127 of the rated field

1459 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

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SUNSET BBQ & GRILLING

#5095 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

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 2021-09-10

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOW SMOKIN BBQ

#5096 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
OUTTA THE BOX BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
OLD 99 MEAT CO.	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	1	1	179.4400	146.2972	163.33	top 49%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	0	174.8800	150.8228	160.98	top 55%
Pork	8	0	0	0	172.5600	154.1940	162.56	top 53%
Brisket	8	0	0	0	162.2628	20.0000	137.82	top 77%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 100%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	4	26	0	top 76%	2018-02-16
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	4	21	0	top 71%	2016-09-03

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

On the trail 4.5 yrs 2013-08-31 → 2018-02-16

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TX 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.33 · weakest Brisket (137.82)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 604.27 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 300 127–340 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 873 8 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2017-02-16 → 2018-02-16

Power rating 1460 peak 1460 · #5116 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 31 First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
2014
Aug 30 First category win (Chicken) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0856 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 Peak power rating (1495) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
2017
Feb 16 Career-best overall score656.9708 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Feb 16 Most recent contest *Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.9	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2014-08-30
+0.4	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2016-02-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2013-08-31
-12.1	*Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2018-02-16
-10.6	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2015-09-04
-6.4	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	2015-02-26
-4.6	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2016-09-03

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 100%	68.2%	68.2%
2017	1	0	0%	top 68%	91.2%	91.2%
2016	2	0	50%	top 67%	89.2%	89.1%
2015	2	0	0%	top 82%	86.5%	86.5%
2014	1	1	100%	top 28%	90.7%	90.7%
2013	1	0	100%	top 96%	70.2%	70.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-02-16	*Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	38 / 38 (491.3368)	—	4 (174.8800)	34 (154.1940)	19 (162.2628)
2017-02-16	* Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX	28 / 41 (656.9708)	31 (160.4912)	11 (171.4056)	12 (172.5600)	37 (152.5140)
2016-09-03	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	42 / 58 (640.4228)	40 (161.0856)	53 (153.6800)	22 (168.5828)	40 (157.0744)
2016-02-25	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	26 / 42 (642.1596)	10 (169.1200)	30 (156.4912)	34 (156.0456)	24 (160.5028)
2015-09-04	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	62 / 70 (622.2052)	51 (157.1428)	63 (150.8228)	50 (158.8112)	56 (155.4284)
2015-02-26	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	46 / 61 (622.8344)	55 (146.2972)	27 (164.0228)	23 (165.7372)	56 (146.7772)
2014-08-30	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	21 / 76 (653.0856)	1 (179.4400)	24 (164.5600)	39 (161.1084)	63 (147.9772)
2013-08-31	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	85 / 89 (505.1656)	8 (169.7600)	68 (151.9884)	26 (163.4172)	88 (20.0000)

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)	#1791 (135 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1970 (95 pts)	#1103 (300 pts)	#2141 (80 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1458 (170 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)