MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

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

Power ranking

#1850

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1557 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2017-03-31

Best ToY finish

#756

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8116 / 720

Master · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.17 (+1.55)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Brisket · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Consistency

±36.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.97 · weakest Brisket (161.79)

Road miles

706

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.17 / 720

18 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.

High-water mark

686.8116 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8116 at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-06

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.18 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 161.79
Pork avg 166.97
3 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG NEWTON in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 36% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 44% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ and Fly In on the River every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 19th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM

#1867 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1569

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-09-14

⚔ Head-to-head

STP BBQ

#1846 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1555

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE)

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

MR. BIBS

#1851 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1545

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE)

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 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Nickel City Smokers

#1845 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1545

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 10% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

MAC'S BARBEQUE

#1863 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2017-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

TWISTED SMOKE ADC

#1849 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

Level with MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	2	0	172.5716	154.8116	162.78	top 57%
Pork Ribs	18	1	0	174.8916	150.8000	163.64	top 48%
Pork	18	5	1	175.4400	151.9544	166.97	top 39%
Brisket	18	3	1	176.0000	146.2400	161.79	top 46%

“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
MO	14	0	top 44%
KS	4	0	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ and Fly In on the River	4	19	0	top 53%	2016-08-19
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	36	0	top 61%	2017-03-31

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

On the trail 3.6 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2017-03-31

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 14 of 18 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.97 · weakest Brisket (161.79)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 8 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 2 of 18 contests

Master average 647.17 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,303 1,544–1,026 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 706 18 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1545 peak 1557 · #1850 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
2014
Mar 14 First call NKC MO State Championship BBQ
Mar 14 First overall top-10 NKC MO State Championship BBQ
Mar 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2288 NKC MO State Championship BBQ
Jun 6 Career-best overall score686.8116 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0000 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
2015
May 15 10th tracked contest 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1557) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2017
Mar 31 Most recent contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
+13.7	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2014-06-06
+12	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+9.3	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2014-04-04
+7.3	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2014-04-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
-6.4	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2015-08-14
-6.2	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2017-03-31
-5.6	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q	2016-05-06
-3.6	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29

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)
2017	1	0	0%	top 73%	88%	88%
2016	5	0	60%	top 57%	92.4%	90.6%
2015	4	0	25%	top 41%	91.6%	85.3%
2014	7	2	57%	top 32%	95.4%	92.2%
2013	1	0	0%	top 53%	89.6%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	43 / 59 (633.6228)	47 (158.2628)	30 (163.9772)	25 (165.1428)	50 (146.2400)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	352 / 557 (645.1204)	367 (160.5488)	396 (158.3200)	417 (158.8344)	162 (167.4172)
2016-08-19	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	29 / 56 (665.0976)	21 (170.8344)	41 (163.4288)	40 (162.2744)	15 (168.5600)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	25 / 55 (660.4912)	44 (159.3828)	40 (158.2628)	8 (174.2628)	8 (168.5828)
2016-05-06	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	20 / 30 (639.2684)	23 (158.2400)	28 (150.8000)	7 (171.9772)	16 (158.2512)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	42 / 72 (652.5372)	57 (157.7716)	34 (162.8344)	10 (174.8456)	50 (157.0856)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	42 / 606 (503.3140)	498 (154.8116)	250 (165.7144)	252 (165.6684)	261 (164.0000)
2015-08-14	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	48 / 67 (634.7088)	47 (160.5372)	43 (162.2516)	59 (151.9544)	41 (159.9656)
2015-05-15	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	18 / 51 (658.2628)	35 (163.4172)	5 (173.7372)	24 (164.0000)	30 (157.1084)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	36 / 71 (659.4288)	49 (159.9656)	25 (166.2744)	23 (169.7716)	33 (163.4172)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	209 / 552 (661.7832)	381 (160.0116)	25 (174.8916)	25 (175.4400)	443 (151.4400)
2014-08-15	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 51 (664.4684)	18 (169.7028)	19 (165.0972)	41 (159.4056)	6 (170.2628)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	38 / 54 (648.4228)	36 (162.8344)	24 (164.0116)	29 (164.5256)	37 (157.0512)
2014-06-06	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	5 / 54 (686.8116)	9 (172.5716)	25 (163.3828)	4 (174.8572)	3 (176.0000)
2014-04-11	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	16 / 54 (659.9316)	15 (166.8344)	35 (159.9772)	3 (172.5828)	25 (160.5372)
2014-04-04	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	20 / 75 (665.6456)	17 (169.1428)	39 (162.8344)	19 (169.1200)	28 (164.5484)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	7 / 61 (662.2288)	7 (168.0000)	15 (164.5716)	12 (166.8344)	17 (162.8228)
2013-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 66 (644.9828)	48 (157.0856)	23 (165.0972)	33 (163.9428)	36 (158.8572)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1011 (320 pts)	#1070 (325 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#701 (570 pts)	#782 (485 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1075 (275 pts)	#1254 (240 pts)	#953 (365 pts)	#1238 (255 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#756 (455 pts)	#860 (420 pts)	#1005 (340 pts)	#818 (450 pts)	#626 (590 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1979 (85 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)