A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACES HIGH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACES HIGH BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
KNUCKLEHEADS BAR AND GRILL BBQ
KNUCKLEHEADS BAR AND GRILL BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 47th of 49 at the Minnesota in May (2013). They finished #1589 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±66.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.55 · weakest Brisket (143.56)
Road miles
111
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
560.94 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | — | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2354 (74 pts) | #2413 (74 pts) | #2393 (74 pts) | #2408 (74 pts) | #2400 (74 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4168 | 143.4744 | 149.15 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 140.5028 | 151.97 | top 84% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 144.5600 | 153.55 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 131.3944 | 143.56 | top 88% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 51 | 0 | top 97% | Jun 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 6 times, behind 217
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 30, 2014 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin in Steele
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score611.4286 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.5716 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1486) Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Minnesota in May | May 17, 2013 |
| -14.3 | Minnesota in May | May 16, 2014 |
| -11.9 | Smokin in Steele | May 30, 2014 |
| -10.6 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 3, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 | 0% | top 96% | 62.1% | 62.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 83.9% | 82.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 51 / 53 (447.2800) | — | 52 (140.5028) | 50 (147.9200) | 33 (158.8572) |
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 65 / 67 (603.9424) | 63 (155.4168) | 48 (160) | 58 (157.1312) | 66 (131.3944) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 58 / 58 (581.1084) | 58 (143.4744) | 47 (151.3828) | 58 (144.5600) | 53 (141.6912) |
| May 17, 2013 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 47 / 49 (611.4286) | 48 (148.5712) | 42 (156) | 29 (164.5716) | 48 (142.2858) |