A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
STUBBORN BULL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
STUBBORN BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FORK QUE TOO
FORK QUE TOO is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash (2014). They are ranked #4458 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2013
latest Sep 13, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.44 · weakest Brisket (147.51)
Road miles
221
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
614.09 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FORK QUE TOO, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with FORK QUE TOO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 144.5600 | 156.23 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 140.5256 | 153.92 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 151.3828 | 156.44 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 131.9432 | 147.51 | top 74% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 58% | Sep 13, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 50 times, behind 128
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest
- Career-best overall score634.2512 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1495) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -9.1 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | May 31, 2014 |
| -4.6 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 14, 2013 |
| -3.9 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash | May 10, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 75% | 88.1% | 85% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 21 / 43 (634.2512) | 15 (164.5484) | 33 (151.3828) | 28 (156.0228) | 14 (162.2972) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 32 / 33 (591.9428) | 32 (144.5600) | 32 (140.5256) | 26 (158.2628) | 31 (148.5944) |
| May 31, 2014 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 40 / 48 (611.3832) | 41 (149.1428) | 10 (169.1544) | 23 (161.1428) | 48 (131.9432) |
| May 10, 2014 | The Polish Hungry for Que BBQ Bash Gardner, MA | 12 / 17 (611.3600) | 11 (156.6172) | 14 (153.7144) | 14 (151.3828) | 11 (149.6456) |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 28 / 42 (621.5200) | 6 (166.2628) | 30 (154.8344) | 30 (155.3712) | 34 (145.0516) |