A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings
WeQ4U has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
HOT RODS BARBEQUE
HOT RODS BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 14th of 43 at the Que by the Sea (2018). They finished #1701 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Sep 22, 2018 · 5.3 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 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.69 · weakest Pork (154.23)
Road miles
720
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 720 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
638.17 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1701 (115 pts) | #1898 (80 pts) | #1771 (110 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1495 (145 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2017 (95 pts) | #1715 (135 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2689 (61 pts) | #1901 (126 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2775 (56 pts) | #2768 (56 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2514 (64 pts) | #2554 (64 pts) | #2467 (69 pts) | #2550 (64 pts) | #2551 (64 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.2856 | 164.69 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.8344 | 163.13 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2056 | 150.2858 | 154.23 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 139.4286 | 156.11 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 5, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 51 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
Jun 5, 2015 → Sep 22, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1487) Que by the Sea
- Most recent contest Que by the Sea
20154 milestones
- First call Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score655.2800 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Que by the Sea | Sep 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -6.4 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -3.3 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 5, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 91% | 91% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2018 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 14 / 43 (649.5772) | 21 (162.8228) | 15 (161.6916) | 30 (158.2056) | 9 (166.8572) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 29 / 42 (655.2800) | 18 (171.4056) | 10 (170.2628) | 42 (151.3716) | 28 (162.2400) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA | 24 / 31 (642.0912) | 11 (170.2628) | 22 (158.8344) | 27 (157.0628) | 27 (155.9312) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 37 / 39 (605.7140) | 36 (154.2856) | 24 (161.7140) | 35 (150.2858) | 38 (139.4286) |