A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rhythm n QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rhythm n QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BUCCANEER BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2015-08-28
Best ToY finish
#2158
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.19
last 3 Master vs avg 627.19 (-0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.95 · weakest Brisket (150.45)
Road miles
236
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
627.19 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
BUCCANEER BARBEQUE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUCCANEER BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BUCCANEER BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 147.4056 | 157.50 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7372 | 155.3944 | 158.29 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 157.1660 | 160.95 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 141.7028 | 150.45 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 83% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.95 · weakest Brisket (150.45)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
627.19
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
22–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
236
3 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-07-24 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Peak power rating (1493) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- 2014
- First call Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- Career-best overall score636.5836 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8572 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Most recent contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2015-08-28 |
| -7.2 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2013-08-23 |
| -5.1 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | 2014-07-24 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 44 / 49 (636.5836) | 27 (166.8572) | 42 (157.7260) | 44 (157.1660) | 43 (154.8344) |
| 2014-07-24 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT | 22 / 31 (618.7656) | 23 (158.2400) | 22 (155.3944) | 10 (163.4284) | 29 (141.7028) |
| 2013-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 26 / 34 (626.2168) | 32 (147.4056) | 16 (161.7372) | 16 (162.2628) | 25 (154.8112) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2494 (71 pts) | #2615 (66 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #1854 (131 pts) | #2768 (56 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2578 (59 pts) | #2596 (59 pts) | #1897 (104 pts) | #1931 (104 pts) | #2609 (59 pts) |