The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON has finished one call ahead of FRANK'S Q. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
FRANK'S Q.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2016-05-28
Best ToY finish
#2143
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.38
last 4 Master vs avg 611.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.82 · weakest Chicken (150.00)
Road miles
298
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 298 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
611.38 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BAD BONES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BAD BONES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
FRANK'S Q. has 4 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 121 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.
#5113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with FRANK'S Q. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 130.8572 | 150.00 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3084 | 143.3716 | 153.29 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.6800 | 157.82 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 147.4400 | 150.27 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 87% | 2015-04-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2016-05-28
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.82 · weakest Chicken (150.00)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
611.38
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
80
18–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
298
4 mapped stops · furthest 298 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-04-03 → 2016-05-28
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1486) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Career-best overall score620.5140 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2016
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-04-12 |
| -10.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-04-04 |
| -8.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-03 |
| -7.8 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2016-05-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-28 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 36 / 43 (618.6508) | 31 (157.0968) | 39 (143.3716) | 23 (160.5140) | 24 (157.6684) |
| 2015-04-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 23 / 28 (620.5140) | 16 (158.8572) | 19 (158.3084) | 23 (155.3828) | 24 (147.9656) |
| 2014-04-04 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 26 / 30 (607.5084) | 26 (153.1884) | 19 (157.2000) | 28 (149.6800) | 24 (147.4400) |
| 2013-04-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 27 / 29 (598.8572) | 26 (130.8572) | 21 (154.2856) | 10 (165.7144) | 23 (148.0000) |
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 | #2143 (63 pts) | #2008 (98 pts) | #2077 (83 pts) | #2213 (63 pts) | #2755 (58 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2784 (55 pts) | #2780 (55 pts) | #2120 (85 pts) | #2784 (55 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2671 (54 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) | #2393 (74 pts) | #1776 (129 pts) | #2551 (64 pts) |