A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
TEAM AMERICA ahead in 100% of their meetings
TEAM AMERICA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
FINGER LICKIN Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-07-24
latest 2016-06-17
Best ToY finish
#949
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 637.78 (+1.97)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.61)
Road miles
1,134
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 486 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
637.78 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.28 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.61
- Brisket avg 161.89
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Level with FINGER LICKIN Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 149.0628 | 158.14 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 150.8116 | 157.61 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 150.7884 | 160.14 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 150.8116 | 161.89 | top 51% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2014-07-24 → 2016-06-17
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.61)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
637.78
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
158
70–142 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,134
6 mapped stops · furthest 486 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2016-06-17
Power rating
1483
peak 1483 · #3999 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1499) Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
- First call The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6228 The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off
- Career-best overall score657.6228 The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 2014 Down Town Throw Down
- 2016
- Most recent contest 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | 2014-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-10 |
| -4.1 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2016-06-17 |
| -1.9 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2014-08-22 |
| -1.2 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown | 2014-07-24 |
| -0.8 | 2014 Down Town Throw Down | 2014-12-12 |
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 72% | 87% | 87% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.3% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-17 | 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 42 / 58 (626.6628) | 29 (164.5256) | 46 (150.8116) | 52 (150.7884) | 30 (160.5372) |
| 2015-04-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 26 / 30 (625.5312) | 24 (157.0856) | 20 (156.5484) | 15 (161.0856) | 27 (150.8116) |
| 2014-12-12 | 2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 26 (648.9828) | 24 (154.7884) | 18 (161.0972) | 20 (158.8000) | 2 (174.2972) |
| 2014-09-05 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV | 26 / 42 (657.6228) | 34 (158.2400) | 30 (160.0000) | 10 (170.8344) | 18 (168.5484) |
| 2014-08-22 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 20 / 31 (639.9200) | 29 (149.0628) | 19 (160.5944) | 17 (164.0000) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2014-07-24 | Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT | 18 / 31 (627.9432) | 11 (165.1316) | 20 (156.5828) | 24 (155.3600) | 22 (150.8688) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2082 (80 pts) | #1985 (105 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #949 (335 pts) | #1086 (305 pts) | #1041 (320 pts) | #946 (375 pts) | #691 (540 pts) |