A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
BUCK SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1493 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-06-13
latest 2017-07-21
Best ToY finish
#1136
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 642.86 (-1.14)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.18 · weakest Chicken (158.73)
Road miles
75
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
642.86 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.45 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Chicken avg 158.73
- Brisket avg 164.18
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SAUCED N SMOKED in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A July team
Top 53%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
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.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1519
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#3501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUCK SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
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#3495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
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#3487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL IN QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIDDLIN' FATBACK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 150.8228 | 158.73 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.2056 | 161.21 | top 52% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 151.9428 | 158.74 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 157.0856 | 164.18 | top 40% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Prairie | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 75% | 2015-05-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-06-13 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.18 · weakest Chicken (158.73)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
642.86
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
109
80–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
75
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2016-07-22
Power rating
1493
peak 1493 · #3492 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Prairie
- First call Smoke on the Prairie
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5372 Smoke on the Prairie
- Peak power rating (1496) Smoke on the Prairie
- 2016
- Career-best overall score652.9940 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown)
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-21 |
| +0.6 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) | 2016-07-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2014-07-25 |
| -5 | Smoke on the Prairie | 2015-05-29 |
| -3.9 | Smoke on the Prairie | 2014-06-13 |
| -3 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival | 2014-09-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 73% | 90.1% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | *Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL | 11 / 48 (652.5716) | 26 (161.6688) | 14 (162.2972) | 10 (164.6056) | 13 (164.0000) |
| 2016-07-22 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL | 21 / 37 (652.9940) | 26 (161.6800) | 4 (170.2628) | 32 (151.9428) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL | 14 / 18 (637.6112) | 18 (150.8228) | 11 (161.6800) | 14 (156.5600) | 4 (168.5484) |
| 2014-09-05 | Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL | 11 / 16 (646.2404) | 14 (154.8572) | 14 (158.8116) | 4 (169.6684) | 9 (162.9032) |
| 2014-07-25 | Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 38 / 48 (619.2108) | 30 (162.2284) | 46 (146.2056) | 42 (153.6912) | 25 (157.0856) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL | 20 / 28 (648.5372) | 22 (161.1200) | 8 (167.9772) | 22 (156.0000) | 14 (163.4400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1666 (130 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1970 (115 pts) | #1707 (135 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2140 (80 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1416 (210 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1939 (98 pts) | #2108 (78 pts) | #1926 (113 pts) | #2024 (98 pts) | #1390 (193 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1136 (262 pts) | #1287 (237 pts) | #1049 (317 pts) | #1024 (332 pts) | #1051 (307 pts) |