A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rhythm n QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rhythm n QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1510 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2016-03-18
Best ToY finish
#1192
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.59 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 639.53 (-2.94)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.01)
Road miles
2,582
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
639.53 / 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
−10.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.78 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.01
- Pork avg 165.79
- 1 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.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1503
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-head#3906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after LUKEMIA SUCKS TOO did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1485
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#3900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1516 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 153.7372 | 163.52 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 147.9428 | 155.01 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.6800 | 165.79 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 139.9656 | 155.20 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2016-03-18
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
2 of 6 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.01)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
639.53
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
164
78–122 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,582
6 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1485
peak 1510 · #3899 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1510) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2015
- Career-best overall score662.1940 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7256 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- 2016
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-04-11 |
| +4.3 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2015-05-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-03-18 |
| -10.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-03 |
| -4.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-27 |
| -0.5 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2014-04-26 |
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 100% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 92% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 90.9% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 30 / 30 (637.6108) | 25 (164.5712) | 30 (147.9428) | 15 (170.2628) | 27 (154.8340) |
| 2015-05-22 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 16 / 38 (662.1940) | 23 (162.2400) | 5 (173.7256) | 20 (166.8228) | 29 (159.4056) |
| 2015-04-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 24 / 28 (619.3148) | 11 (164.0344) | 27 (147.9432) | 19 (157.6800) | 23 (149.6572) |
| 2015-03-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 21 / 30 (613.6684) | 21 (153.7372) | 21 (155.4056) | 10 (164.5600) | 26 (139.9656) |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 30 / 51 (650.1488) | 18 (167.3944) | 44 (154.8000) | 16 (166.8572) | 29 (161.0972) |
| 2014-04-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 7 / 29 (654.2172) | 7 (169.1544) | 26 (150.2516) | 4 (168.5484) | 5 (166.2628) |
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 | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2090 (105 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1192 (238 pts) | #1159 (268 pts) | #1061 (313 pts) | #1114 (298 pts) | #1466 (178 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1224 (234 pts) | #1194 (269 pts) | #1854 (129 pts) | #1041 (324 pts) | #1206 (254 pts) |