GUZZY-Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2365

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1560 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-30

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#594

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6456 / 720

Master · Keystone Classic Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.69 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.23 (-27.54)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Consistency

±39.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.36)

Road miles

1,373

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$9K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.23 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 19%

High-water mark

673.6456 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6456 at Keystone Classic Barbeque — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-02

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 25%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 25%

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 75% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLIND CHERRY BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SAUCE THIS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE GRILLER B’S

#2355 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1568

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GUZZY-Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GUZZY-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-10-06

⚔ Head-to-head

BREWS & QUE

#2350 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1525

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GUZZY-Q)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

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Dirt Crüe BBQ

#2383 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

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TEAM RINE-O

#2361 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

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Sloppy Hog BBQ

#2347 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Level with GUZZY-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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B-BOYZ BBQ

#2373 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	5	0	173.1544	143.3600	162.14	top 52%
Pork Ribs	21	5	1	176.5600	144.5256	160.36	top 49%
Pork	21	5	0	168.5600	145.6228	160.93	top 47%
Brisket	21	1	0	170.8228	151.9544	160.52	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
DE	9	top 57%
MD	7	top 36%
PA	5	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 48%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que	3	34	top 53%	2018-10-19
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	34	top 79%	2018-06-08
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	5	top 19%	2016-05-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.4 yrs 2014-05-30 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 9 of 21 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.36)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 9 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 4 of 21 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 636.23 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 468 582–561 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,373 21 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1524 peak 1560 · #2365 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
May 30 First tracked contest Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival
Jun 6 First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4800 Beltway BBQ Showdown
2015
May 1 First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
Oct 2 First overall podium Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 2 Career-best overall score673.6456 Keystone Classic Barbeque
2016
Sep 10 10th tracked contest Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE
2017
May 5 Peak power rating (1560) Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
May 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
2019
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Boss Frogs BBQ	2017-04-07
+15.4	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2015-05-01
+15.4	Keystone Classic Barbeque	2015-10-02
+12.1	Boo B Que By the Sea	2015-10-30
+9.8	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2014-06-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.2	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18
-8.2	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2017-06-09
-7.8	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2018-06-08
-7.4	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2016-10-07
-5.4	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2017-05-19

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 100%	65.8%	65.8%
2018	2	0	0%	top 64%	90.1%	88.3%
2017	6	1	33%	top 52%	93%	89.8%
2016	6	0	50%	top 52%	91%	89%
2015	4	3	75%	top 25%	93.6%	91.1%
2014	2	0	50%	top 46%	90.1%	88%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	63 / 63 (473.6232)	—	61 (145.6688)	20 (165.7144)	30 (162.2400)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	35 / 73 (648.4228)	61 (153.0744)	42 (160.5144)	27 (165.7028)	18 (169.1312)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	34 / 42 (622.7316)	38 (154.2172)	36 (151.3944)	35 (154.8344)	22 (162.2856)
2017-10-20	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	34 / 69 (650.7428)	47 (163.9428)	25 (166.8228)	34 (160.5372)	39 (159.4400)
2017-08-11	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	26 / 47 (647.9312)	34 (163.3828)	15 (166.8456)	39 (155.4172)	22 (162.2856)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	35 / 46 (620.9828)	30 (158.8344)	39 (146.7884)	38 (154.2400)	28 (161.1200)
2017-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	36 / 53 (642.6856)	21 (168.0000)	3 (176.5600)	49 (145.6228)	44 (152.5028)
2017-05-05	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	20 / 37 (647.8972)	24 (158.2056)	20 (162.8572)	17 (163.4400)	20 (163.3944)
2017-04-07	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	5 / 45 (669.6344)	10 (170.8572)	26 (159.3944)	12 (168.5600)	8 (170.8228)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	42 / 67 (624.9824)	13 (167.4172)	58 (144.5256)	44 (154.2284)	31 (158.8112)
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	35 / 47 (632.4800)	38 (160.5256)	31 (158.8572)	41 (151.9428)	20 (161.1544)
2016-09-10	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	22 / 33 (639.8628)	8 (171.4284)	30 (154.2744)	18 (159.3828)	27 (154.7772)
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	15 / 39 (651.3828)	8 (168.0000)	20 (162.2972)	24 (160.5600)	20 (160.5256)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	15 / 51 (654.8684)	14 (166.8456)	8 (167.4284)	9 (166.3088)	31 (154.2856)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	32 / 75 (641.6804)	60 (151.3716)	24 (164.5716)	11 (167.4400)	38 (158.2972)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	10 / 59 (657.6228)	34 (158.2400)	8 (165.7144)	5 (168.5484)	15 (165.1200)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	3 / 57 (673.6456)	4 (172.0000)	9 (169.1200)	10 (168.5372)	20 (163.9884)
2015-05-08	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	39 / 57 (622.1372)	43 (156.4912)	37 (153.6688)	29 (157.0972)	31 (154.8800)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	5 / 64 (670.8120)	4 (173.1544)	17 (166.2516)	6 (168.0116)	27 (163.3944)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	11 / 42 (648.4800)	18 (163.4172)	5 (165.7028)	4 (167.4056)	26 (151.9544)
2014-05-30	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	20 / 30 (618.1260)	29 (143.3600)	16 (158.2632)	20 (155.9656)	15 (160.5372)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	—	#2026 (60 pts)	#1876 (85 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1405 (170 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#740 (510 pts)	#854 (460 pts)	#669 (610 pts)	#849 (465 pts)	#783 (495 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#861 (413 pts)	#675 (603 pts)	#914 (418 pts)	#909 (423 pts)	#1007 (348 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#594 (615 pts)	#699 (540 pts)	#795 (460 pts)	#685 (555 pts)	#1032 (315 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1300 (217 pts)	#1629 (157 pts)	#1114 (292 pts)	#1105 (297 pts)	#1561 (172 pts)