A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HELPING U BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FIREHOUSE BBQ OMAHA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2014-09-26
Best ToY finish
#1434
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.26
last 5 Master vs avg 613.26 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.76 · weakest Brisket (150.25)
Road miles
57
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
613.26 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.51 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.25
- Pork Ribs avg 156.76
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Going the wrong way
-33
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 33 points across 5 contests since 2013-09-27 — from 1491 down to 1458.
- 5 contests since 2013-09-27
- now 1458
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIREHOUSE BBQ OMAHA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0344 | 147.9428 | 154.25 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 143.3828 | 156.76 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 145.1544 | 151.99 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9888 | 142.2400 | 150.25 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 79% | 2014-09-26 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2014-09-26
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.76 · weakest Brisket (150.25)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
613.26
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
123
35–158 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
57
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5176 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Peak power rating (1491) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1428 RiverFest Red White and Que
- Career-best overall score624.4000 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
- Most recent contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | 2014-06-27 |
| -10.1 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | 2014-05-30 |
| -8.9 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2013-09-27 |
| -5.7 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2014-07-18 |
| -5.5 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show | 2014-09-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.7% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 36 / 47 (624.4000) | 35 (159.9544) | 24 (162.8000) | 44 (148.5372) | 37 (153.1084) |
| 2014-07-18 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 27 / 35 (621.0856) | 33 (147.9428) | 15 (165.1428) | 26 (156.0228) | 25 (151.9772) |
| 2014-06-27 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 28 / 30 (598.7316) | 28 (154.2056) | 26 (143.3828) | 29 (145.1544) | 20 (155.9888) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 26 / 30 (607.9428) | 19 (160.0344) | 27 (150.8572) | 26 (149.1084) | 24 (147.9428) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE | 46 / 56 (614.1256) | 53 (149.1316) | 30 (161.6340) | 33 (161.1200) | 49 (142.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1434 (187 pts) | #1382 (217 pts) | #1269 (242 pts) | #1512 (187 pts) | #1456 (192 pts) |