The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
The Q Crew has finished one call ahead of LUCKY 7'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
LUCKY 7'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2016-05-13
Best ToY finish
#1558
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.51 (+1.58)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Brisket (160.22)
Road miles
762
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
648.51 / 720
7 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
#3718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with LUCKY 7'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG APPROVED BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| QUETOPIA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SONS OF BUTCHERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.9772 | 163.42 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 149.7372 | 162.44 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 155.9428 | 162.42 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 153.0972 | 160.22 | top 60% |
“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 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 68% | 2014-05-30 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2016-05-13
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.42 · weakest Brisket (160.22)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
648.51
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
175
123–206 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
762
7 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1489
peak 1489 · #3694 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- Peak power rating (1496) Smokin' in Steele
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 Great Northern BBQ
- First call KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score661.5884 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
- 2016
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Great Northern BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -3.9 | Minnesota in May | 2016-05-13 |
| -3.7 | Smokin' in Steele | 2013-05-31 |
| -0.3 | Smokin' in Steel | 2015-05-29 |
| -0.2 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | 2015-09-18 |
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 66% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 91.9% | 91% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 47 / 71 (642.7884) | 52 (159.4400) | 33 (163.9772) | 62 (155.9428) | 33 (163.4284) |
| 2015-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 15 / 26 (661.5884) | 12 (167.9884) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (161.0856) | 19 (161.6572) |
| 2015-07-31 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 13 / 26 (656.4684) | 11 (170.2628) | 15 (164.5256) | 15 (161.1200) | 15 (160.5600) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 36 / 60 (647.8972) | 55 (151.9772) | 31 (162.2744) | 22 (165.6800) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2014-09-12 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 21 / 36 (641.6916) | 14 (168.5600) | 33 (149.7372) | 22 (165.7144) | 25 (157.6800) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 49 / 67 (647.9656) | 51 (163.9884) | 46 (161.7372) | 22 (169.1428) | 56 (153.0972) |
| 2013-05-31 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 32 / 51 (641.1426) | 34 (161.7142) | 20 (164.0000) | 31 (158.2858) | 31 (157.1426) |
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 | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1558 (156 pts) | #1491 (191 pts) | #1805 (136 pts) | #1604 (166 pts) | #1803 (136 pts) |