A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rusty's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rusty's BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1516
peak 1516 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-09-13
latest 2017-07-07
Best ToY finish
#945
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.72 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.76 (-1.04)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.22
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.86 · weakest Brisket (156.14)
Road miles
2,327
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 962 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
647.76 / 720
6 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
−9.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.71 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 67%.
- Brisket avg 156.14
- Pork avg 165.86
- 2 calls in 6 entries
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SMELLAQUE 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.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- 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#2627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
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#2632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
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#2631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after HOG SHACK COOKHOUSE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2611 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1520
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 155.9540 | 161.02 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 158.8228 | 164.74 | top 37% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 161.0740 | 165.86 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 141.6572 | 156.14 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| WA | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2014-09-13 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BC
2 of 6 contests · 4 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 165.86 · weakest Brisket (156.14)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 6 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
67%
4 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
647.76
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
102
70–63 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,327
6 mapped stops · furthest 962 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2016-03-19 → 2017-07-07
Power rating
1516
peak 1516 · #2623 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bypass
- First call BBQ on the Bypass
- First category win (Pork) BBQ on the Bypass
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bypass
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9712 BBQ on the Bypass
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 BBQ on the Bypass
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1516) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score661.5428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- 2017
- First overall podium *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede
- Most recent contest *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede | 2017-07-07 |
| +9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-03 |
| +5.4 | BBQ on the Bypass | 2014-09-13 |
| +1.9 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2015-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Barn Burner BBQ | 2016-03-19 |
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2015-04-24 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.9% | 90.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | *BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary, T2 W 3J6 | 3 / 23 (653.6108) | 17 (155.9540) | 4 (166.2628) | 6 (163.9540) | 5 (167.4400) |
| 2016-03-19 | Barn Burner BBQ Chilliwack, British of Columbi, CA | 17 / 22 (632.9712) | 16 (156.5600) | 10 (164.5488) | 13 (161.0740) | 19 (150.7884) |
| 2015-04-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV | 26 / 30 (661.5428) | 28 (166.2400) | 9 (171.4172) | 23 (163.9312) | 28 (159.9544) |
| 2015-04-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 7 / 28 (653.5652) | 9 (165.7256) | 14 (161.0856) | 6 (167.3828) | 15 (159.3712) |
| 2015-03-21 | Barn Burner BBQ Yarrow, BC | 10 / 21 (631.8972) | 11 (159.4400) | 3 (166.2744) | 5 (164.5256) | 15 (141.6572) |
| 2014-09-13 | BBQ on the Bypass Langley, BC | 6 / 15 (652.9712) | 11 (162.2284) | 10 (158.8228) | 1 (174.2628) | 10 (157.6572) |
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 | #2105 (87 pts) | #2175 (92 pts) | #1878 (122 pts) | #2082 (107 pts) | #2243 (77 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #945 (334 pts) | #1058 (309 pts) | #782 (469 pts) | #898 (404 pts) | #1173 (254 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1564 (155 pts) | #1978 (110 pts) | #1939 (115 pts) | #1206 (265 pts) | #1932 (115 pts) |