A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Grand Royal BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2015-06-05
Best ToY finish
#1589
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
583.59
last 5 Master vs avg 583.59 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.63 · weakest Pork (138.28)
Road miles
142
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
583.59 / 720
5 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
−16.3
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 138.28
- Chicken avg 154.63
- 0 calls in 5 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.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Grand Royal BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Grand Royal BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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#5564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Level with Grand Royal BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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#5563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 144.0116 | 154.63 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 135.9998 | 143.16 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7140 | 122.8570 | 138.28 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1084 | 141.1428 | 147.52 | top 72% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que for the Troops | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 96% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2015-06-05
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
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
Chicken
averages 154.63 · weakest Pork (138.28)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
583.59
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
28–241 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
142
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1448
peak 1448 · #5572 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1486) Que for the Troops
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4628 Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
- Career-best overall score619.3256 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Que for the Troops | 2013-05-31 |
| -12.3 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
| -10.6 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition | 2014-05-09 |
| -9.1 | Que for the Troops | 2015-06-05 |
| -5.4 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | 2015-05-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86% | 85.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 79.6% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 76% | 76% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-05 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 49 / 54 (619.3256) | 30 (163.9772) | 45 (153.0972) | 45 (153.7140) | 49 (148.5372) |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 45 / 57 (607.3372) | 13 (167.4628) | 52 (142.2284) | 43 (149.1200) | 42 (148.5260) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 62 / 65 (573.0860) | 52 (150.2516) | 57 (143.3944) | 64 (137.1428) | 52 (142.2972) |
| 2014-05-09 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA | 48 / 54 (570.7772) | 49 (144.0116) | 42 (141.0972) | 54 (128.5600) | 21 (157.1084) |
| 2013-05-31 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 44 / 46 (547.4278) | 41 (147.4282) | 44 (135.9998) | 45 (122.8570) | 36 (141.1428) |
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 | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1573 (170 pts) |