A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FRONT DOOR GANG ahead in 100% of their meetings
FRONT DOOR GANG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
WINDMILL INN PRODUCTS
WINDMILL INN PRODUCTS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque (2014). They are ranked #5352 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.39 · weakest Brisket (149.68)
Road miles
452
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
610.32 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WINDMILL INN PRODUCTS, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with WINDMILL INN PRODUCTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8800 | 147.4056 | 152.57 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 144.5144 | 154.39 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 145.1428 | 153.69 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 141.0856 | 149.68 | top 82% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 93% | Jun 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 20 times, behind 128
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score635.9316 Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
- First call Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Smoke on the Water
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -10.6 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -10.1 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -9.3 | Smoke on the Water | Oct 11, 2013 |
| -4.2 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Oct 17, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82% | 82% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.3% | 86% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 28 / 30 (590.1256) | 22 (154.8572) | 30 (144.5144) | 26 (149.6684) | 28 (141.0856) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 28 / 30 (610.7200) | 29 (147.4056) | 27 (151.9544) | 12 (165.1428) | 27 (146.2172) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 20 / 26 (635.9316) | 22 (158.8800) | 15 (162.2860) | 24 (153.6456) | 16 (161.1200) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 23 / 25 (602.8800) | 20 (150.2972) | 24 (145.7372) | 23 (154.8456) | 21 (152) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 35 / 43 (611.9656) | 34 (151.4172) | 6 (167.4400) | 39 (145.1428) | 34 (147.9656) |