A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-26
latest 2015-07-24
Best ToY finish
#1830
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
584.05
last 4 Master vs avg 584.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (118.12)
Road miles
275
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
584.05 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2740 | 145.7028 | 153.99 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5488 | 20.0000 | 118.12 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 154.2628 | 159.27 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7368 | 147.9428 | 152.68 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 81% | 2014-07-25 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-07-26 → 2015-07-24
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 159.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (118.12)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
584.05
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
103
30–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
275
4 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- Peak power rating (1493) Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- 2015
- Career-best overall score626.1828 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7256 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Smokin on the Lake | 2014-05-17 |
| -10.2 | Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2014-07-25 |
| -7 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) | 2013-07-26 |
| -2.9 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown | 2015-07-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.4% | 76% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-24 | 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 33 / 47 (626.1828) | 36 (155.9656) | 33 (156.5488) | 18 (165.7256) | 45 (147.9428) |
| 2014-07-25 | Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL | 43 / 48 (607.8168) | 48 (145.7028) | 37 (154.7884) | 40 (154.2628) | 38 (153.0628) |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 25 / 25 (486.8228) | 25 (156.0000) | 25 (20.0000) | 25 (158.8456) | 24 (151.9772) |
| 2013-07-26 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL | 33 / 45 (615.3820) | 27 (158.2740) | 42 (141.1428) | 35 (158.2284) | 24 (157.7368) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2037 (95 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1830 (123 pts) | #1920 (123 pts) | #1889 (123 pts) | #1919 (123 pts) | #1863 (128 pts) |