A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
CAPERSQ
CAPERSQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival (2013). They are ranked #4123 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2013
latest Jun 22, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.35 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.72 (-3.37)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.45 · weakest Brisket (151.91)
Road miles
3,062
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,426 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
632.72 / 720
7 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 CAPERSQ, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They've been 1515 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with CAPERSQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
They turned up 5 years after CAPERSQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#4,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dusty Rusty's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Azz BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 148.5828 | 161.45 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 145.1428 | 160.33 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 168.0800 | 146.8344 | 159.03 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 146.2628 | 151.91 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 50% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
3 of 7 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
79
finished ahead 58 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 16, 2014 → Aug 21, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water (Day 1)
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First overall top-10 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7484 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score653.7484 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1511) Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival | Aug 17, 2013 |
| +0.9 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -7.6 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2014 |
| -7.5 | Triple B Festival | May 21, 2016 |
| -7.3 | Triple B Festival Day 1 | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -0.3 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) | Jun 22, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 87.6% | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | Smoke on the Water (Day 1) Kenora, ON | 11 / 17 (636.5708) | 5 (171.9656) | 11 (158.8568) | 15 (153.7256) | 12 (152.0228) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Triple B Festival Day 1 Kenora, ON | 18 / 22 (615.9656) | 17 (158.2628) | 15 (154.8800) | 17 (156.5600) | 20 (146.2628) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg | 20 / 25 (626.2740) | 14 (165.6684) | 25 (145.1428) | 5 (165.7256) | 22 (149.7372) |
| May 21, 2016 | Triple B Festival Kenora, ON | 13 / 17 (630.7656) | 5 (167.4172) | 8 (165.7028) | 17 (146.8344) | 16 (150.8112) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 11 / 22 (637.1772) | 4 (165.7488) | 13 (156.5600) | 8 (164.0228) | 17 (150.8456) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 19 / 26 (628.5596) | 25 (148.5828) | 4 (168.5828) | 18 (158.2856) | 20 (153.1084) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 5 / 26 (653.7484) | 17 (152.5372) | 3 (172.5828) | 2 (168.0800) | 8 (160.5484) |