High-water mark
682.1828
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.1828 at Porktober Que — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-25
Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2017-03-10
Best ToY finish
#1199
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.75
last 5 Master vs avg 659.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.84 · weakest Chicken (160.06)
Road miles
103
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
659.75 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
POVERTY HILL SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
POVERTY HILL SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.77 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Chicken avg 160.06
- Pork Ribs avg 170.84
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Flames on the Flint every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 23rd
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1503
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
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#3295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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#3288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
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#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POVERTY HILL SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.0628 | 160.06 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 161.6572 | 170.84 | top 32% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 157.1200 | 165.92 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 157.6456 | 162.93 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames on the Flint | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 71% | 2017-03-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2017-03-10
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 170.84 · weakest Chicken (160.06)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
659.75
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
186
97–195 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
103
5 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Power rating
1498
peak 1506 · #3296 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- First call Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0744 Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score682.1828 Porktober Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8456 Porktober Que
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1506) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- 2017
- Most recent contest Flames on the Flint
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Porktober Que | 2015-09-25 |
| +1.5 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) | 2014-03-14 |
| +0.4 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-03-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Flames on the Flint | 2017-03-10 |
| -7.4 | Flames on the Flint | 2015-03-13 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 94.7% | 93% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-10 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 58 / 67 (640.3312) | 64 (154.7772) | 52 (161.6572) | 55 (160.5256) | 47 (163.3712) |
| 2016-03-11 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 54 / 89 (657.5884) | 31 (169.1200) | 7 (173.7028) | 79 (157.1200) | 68 (157.6456) |
| 2015-09-25 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 5 / 26 (682.1828) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (174.8456) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2015-03-13 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 60 / 72 (657.5772) | 70 (157.6800) | 38 (169.6800) | 53 (166.2516) | 52 (163.9656) |
| 2014-03-14 | Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA | 23 / 43 (661.0744) | 40 (149.0628) | 3 (174.2972) | 5 (172.5600) | 19 (165.1544) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1649 (165 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1199 (236 pts) | #1516 (176 pts) | #1191 (261 pts) | #1212 (261 pts) | #1524 (166 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2065 (78 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | #1266 (243 pts) | #1489 (193 pts) | #2027 (98 pts) |