A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
VERUS BARBEQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2015-08-28
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.08
last 4 Master vs avg 606.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.57 · weakest Brisket (144.96)
Road miles
102
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
606.08 / 720
4 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WINDY ACRES BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
VERUS BARBEQUE 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 132 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.
#4240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to VERUS BARBEQUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team VERUS BARBEQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after VERUS BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with VERUS BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 150.8456 | 155.28 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4628 | 140.5488 | 149.27 | top 68% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 152.0000 | 156.57 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0860 | 134.2400 | 144.96 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 70% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.57 · weakest Brisket (144.96)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
606.08
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
82–198 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
102
4 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
1517
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1494) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score623.9892 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8800 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2015
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| -6.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2014-08-22 |
| -5.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
| -2.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2013-08-23 |
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 80% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 86.7% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 56 / 70 (606.7884) | 55 (152.0000) | 47 (152.5256) | 55 (152.0000) | 48 (150.2628) |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 53 / 70 (607.3596) | 54 (151.4056) | 43 (155.4628) | 29 (158.2512) | 59 (142.2400) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 39 / 71 (623.9892) | 9 (166.8800) | 65 (140.5488) | 14 (163.4744) | 41 (153.0860) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 45 / 65 (586.1940) | 36 (150.8456) | 35 (148.5600) | 28 (152.5484) | 60 (134.2400) |
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) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |