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
VERUS BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 39th of 71 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2013). They finished #2084 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.57 · weakest Brisket (144.96)
Road miles
102
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
606.08 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By 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 | 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.
By field size and state
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 70% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
153
finished ahead 82 times, behind 187
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20135 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -6.9 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -5.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -0.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 56 / 70 (606.7884) | 55 (152) | 47 (152.5256) | 55 (152) | 48 (150.2628) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 53 / 70 (607.3596) | 54 (151.4056) | 43 (155.4628) | 29 (158.2512) | 59 (142.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 39 / 71 (623.9892) | 9 (166.8800) | 65 (140.5488) | 14 (163.4744) | 41 (153.0860) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 45 / 65 (586.1940) | 36 (150.8456) | 35 (148.5600) | 28 (152.5484) | 60 (134.2400) |