Ginuswine

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4154

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2016-06-10

Best ToY finish

#1231

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

677.5768 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.82 (+7.90)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash

Consistency

±14.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.76)

Road miles

198

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

658.82 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

677.5768 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.5768 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-10

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.76
Brisket avg 167.05
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Sholly AM Hams in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

5 of 5 shared brisket entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
8 contests

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145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Parrothead BBQ

#4167 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-06-21

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None-the-Weiser

#4170 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

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BLACK'S BBQ CO.

#4138 of the rated field

1480 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Ginuswine did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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DOUBLE DOWN BBQ

#4180 of the rated field

1479 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Level with Ginuswine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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BURNT BUTTS-N-BUNS

#4142 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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KISS OF SMOKE BBQ

#4149 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQR'S DELIGHT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	175.4172	152.5028	166.90	top 55%
Pork Ribs	8	0	166.2858	152.5600	160.76	top 79%
Pork	8	0	170.2628	155.3828	164.12	top 68%
Brisket	8	1	172.5600	163.9998	167.05	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
MS	4	top 76%
AR	2	top 62%
TN	2	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 64%
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
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	21	0	top 62%	2016-06-10

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2016-06-10

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 167.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.76)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 658.82 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 196 94–199 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 198 8 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Power rating 1479 peak 1479 · #4154 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5708 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1494) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
2015
Jun 5 First call Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
2016
Jun 10 Career-best overall score677.5768 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 10 Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2016-06-10
+2.5	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2015-06-05
+2.2	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival	2013-09-20
-6.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-05-20
-5.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	2013-06-07
-3.4	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff	2013-06-14
-0.6	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	2014-06-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	67%	top 67%	94.1%	92.9%
2015	1	100%	top 56%	92.5%	92.5%
2014	1	0%	top 59%	91.8%	91.8%
2013	3	0%	top 75%	91.2%	89.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	21 / 39 (677.5768)	8 (174.2628)	28 (165.6684)	19 (170.2628)	23 (167.3828)
2016-06-03	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	14 / 25 (669.5540)	9 (174.2628)	22 (157.6456)	18 (165.0856)	6 (172.5600)
2016-05-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS	26 / 29 (659.2344)	29 (161.6456)	26 (161.6572)	16 (167.3944)	16 (168.5372)
2015-06-05	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	15 / 27 (666.2516)	4 (175.4172)	22 (159.4172)	16 (165.1544)	14 (166.2628)
2014-06-20	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	29 / 49 (660.9716)	19 (169.6800)	38 (159.9544)	33 (165.0972)	28 (166.2400)
2013-09-20	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	49 / 53 (624.9712)	50 (152.5028)	50 (152.5600)	48 (155.3828)	25 (164.5256)
2013-06-14	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	25 / 40 (655.4286)	28 (162.2856)	18 (166.2858)	31 (160.0002)	18 (166.8570)
2013-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	28 / 40 (656.5708)	26 (165.1428)	33 (162.8570)	30 (164.5712)	32 (163.9998)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1231 (239 pts)	#1017 (344 pts)	#1576 (179 pts)	#1219 (274 pts)	#1033 (334 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1921 (102 pts)	#1399 (202 pts)	#2164 (67 pts)	#2030 (97 pts)	#1967 (107 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2449 (74 pts)	#2015 (104 pts)	#2497 (74 pts)	#2515 (74 pts)	#2482 (74 pts)