A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RIGHT ON CUE
RIGHT ON CUE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 21st of 44 at the Que by the Sea (2016). They finished #1676 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2014
latest Sep 17, 2016 · 2 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 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.41 · weakest Brisket (144.37)
Road miles
157
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
601.16 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2140 (80 pts) | #2283 (70 pts) | #2292 (70 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2200 (85 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #1639 (158 pts) | #2494 (73 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 139.3940 | 153.41 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2284 | 134.2516 | 150.10 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 146.2628 | 153.29 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6688 | 139.9200 | 144.37 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que by the Sea | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 17, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 40 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score631.2688 Que by the Sea
- Most recent contest Que by the Sea
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Que by the Sea
- First call Que by the Sea
- Career-best single call (Pork)164.6172 Que by the Sea
- Peak power rating (1488) Que by the Sea
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Que by the Sea | Sep 17, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Que by the Sea | Sep 20, 2014 |
| -10.1 | Que by the Sea | Sep 19, 2015 |
| -7.6 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | May 8, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.3% | 83% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2016 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 21 / 44 (631.2688) | 23 (161.1088) | 23 (158.2284) | 33 (154.2628) | 20 (157.6688) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 37 / 41 (595.2684) | 32 (153.1084) | 26 (154.2056) | 36 (148) | 37 (139.9544) |
| May 8, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 47 / 57 (599.9204) | 33 (160.0116) | 35 (153.7144) | 48 (146.2628) | 48 (139.9316) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 45 / 48 (578.1828) | 47 (139.3940) | 48 (134.2516) | 9 (164.6172) | 43 (139.9200) |