The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Brew-N-Que has finished one call ahead of TEAM STEINY'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
TEAM STEINY'S
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-07-25
latest 2016-09-02
Best ToY finish
#1887
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.59
last 5 Master vs avg 600.59 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.96 · weakest Brisket (142.11)
Road miles
181
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
600.59 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 142.11
- Chicken avg 154.96
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5665 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEAM STEINY'S)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TEAM STEINY'S has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after TEAM STEINY'S did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
No shared contest yet.
Level with TEAM STEINY'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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#5642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 141.6800 | 154.96 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 129.1428 | 148.56 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 150.8112 | 154.96 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4516 | 122.0572 | 142.11 | top 94% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2014-07-25 → 2016-09-02
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.96 · weakest Brisket (142.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
600.59
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
15–164 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
181
5 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-07-17 → 2016-09-02
Power rating
1446
peak 1446 · #5651 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Peak power rating (1490) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
- Career-best overall score619.9772 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0000 Blues, Brews & Barbecue
- 2016
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | 2015-06-19 |
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-07-17 |
| -11 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue | 2014-08-22 |
| -10.4 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | 2014-07-25 |
| -8.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-09-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.7% | 82.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.1% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-02 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI | 28 / 30 (607.2680) | 21 (164.5484) | 27 (151.9772) | 30 (150.8112) | 30 (139.9312) |
| 2015-07-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI | 28 / 28 (590.8340) | 22 (159.4400) | 28 (129.1428) | 24 (150.8228) | 26 (151.4284) |
| 2015-06-19 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI | 31 / 32 (595.4064) | 24 (156.5716) | 31 (141.1544) | 29 (152.0116) | 30 (145.6688) |
| 2014-08-22 | Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI | 35 / 39 (619.9772) | 39 (141.6800) | 27 (158.8456) | 13 (168.0000) | 34 (151.4516) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 47 / 55 (589.4856) | 43 (152.5828) | 20 (161.7028) | 46 (153.1428) | 54 (122.0572) |
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 | #2910 (55 pts) | #2260 (75 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2059 (110 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1887 (110 pts) | #1713 (130 pts) | #1937 (110 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1950 (110 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2639 (64 pts) | #2654 (64 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #1918 (124 pts) | #2651 (64 pts) |