A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at High on the Hog Festival (2016-04-15).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork 1st
BREWS & QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2014-10-03
latest 2016-10-14
Best ToY finish
#719
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.18 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.81 (-8.63)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.59 · weakest Brisket (163.17)
Road miles
1,784
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 582 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
670.81 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
They almost always walk
70%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
689.0628
career-best overall
95.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.0628 at High on the Hog Festival — 95.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-15
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 86% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 30%.
- Brisket avg 163.17
- Chicken avg 171.59
- 0 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken 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.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1560
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BREWS & QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BREWS & QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Level with BREWS & QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1544
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG G BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOBY'S BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| RT QUE KUSINE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 LIVE CUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| NEW SOUTH BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Chokin "N" tha Smoke | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSIC CITY BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Big B BBQ Company | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.2856 | 171.59 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 150.8344 | 169.75 | top 37% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 157.1200 | 166.31 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 143.9540 | 163.17 | top 67% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 7 | 0 | top 50% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 59% | 2016-05-27 |
| High on the Hog Festival | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 22% | 2016-04-15 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-10-03 → 2016-10-14
Busiest season
2016
6 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
7 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.59 · weakest Brisket (163.17)
Walk rate
70%
a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
10%
1 of 10 contests
Master average
670.81
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
228
211–172 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,784
10 mapped stops · furthest 582 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Power rating
1524
peak 1525 · #2350 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Market
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2288 Smokin' At The Market
- 2015
- First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
- 2016
- First category win (Chicken) High on the Hog Festival
- First overall top-10 High on the Hog Festival
- First multi-meat day High on the Hog Festival
- Career-best overall score689.0628 High on the Hog Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 High on the Hog Festival
- Peak power rating (1525) Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
- 10th tracked contest Mid-South BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Mid-South BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | High on the Hog Festival | 2016-04-15 |
| +10.1 | High on the Hog Festival | 2015-04-17 |
| +7.7 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-07-29 |
| +4.3 | Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest | 2016-09-09 |
| +4.1 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff | 2015-05-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Smokin' At The Market | 2014-10-03 |
| -5.6 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff | 2016-05-27 |
| -3.5 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2016-05-06 |
| -0.1 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | 2016-10-14 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83% | top 49% | 95.7% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 41% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-14 | Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 16 / 27 (675.3260) | 10 (173.7144) | 7 (175.4056) | 25 (157.6688) | 14 (168.5372) |
| 2016-09-09 | Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 18 / 41 (670.1828) | 13 (169.7028) | 5 (174.8572) | 37 (159.3828) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2016-07-29 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 13 / 33 (683.3256) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (174.2744) | 30 (163.3712) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2016-05-27 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | 22 / 31 (667.8628) | 12 (173.1084) | 3 (176.5600) | 26 (163.3828) | 29 (154.8116) |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 33 / 51 (614.1940) | 24 (162.2856) | 40 (150.8344) | 30 (157.1200) | 41 (143.9540) |
| 2016-04-15 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 9 / 56 (689.0628) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (171.4056) | 1 (178.8572) | 50 (159.9428) |
| 2015-06-26 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 19 / 38 (664.4688) | 17 (171.4172) | 34 (153.0744) | 8 (173.1200) | 21 (166.8572) |
| 2015-05-22 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | 13 / 28 (681.0168) | 19 (167.3828) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (168.5140) | 14 (168.5600) |
| 2015-04-17 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 16 / 59 (684.4572) | 28 (170.8228) | 11 (174.2744) | 22 (170.8228) | 30 (168.5372) |
| 2014-10-03 | Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN | 23 / 29 (678.2288) | 20 (170.8572) | 20 (170.2744) | 22 (170.8228) | 25 (166.2744) |
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 | #719 (526 pts) | #435 (911 pts) | #512 (806 pts) | #768 (511 pts) | #923 (381 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #996 (308 pts) | #1243 (243 pts) | #821 (443 pts) | #1058 (318 pts) | #1190 (248 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2639 (64 pts) | #2156 (79 pts) | #2150 (79 pts) | #2579 (69 pts) | #2793 (54 pts) |