A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Q HAVEN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Q HAVEN BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-06-20
latest 2017-07-29
Best ToY finish
#1534
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
531.49 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 544.72 (-13.22)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±117.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.57 · weakest Chicken (144.78)
Road miles
552
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
544.72 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.78 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 144.78
- Pork Ribs avg 150.57
- 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.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
No shared contest yet.
Level with ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREENWITCH QUE CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iQue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8912 | 135.9884 | 144.78 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 139.4400 | 150.57 | top 83% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 136.5144 | 150.47 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 131.3832 | 147.63 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 93% | 2017-07-29 |
| Sun BBQ Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 95% | 2016-06-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2017-07-29
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 150.57 · weakest Chicken (144.78)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
544.72
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
132
10–217 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
552
6 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2015-07-25
Power rating
1437
peak 1437 · #5892 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score610.8336 Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.1084 Sun BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1489) Sun BBQ Fest
- 2017
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| -11.9 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2016-06-11 |
| -11.3 | Sun BBQ Fest | 2014-06-20 |
| -11.2 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2016-07-23 |
| -9 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | 2016-06-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 68% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-29 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT | 27 / 30 (590.7768) | 29 (148.5372) | 28 (143.9656) | 28 (147.9884) | 21 (150.2856) |
| 2016-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 25 / 26 (577.0744) | 25 (138.2512) | 21 (156.0000) | 24 (151.4400) | 25 (131.3832) |
| 2016-06-25 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 36 / 40 (608.5480) | 39 (146.2512) | 27 (157.1656) | 32 (154.3084) | 35 (150.8228) |
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 69 / 69 (283.9088) | — | 65 (147.3944) | 67 (136.5144) | — |
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 35 / 35 (597.1540) | 32 (154.8912) | 35 (139.4400) | 28 (158.2856) | 32 (144.5372) |
| 2014-06-20 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 29 / 32 (610.8336) | 32 (135.9884) | 19 (159.4400) | 25 (154.2968) | 15 (161.1084) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1534 (171 pts) | #2065 (111 pts) | #1487 (191 pts) | #1609 (176 pts) | #2056 (111 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #2108 (87 pts) | #2766 (57 pts) | #1975 (107 pts) |