The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
NO RUSH Q has finished one call ahead of MEAT MAFIA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
MEAT MAFIA BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1503 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-06-05
latest 2017-10-06
Best ToY finish
#1178
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 624.91 (+5.21)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.47 · weakest Brisket (149.73)
Road miles
375
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 153 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
624.91 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
CRASH TEST SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CRASH TEST SMOKERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.
- Brisket avg 149.73
- Chicken avg 162.47
- 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 GRILLHEADS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
A June team
Top 53%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 4 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 70% the rest of the year
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
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-head#4360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Level with MEAT MAFIA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#4353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 FINGER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PLASTERED PORK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 154.2516 | 162.47 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 142.2172 | 155.32 | top 65% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 147.3372 | 157.39 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 127.3144 | 149.73 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Que | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 41% | 2016-06-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2015-06-05 → 2017-10-06
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.47 · weakest Brisket (149.73)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
624.91
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
190
86–258 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
375
8 mapped stops · furthest 153 mi
Schedule strength
1556
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-06-03 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1476
peak 1503 · #4347 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- First call Poor Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2972 Poor Que
- Peak power rating (1503) Poor Que
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8980 *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score655.8980 *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | Poor Que | 2016-06-03 |
| +2.9 | Poor Que | 2015-06-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Masters in May- The Classic | 2016-04-30 |
| -10.6 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | 2015-07-10 |
| -8.4 | Masters in May | 2016-04-29 |
| -2.8 | *Rotary Rockn Ribs | 2017-06-23 |
| -0.8 | *8th Annual Poor Que | 2017-06-09 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 91.1% | 88.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 89.6% | 85.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 88.6% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | *Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI | 13 / 19 (655.8980) | 10 (169.1316) | 7 (167.3828) | 15 (159.9660) | 16 (159.4176) |
| 2017-06-23 | *Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI | 26 / 37 (638.7316) | 18 (167.4400) | 27 (157.0972) | 33 (151.9316) | 17 (162.2628) |
| 2017-06-09 | *8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 19 / 31 (623.8404) | 19 (157.1088) | 21 (148.5256) | 11 (164.5372) | 20 (153.6688) |
| 2016-06-03 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 11 / 30 (645.0060) | 10 (166.8228) | 17 (156.5488) | 16 (162.2400) | 13 (159.3944) |
| 2016-04-30 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 57 / 58 (587.1316) | 52 (155.9428) | 57 (142.2172) | 54 (147.3372) | 56 (141.6344) |
| 2016-04-29 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 52 / 59 (619.7832) | 47 (159.9544) | 56 (149.0972) | 27 (163.9656) | 55 (146.7660) |
| 2015-07-10 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI | 71 / 80 (590.6632) | 65 (154.2516) | 66 (151.3828) | 55 (157.7144) | 79 (127.3144) |
| 2015-06-05 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 17 / 38 (638.2292) | 6 (169.1316) | 4 (170.2972) | 30 (151.4172) | 33 (147.3832) |
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 | #1178 (250 pts) | #1128 (300 pts) | #1166 (285 pts) | #1176 (280 pts) | #1178 (270 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1195 (245 pts) | #1274 (250 pts) | #1399 (215 pts) | #1414 (220 pts) | #1309 (235 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1496 (160 pts) | #1275 (235 pts) | #1169 (270 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |