A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
COAL VEGAS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1504 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-09-11
latest 2016-05-06
Best ToY finish
#1676
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.21
last 3 Master vs avg 634.21 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.36 · weakest Brisket (152.91)
Road miles
259
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
634.21 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
COAL VEGAS BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after COAL VEGAS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with COAL VEGAS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 149.6912 | 160.55 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 150.8000 | 155.39 | top 75% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0456 | 163.4628 | 165.36 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8112 | 150.7884 | 152.91 | top 74% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2015-09-11 → 2016-05-06
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.36 · weakest Brisket (152.91)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
634.21
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
121
58–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
259
3 mapped stops · furthest 86 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Power rating
1493
peak 1504 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Windy City BBQ Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2280 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score650.2280 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5484 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1504) Windy City BBQ Classic
- 2016
- Most recent contest Route 66 Smoke Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.2 | Windy City BBQ Classic | 2015-09-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | 2015-10-09 |
| -4.1 | Route 66 Smoke Out | 2016-05-06 |
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 70% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.3% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 28 / 40 (628.4568) | 17 (163.4056) | 36 (150.8000) | 20 (163.4628) | 31 (150.7884) |
| 2015-10-09 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 38 / 48 (623.9540) | 45 (149.6912) | 37 (156.5600) | 23 (164.5600) | 38 (153.1428) |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 25 / 61 (650.2280) | 20 (168.5484) | 36 (158.8228) | 20 (168.0456) | 39 (154.8112) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2185 (85 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1645 (145 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1614 (155 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |