A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FINN'S FINEST BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FINN'S FINEST BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2017-06-09
Best ToY finish
#2022
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.25
last 5 Master vs avg 586.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.60
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.20 · weakest Pork (124.66)
Road miles
284
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
586.25 / 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.
The weak link
−34.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 34.54 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork avg 124.66
- Pork Ribs avg 159.20
- 0 calls in 5 entries
An April team
Top 73%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 73% across 3 contests, versus top 83% the rest of the year.
- 3 April contests
- top 83% 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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4987 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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#4988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after PAIGE AGAINST THE MACHINE did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRISKET BURNERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 143.9544 | 158.30 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.3088 | 151.9428 | 159.20 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 20.0000 | 124.66 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 136.5372 | 144.09 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2017-06-09
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.20 · weakest Pork (124.66)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
586.25
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
196
78–262 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
284
5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2016-04-08 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4983 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- First call Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- Peak power rating (1498) Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.3088 Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park
- 2016
- Career-best overall score626.2404 Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
- 2017
- Most recent contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park | 2015-06-27 |
| -10.7 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
| -10.3 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
| -2.5 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
| -1.9 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | 2016-04-08 |
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 93% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87% | 87% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 81.9% | 76% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 43 / 46 (599.9316) | 32 (158.2856) | 31 (151.9544) | 39 (153.1544) | 45 (136.5372) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 51 / 75 (626.2404) | 17 (168.5944) | 49 (154.8688) | 33 (160.5600) | 68 (142.2172) |
| 2015-06-27 | Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA | 17 / 17 (504.5832) | 13 (160.5716) | 3 (170.3088) | 17 (20.0000) | 15 (153.7028) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 89 / 99 (589.6000) | 91 (143.9544) | 79 (151.9428) | 62 (156.5484) | 91 (137.1544) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 68 / 109 (610.8800) | 36 (160.0800) | 9 (166.9144) | 108 (133.0400) | 67 (150.8456) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2022 (82 pts) | #1982 (102 pts) | #1346 (217 pts) | #2109 (82 pts) | #2027 (92 pts) |