A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
SAUCED BY NOON
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-06-27
latest 2016-08-12
Best ToY finish
#1080
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
596.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 594.99 (+1.09)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.24 · weakest Brisket (146.42)
Road miles
595
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
594.99 / 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.
Going the wrong way
-34
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 34 points across 5 contests since 2016-04-15 — from 1479 down to 1444.
- 5 contests since 2016-04-15
- now 1444
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.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Level with SAUCED BY NOON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3484 | 143.9772 | 149.78 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 129.1200 | 148.55 | top 86% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2056 | 143.3600 | 150.24 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 134.7772 | 146.42 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 92% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2015-06-27 → 2016-08-12
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 7 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 150.24 · weakest Brisket (146.42)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
594.99
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
25–213 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
595
7 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
1565
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Power rating
1444
peak 1444 · #5714 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1490) National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)158.8000 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Career-best overall score616.3996 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | 2016-04-15 |
| -10.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-08-05 |
| -10.5 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2015-06-27 |
| -8.9 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | 2016-06-10 |
| -8.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2016-08-12 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.6% | 82.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 39 / 42 (616.3996) | 40 (153.1196) | 36 (157.6800) | 37 (150.8000) | 29 (154.8000) |
| 2016-08-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 29 / 29 (584.3656) | 29 (143.9772) | 28 (147.4056) | 22 (158.2056) | 29 (134.7772) |
| 2016-06-10 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | 34 / 39 (598.1364) | 38 (148.5024) | 35 (146.2972) | 29 (156.5140) | 32 (146.8228) |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 40 / 51 (596.3540) | 37 (155.3484) | 30 (158.8000) | 49 (143.4284) | 44 (138.7772) |
| 2016-04-15 | *Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 40 / 41 (585.1312) | 40 (150.3200) | 41 (129.1200) | 38 (149.1084) | 26 (156.5828) |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-06-27 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 37 / 42 (589.5540) | 35 (147.4284) | 37 (151.9884) | 41 (143.3600) | 34 (146.7772) |
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 | #1080 (294 pts) | #1143 (294 pts) | #1144 (294 pts) | #1126 (309 pts) | #1124 (294 pts) |