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
SAUCED BY NOON is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 29th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They are ranked #5745 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2015
latest Aug 12, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.24 · weakest Brisket (146.42)
Road miles
595
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
594.99 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SAUCED BY NOON, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,750 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 2%
- Peak
- 1444
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SAUCED BY NOON)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SAUCED BY NOON has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
Level with SAUCED BY NOON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 25 times, behind 213
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- 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
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1490) National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -10.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -10.5 | National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 27, 2015 |
| -8.9 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -8.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 12, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 39 / 42 (616.3996) | 40 (153.1196) | 36 (157.6800) | 37 (150.8000) | 29 (154.8000) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 29 / 29 (584.3656) | 29 (143.9772) | 28 (147.4056) | 22 (158.2056) | 29 (134.7772) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | 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) |
| May 6, 2016 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 40 / 51 (596.3540) | 37 (155.3484) | 30 (158.8000) | 49 (143.4284) | 44 (138.7772) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 40 / 41 (585.1312) | 40 (150.3200) | 41 (129.1200) | 38 (149.1084) | 26 (156.5828) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2015 | National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 37 / 42 (589.5540) | 35 (147.4284) | 37 (151.9884) | 41 (143.3600) | 34 (146.7772) |