A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
5 FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
5 FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ALL-STAR-Q WI
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-06-03
latest 2017-08-25
Best ToY finish
#1032
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.53 (+0.70)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.40)
Road miles
556
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
630.53 / 720
7 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
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.40
- Chicken avg 160.73
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BRAVA - Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3838 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1486
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#3843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with ALL-STAR-Q WI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#3848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 151.9544 | 160.73 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 145.6456 | 155.40 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 148.5028 | 156.07 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7260 | 153.7028 | 158.34 | top 55% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 64% | 2017-08-25 |
| Grillin' in Grafton | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | 2017-06-30 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2016-06-03 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.40)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
630.53
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
146
83–140 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
556
7 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #3831 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- Peak power rating (1500) Poor Que
- First call Grillin' in Grafton
- 2017
- Career-best overall score639.9660 *Rotary Rockn Ribs
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8800 Grill Games
- Most recent contest Grill Games
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | *8th Annual Poor Que | 2017-06-09 |
| +0.9 | Grillin' in Grafton | 2017-06-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Grillin' in Grafton | 2016-07-01 |
| -4.5 | Grill Games | 2017-08-25 |
| -2.5 | *Rotary Rockn Ribs | 2017-06-23 |
| -1.4 | Grill Games | 2016-08-26 |
| -0.2 | Poor Que | 2016-06-03 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 88.9% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 87.7% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 27 / 39 (633.0172) | 9 (166.8800) | 21 (161.7144) | 36 (148.5028) | 24 (155.9200) |
| 2017-06-30 | Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI | 16 / 27 (619.8972) | 23 (153.1084) | 11 (157.1660) | 19 (151.3828) | 13 (158.2400) |
| 2017-06-23 | *Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI | 25 / 37 (639.9660) | 20 (166.2744) | 24 (158.2516) | 21 (161.7372) | 30 (153.7028) |
| 2017-06-09 | *8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI | 16 / 31 (631.9428) | 7 (166.3084) | 24 (147.3256) | 22 (155.4516) | 10 (162.8572) |
| 2016-08-26 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 22 / 37 (631.3376) | 31 (151.9544) | 12 (163.9772) | 31 (149.6800) | 8 (165.7260) |
| 2016-07-01 | Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI | 25 / 29 (630.1944) | 17 (162.8344) | 29 (145.6456) | 10 (164.0344) | 22 (157.6800) |
| 2016-06-03 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 16 / 30 (627.3832) | 18 (157.7372) | 23 (153.6916) | 17 (161.7144) | 20 (154.2400) |
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 | #1032 (318 pts) | #864 (453 pts) | #1072 (328 pts) | #1154 (293 pts) | #968 (368 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1261 (229 pts) | #1304 (244 pts) | #1298 (244 pts) | #1194 (284 pts) | #1097 (304 pts) |