A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG T'Z Q CRU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
UHLENHOPP'S SWEET N HEAT
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-08-28
latest 2017-04-28
Best ToY finish
#1732
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.09
last 4 Master vs avg 632.09 (-0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.52)
Road miles
342
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
632.09 / 720
4 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.
UHLENHOPP'S SWEET N HEAT has 4 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 136 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.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after UHLENHOPP'S SWEET N HEAT did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with UHLENHOPP'S SWEET N HEAT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 149.0972 | 156.23 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 131.9200 | 153.52 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 157.0628 | 165.09 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 149.6344 | 157.24 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.7 yrs
2015-08-28 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.52)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
632.09
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
106
39–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
342
4 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- First call Back to Back to the Park BBQ
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9828 Smokin in Steele
- Career-best overall score652.9828 Smokin in Steele
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5372 Smokin in Steele
- Peak power rating (1492) Smokin in Steele
- 2017
- Most recent contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | Smokin in Steele | 2016-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
| -7.6 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) | 2017-04-28 |
| -3.6 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too | 2016-07-15 |
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 87% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA | 27 / 31 (616.8916) | 30 (149.0972) | 20 (161.0972) | 27 (157.0628) | 30 (149.6344) |
| 2016-07-15 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA | 23 / 32 (638.6512) | 28 (154.2056) | 23 (159.9428) | 16 (166.2284) | 21 (158.2744) |
| 2016-06-03 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 28 / 53 (652.9828) | 43 (157.6684) | 29 (161.1088) | 15 (168.5372) | 22 (165.6684) |
| 2015-08-28 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 15 / 16 (619.8172) | 10 (163.9656) | 16 (131.9200) | 8 (168.5372) | 15 (155.3944) |
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 | #2831 (56 pts) | #2839 (56 pts) | #2186 (81 pts) | #2831 (56 pts) | #2825 (56 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1732 (127 pts) | #2010 (117 pts) | #1845 (127 pts) | #1446 (212 pts) | #1679 (152 pts) |