A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE
ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 26 at the Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off (2018). They are ranked #5470 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 4.1 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.10 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.66 (-4.55)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.82)
Road miles
1,536
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 708 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
625.66 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1841 (77 pts) | #1545 (127 pts) | #2578 (52 pts) | #2503 (57 pts) | #1740 (102 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1784 (95 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1891 (85 pts) | #1826 (100 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2202 (72 pts) | #2223 (82 pts) | #2184 (92 pts) | #2230 (77 pts) | #2283 (72 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Level with ALL ABOUT THAT BASTE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 140.4684 | 154.90 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 143.3716 | 154.82 | top 80% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 141.6456 | 157.76 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 149.1428 | 158.17 | top 72% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 68% | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Hog Happnin' | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 92% | Nov 4, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 37 times, behind 244
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Nov 4, 2016 → Oct 12, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First call Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9200 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best overall score651.9200 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Peak power rating (1492) Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 12, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -9.5 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -9.4 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 6, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) | Aug 6, 2016 |
| -7.6 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig | Sep 11, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 20 / 27 (637.5088) | 10 (170.2744) | 25 (150.7888) | 24 (155.9084) | 15 (160.5372) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 16 / 26 (646.1600) | 21 (161.6800) | 18 (160.5828) | 15 (164.5372) | 14 (159.3600) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 53 / 56 (618.6740) | 56 (146.2284) | 51 (150.2056) | 52 (157.7028) | 37 (164.5372) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 65 / 68 (580.2972) | 67 (140.4684) | 66 (143.3716) | 67 (141.6456) | 51 (154.8116) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI | 20 / 22 (622.8800) | 18 (157.7144) | 16 (158.8572) | 19 (157.1656) | 20 (149.1428) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 54 / 60 (622.1484) | 59 (147.3828) | 49 (155.3828) | 53 (157.7028) | 44 (161.6800) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 23 / 29 (651.9200) | 23 (160.5600) | 16 (164.5716) | 11 (169.6912) | 25 (157.0972) |