A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
ABUNDANT BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2017-09-22
Best ToY finish
#1317
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.51
last 5 Master vs avg 626.51 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.71)
Road miles
263
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
626.51 / 720
5 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
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 151.71
- Chicken avg 159.07
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2016-04-08).
- last seen 2013-08-02
- back 2016-04-08
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after ABUNDANT BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Level with ABUNDANT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 151.4400 | 159.07 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5256 | 145.0744 | 151.71 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 151.9200 | 158.72 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 144.5260 | 157.00 | top 58% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.71)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
626.51
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
199
64–171 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
263
5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2016-04-08
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4232 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- First call Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1499) Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Career-best overall score631.8628 Smoke in the Spring
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.0972 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
- Most recent contest *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | 2017-09-22 |
| -6.3 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | 2017-05-05 |
| -3.6 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
| -1.6 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | 2017-07-28 |
| -0.9 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | 2013-08-02 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 32 / 35 (621.6232) | 25 (162.8344) | 32 (156.5256) | 31 (157.7372) | 32 (144.5260) |
| 2017-07-28 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 20 / 27 (630.7088) | 22 (160.5600) | 25 (145.0744) | 17 (159.9772) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2017-05-05 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS | 34 / 44 (620.9716) | 40 (151.4400) | 39 (153.6460) | 39 (151.9200) | 15 (163.9656) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 76 / 109 (631.8628) | 77 (158.8228) | 100 (149.0400) | 68 (161.7028) | 48 (162.2972) |
| 2013-08-02 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 14 / 25 (627.3600) | 11 (161.7144) | 18 (154.2400) | 10 (162.2856) | 13 (149.1200) |
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 | #1317 (197 pts) | #1467 (187 pts) | #1576 (172 pts) | #1375 (212 pts) | #1216 (257 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |