DISRUPTIVE Q

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3933

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-04-29

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

666.2628 / 720

Master · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.03 (+2.92)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Pork · Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)

Consistency

±17.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.46 · weakest Brisket (156.54)

Road miles

661

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Master avg

639.03 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

High-water mark

666.2628 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.2628 at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-24

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.93 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 156.54
Pork avg 164.46
1 calls in 6 entries

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.

142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Taste of Mitch

#3920 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Incipient Phase

#3929 of the rated field

1484 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Level with DISRUPTIVE Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

⚔ Head-to-head

BaerlBQ

#3934 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-08-31

⚔ Head-to-head

CRYSTAL BBQ

#3937 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

⚔ Head-to-head

NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM

#3952 of the rated field

1484 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1484

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

LEGENDARY BARBEQUE

#3914 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	0	164.0000	157.6800	161.40	top 73%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	0	162.8456	149.6568	156.63	top 78%
Pork	6	1	1	1	173.1428	154.8456	164.46	top 42%
Brisket	6	1	0	0	170.2972	137.6344	156.54	top 66%

“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
WI	3	0	top 83%
IL	3	0	top 57%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 21%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 80%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	28	0	top 75%	2016-05-28

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2016-04-29 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.46 · weakest Brisket (156.54)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 1 of 6 contests

Master average 639.03 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 161 73–192 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 661 6 mapped stops · furthest 158 mi

Schedule strength 1584 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2016-06-24 → 2017-08-24

Power rating 1484 peak 1484 · #3933 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2016
Apr 29 First tracked contest Masters in May
May 27 First call Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)
May 27 First category win (Pork) Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)
May 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3828 Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)
May 27 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)
Jun 24 First overall top-10 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 24 Career-best overall score666.2628 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1497) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
2018
Aug 24 Most recent contest Grill Games

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown	2016-06-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	Grill Games	2018-08-24
-7.8	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2016-05-28
-7.1	Masters in May	2016-04-29
-3.9	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1)	2017-08-24
-1.3	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)	2016-05-27

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 86%	85.1%	85.1%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	88.7%	88.7%
2016	4	1	1	50%	top 64%	92.5%	89.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-24	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	36 / 42 (612.3884)	27 (161.6800)	31 (158.2284)	30 (154.8456)	41 (137.6344)
2017-08-24	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	32 / 40 (638.7428)	31 (161.6684)	36 (155.9544)	20 (162.2628)	30 (158.8572)
2016-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	7 / 33 (666.2628)	20 (164.0000)	15 (162.8456)	11 (169.1200)	5 (170.2972)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	46 / 55 (640.9712)	49 (159.3600)	44 (158.2400)	25 (164.5712)	36 (158.8000)
2016-05-27	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	28 / 42 (651.3828)	25 (164.0000)	37 (154.8572)	1 (173.1428)	25 (159.3828)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	49 / 59 (624.4452)	51 (157.6800)	53 (149.6568)	30 (162.8456)	48 (154.2628)

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	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2121 (85 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)