A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED ahead in 100% of their meetings
SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
THE BARBECUBE
THE BARBECUBE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 10 at the Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 (2021). They are ranked #5050 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 13, 2018
latest Jul 24, 2021 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.82 · weakest Chicken (151.28)
Road miles
266
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Master avg
624.27 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #644 (239 pts) | #644 (259 pts) | #601 (299 pts) | #635 (259 pts) | #683 (239 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #563 (174 pts) | #598 (169 pts) | #473 (244 pts) | #573 (179 pts) | #501 (229 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1462 (155 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE BARBECUBE, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before THE BARBECUBE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with THE BARBECUBE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before THE BARBECUBE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before THE BARBECUBE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 149.0740 | 151.28 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 154.2632 | 161.82 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 159.4744 | 147.9656 | 154.74 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 139.9316 | 156.43 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
54
finished ahead 14 times, behind 77
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Oct 13, 2018 → Jul 24, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1
- Most recent contest Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest Tallya BBQ Festival
- First call Tallya BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score634.7656 Tallya BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.6800 Tallya BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Tallya BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 | Jul 25, 2020 |
| -9.4 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 | Jul 23, 2021 |
| -8.8 | Tallya BBQ Festival | Oct 13, 2018 |
| -6.1 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| -4.7 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 | Jul 24, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 95% | 87.9% | 85.8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 87.9% | 86.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax | 9 / 10 (633.0856) | 9 (149.0740) | 5 (165.1428) | 9 (159.4744) | 9 (159.3944) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax | 9 / 9 (602.7204) | 7 (153.6684) | 7 (154.2632) | 7 (154.8572) | 9 (139.9316) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna | 19 / 21 (617.6576) | 18 (151.9656) | 17 (156.5832) | 17 (159.4172) | 18 (149.6916) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna | 14 / 18 (633.1200) | 16 (151.4056) | 6 (166.2628) | 15 (152) | 7 (163.4516) |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya | 31 / 38 (634.7656) | 36 (150.2744) | 13 (166.8456) | 37 (147.9656) | 8 (169.6800) |