A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Meat Candy Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BUTT UP BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-07-29
latest 2019-08-02
Best ToY finish
#2454
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
600.05
last 5 Master vs avg 600.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.39)
Road miles
98
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.05 / 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
−16.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 144.39
- Chicken avg 161.23
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (2019-08-02).
- last seen 2017-07-28
- back 2019-08-02
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUTT UP BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTT UP BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5507 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BUTT UP BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BUTT UP BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTT UP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY AND SPICE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DG FIREHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 151.3712 | 161.23 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.3088 | 131.8972 | 144.39 | top 95% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0000 | 141.0856 | 148.19 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 125.0972 | 146.24 | top 79% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2016-07-29 → 2019-08-02
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
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 161.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.39)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
600.05
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
135
23–219 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
98
5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-07-28 → 2019-08-02
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5508 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1489) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score623.8628 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.5716 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2019
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 2016-07-29 |
| -10.2 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-07-28 |
| -10 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | 2019-08-02 |
| -9.9 | *Newport Beach Winter Q | 2017-01-27 |
| -8.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2016-10-07 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 77.2% | 77.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.3% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.6% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA | 33 / 34 (555.7596) | 33 (151.3712) | 34 (138.2056) | 33 (141.0856) | 32 (125.0972) |
| 2017-07-28 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic(JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 37 / 40 (609.6344) | 27 (164.5484) | 33 (154.3088) | 35 (156.0000) | 39 (134.7772) |
| 2017-01-27 | *Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA | 51 / 56 (621.5080) | 39 (163.3940) | 54 (150.7772) | 55 (147.3828) | 36 (159.9540) |
| 2016-10-07 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 64 / 75 (623.8628) | 42 (164.5716) | 72 (146.7772) | 72 (149.6684) | 37 (162.8456) |
| 2016-07-29 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 39 / 42 (589.4856) | 32 (162.2628) | 42 (131.8972) | 39 (146.8112) | 37 (148.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2454 (59 pts) | #2479 (59 pts) | #2473 (59 pts) | #2476 (59 pts) | #2466 (59 pts) |