The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
The Sweepers has finished one call ahead of Brew-N-Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Brew-N-Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1414
peak 1414 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2022-09-08
Best ToY finish
#1362
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.44 (+7.95)
Walk rate
12%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.96)
Road miles
5,922
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.44 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 152.96
- Pork avg 159.38
- 0 calls in 17 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKE SLINGERS - GA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).
- last seen 2019-06-28
- back 2021-08-13
Pork nemesis
8 of 9
shared pork entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
TEAM STEINY'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The long haul
5,922
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,922 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 619 miles to Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival.
- 17 mapped stops
- furthest 619 mi
The metronome
±2.43%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 86.6% of a perfect score
- 17 contests
A standing appointment
6
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 47th
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.
#6213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1414
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6212 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1415
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Brew-N-Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 41 contests to 17.
⚔ Head-to-head#6215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1415
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brew-N-Que)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Brew-N-Que has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1415
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T&J's Dirty Butts | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM HOGWEISER | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OOPS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINEFELD | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG? | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG'N & CHIK'N | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 143.3028 | 157.89 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 119.9200 | 152.96 | top 77% |
| Pork | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.0740 | 159.38 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 139.8972 | 153.21 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 9 | 0 | top 84% |
| MI | 6 | 0 | top 78% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 82% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 6 | 47 | 0 | top 85% | 2019-05-03 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 84% | 2022-09-08 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.3 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2022-09-08
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
1.9
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
9 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 159.38 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.96)
Walk rate
12%
a top-10 call in 2 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 17 contests
Master average
623.44
out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
581
218–807 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,922
17 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$38,300
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2019-06-28 → 2021-08-13
Power rating
1414
peak 1414 · #6214 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2016
- First call Ribstock
- 10th tracked contest Ribstock
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9596 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 2019
- Career-best overall score653.6232 BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland
- 2022
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2022-09-08 |
| +1.8 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2018-09-14 |
| +0.9 | Ribstock | 2016-08-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | 2014-05-02 |
| -10.4 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2014-09-12 |
| -9.9 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | 2015-06-19 |
| -8.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
| -8.8 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2013-05-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 90.8% | 88.7% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.7% | 86.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 88.6% | 88% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.2% | 85.5% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.4% | 83.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 28 / 35 (638.1372) | 34 (146.2400) | 16 (168.5372) | 25 (161.6572) | 23 (161.7028) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 43 / 49 (626.1260) | 41 (156.5716) | 48 (141.6344) | 18 (170.8228) | 43 (157.0972) |
| 2019-06-28 | BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL | 31 / 42 (653.6232) | 21 (170.2628) | 37 (157.6688) | 32 (159.9772) | 26 (165.7144) |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 51 / 54 (623.7604) | 31 (165.7028) | 51 (152.4916) | 46 (159.3600) | 53 (146.2060) |
| 2018-09-14 | *Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 29 / 48 (615.2800) | 25 (156.5944) | 11 (169.7144) | 31 (149.0740) | 31 (139.8972) |
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 56 / 61 (631.2456) | 37 (166.2856) | 54 (155.9316) | 55 (154.2056) | 54 (154.8228) |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 47 / 69 (648.9596) | 9 (175.4056) | 30 (167.3828) | 60 (157.0856) | 64 (149.0856) |
| 2016-08-26 | Ribstock Marne, MI | 21 / 32 (628.9828) | 4 (170.2512) | 27 (147.3832) | 17 (158.2284) | 24 (153.1200) |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 48 / 67 (637.6000) | 56 (156.0000) | 45 (157.1088) | 33 (165.1084) | 45 (159.3828) |
| 2015-09-11 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 51 / 61 (620.3316) | 61 (143.3028) | 58 (148.4800) | 28 (165.7028) | 23 (162.8460) |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI | 23 / 32 (608.4228) | 27 (152.5256) | 27 (147.3828) | 17 (159.9772) | 23 (148.5372) |
| 2015-06-19 | 7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI | 30 / 32 (597.5660) | 31 (147.9772) | 25 (151.9428) | 26 (157.0856) | 31 (140.5604) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 55 / 63 (635.2340) | 62 (146.8000) | 43 (161.6456) | 42 (163.9428) | 36 (162.8456) |
| 2014-09-12 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 39 / 43 (595.8284) | 27 (162.2628) | 43 (119.9200) | 26 (161.1084) | 32 (152.5372) |
| 2014-07-25 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 46 / 55 (590.1600) | 41 (153.1200) | 52 (139.3944) | 38 (156.5256) | 49 (141.1200) |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 59 / 62 (614.6172) | 53 (155.9544) | 56 (154.2400) | 55 (154.2172) | 56 (150.2056) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 49 / 62 (632.5712) | 48 (158.8570) | 43 (159.4286) | 55 (155.4284) | 36 (158.8572) |
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 | #1955 (60 pts) | #1923 (80 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1555 (130 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1362 (184 pts) | #1538 (174 pts) | #1525 (174 pts) | #1395 (214 pts) | #1384 (194 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | #2580 (68 pts) | #2588 (68 pts) | #2563 (68 pts) |