Chuck Norris 7

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

Power ranking

#6245

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1409

peak 1409 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-24

latest 2022-05-28

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 91%

overall standings

Best overall

622.1836 / 720

Master · *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

616.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 612.29 (+3.77)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.9256

Pork · *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)

Consistency

±9.19

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.19 · weakest Chicken (142.80)

Road miles

mi across 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

612.29 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

151.43 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (8 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 one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CRAVIN' QUE COYNE has finished one call ahead of Chuck Norris 7 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

AWW HELL ahead in 100% of their meetings

AWW HELL has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.39 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Chicken avg 142.80
Pork avg 155.19
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tig's Brew 'N' Que in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022-05-28).

last seen 2019-05-25
back 2022-05-28

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

AWW HELL ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, AWW HELL has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Boom or bust

±12.41% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±12.41% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 81.1% of a perfect score
best 86.4%

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.

BLUE SUEDE QUE

#6246 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-07-07

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Rubbin It Raw

#6243 of the rated field

1409 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Chuck Norris 7's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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G. Henn BBQ

#6247 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 16 contests to 11.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

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Porkaholics Barbeque

#6242 of the rated field

1409 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ

#6244 of the rated field

1409 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

Level with Chuck Norris 7 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

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Rack Em Up

#6238 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-08-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
AWW HELL	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
HOG CALL BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Kalamazoo Pit Posse	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BILLY RAY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Tig's Brew 'N' Que	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Q-N WITH ATTITUDE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	165.1316	20.0000	142.80	top 83%
Pork Ribs	11	0	162.2860	131.4288	153.18	top 78%
Pork	10	1	170.9256	129.6572	155.19	top 72%
Brisket	10	0	155.4400	142.2288	146.67	top 91%

“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 100%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	38	top 91%	2018-05-26
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	39	top 93%	2016-05-28
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	55	top 92%	2015-05-23

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8 yrs 2014-05-24 → 2022-05-28

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 6 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 155.19 · weakest Chicken (142.80)

Walk rate 9% a top-10 call in 1 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 612.29 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 151.43 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 236 50–523 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1585 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $17,325 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2019-05-25 → 2022-05-28

Power rating 1409 peak 1409 · #6245 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 24 First tracked contest Red, White, And BBQ
May 24 Peak power rating (1489) Red, White, And BBQ
2017
May 26 First call *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
May 26 Career-best single call (Pork)170.9256 *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1)
2018
May 26 Career-best overall score622.1836 *RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
2019
May 25 10th tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2
2022
May 28 Most recent contest Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2022-05-28
-11.3	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2015-05-23
-11	Red, White, And BBQ	2014-05-24
-9.8	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2016-05-28
-9.3	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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 100%	42.1%	42.1%
2019	2	0%	top 86%	85.9%	85.5%
2018	2	0%	top 89%	86.4%	86.1%
2017	2	50%	top 92%	85.8%	85.2%
2016	2	0%	top 93%	85.8%	83.8%
2015	1	0%	top 95%	85.2%	85.2%
2014	1	0%	top 89%	84.1%	84.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-05-28	Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL	28 / 28 (151.4288)	28 (20.0000)	26 (131.4288)	—	—
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	41 / 48 (618.8000)	33 (160.5600)	35 (158.2856)	43 (150.8000)	42 (149.1544)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	35 / 40 (612.5032)	22 (163.3944)	30 (156.0116)	37 (149.1200)	39 (143.9772)
2018-05-26	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	53 / 60 (622.1836)	49 (162.8688)	54 (149.6688)	27 (167.4172)	56 (142.2288)
2018-05-25	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	44 / 49 (617.1204)	47 (146.2856)	29 (162.2860)	37 (155.9888)	42 (152.5600)
2017-05-27	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	53 / 59 (609.6916)	57 (150.2856)	42 (158.2972)	45 (158.8228)	55 (142.2860)
2017-05-26	*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	38 / 40 (617.6916)	33 (155.9772)	39 (143.3256)	4 (170.9256)	37 (147.4632)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	51 / 55 (617.6228)	33 (165.1316)	46 (155.9428)	52 (151.9884)	53 (144.5600)
2016-05-27	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	39 / 42 (588.5260)	42 (142.2744)	26 (161.1544)	40 (129.6572)	31 (155.4400)
2015-05-23	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	55 / 58 (613.5540)	44 (159.9656)	54 (150.8228)	41 (159.9656)	58 (142.8000)
2014-05-24	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	64 / 72 (605.2232)	70 (144.0116)	45 (157.7716)	53 (157.1656)	67 (146.2744)

Chuck Norris 7

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

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By contest size

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

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)