Happy hunting ground
Top 14%
average finish here
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 6th
- average top 14%
LoneStar Que Crew
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1578
peak 1578 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-04-10
latest 2019-08-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.63 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 671.10 (+1.53)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.50 · weakest Brisket (164.99)
Road miles
1,749
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 550 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.10 / 720
9 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.
They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
684.5140
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.5140 at *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-08-31
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 22%.
- Brisket avg 164.99
- Chicken avg 169.50
- 2 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
6–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HONKY-TONK SMOKERS in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2018-04-06).
- last seen 2016-04-01
- back 2018-04-06
Chicken nemesis
5 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
LA PASADITA ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LA PASADITA has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 53 at their very first tracked contest, Cedar Fest BBQ (2015-04-10).
- 2015-04-10
- 53-team field
The metronome
±1.77%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.2% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1670
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LoneStar Que Crew)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LoneStar Que Crew has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 219
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1749
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LoneStar Que Crew)
They've been 1749 at their best, 170 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#1305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1578
No shared contest yet.
Level with LoneStar Que Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| JOE'S COOKSHACK | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Panther Creek Cookers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Hot J's | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 166.2628 | 169.50 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 156.5484 | 168.25 | top 27% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 164.5600 | 168.36 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 150.8228 | 164.99 | top 40% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 25% | 2019-08-30 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 14% | 2019-04-05 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 16% | 2016-04-01 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2015-04-10 → 2019-08-30
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.50 · weakest Brisket (164.99)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
671.10
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
867
961–275 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,749
9 mapped stops · furthest 550 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$11,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-04-01 → 2018-04-06
Power rating
1578
peak 1578 · #1302 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ
- First overall top-10 Cedar Fest BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7656 Cedar Fest BBQ
- 2018
- Career-best overall score684.5140 *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2019
- First category win (Brisket) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1578) Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Cedar Fest BBQ | 2015-04-10 |
| +13 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
| +11.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-04-05 |
| +10.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| +9.6 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-04-06 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 25% | 94.8% | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 95.1% | 94.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 22% | 94.4% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 23 / 58 (676.5484) | 17 (171.9656) | 12 (171.4400) | 32 (166.8572) | 29 (166.2856) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 6 / 61 (682.8340) | 24 (166.2628) | 29 (164.0112) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 8 / 74 (684.5140) | 18 (171.4172) | 5 (176.0228) | 29 (166.8112) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2018-04-06 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 12 / 69 (673.6460) | 19 (167.4172) | 28 (163.9888) | 24 (166.8228) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2016-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 15 / 67 (645.6112) | 6 (173.1200) | 36 (156.5484) | 17 (164.5600) | 41 (151.3828) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 64 / 606 (679.3600) | 158 (169.1200) | 179 (168.5372) | 155 (168.5600) | 52 (173.1428) |
| 2015-10-02 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 68 / 187 (679.9084) | 109 (168.5256) | 26 (175.4172) | 118 (166.8228) | 93 (169.1428) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 23 / 70 (658.6852) | 19 (167.3940) | 5 (171.9772) | 19 (167.9656) | 66 (151.3484) |
| 2015-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 5 / 53 (658.7656) | 2 (170.2628) | 13 (166.2744) | 2 (171.4056) | 37 (150.8228) |