A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Phat Side Up
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1452
peak 1452 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2019-05-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.28 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 613.18 (+7.10)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.94 · weakest Brisket (145.58)
Road miles
2,419
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 612 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
613.18 / 720
6 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
−11.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 145.58
- Chicken avg 156.94
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
3.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Big Blue BBQ Championship (2019-05-31).
- last seen 2015-08-28
- back 2019-05-31
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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1605
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Phat Side Up)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Phat Side Up has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Level with Phat Side Up on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Phat Side Up's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 146.2628 | 156.94 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 146.9144 | 155.33 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.3828 | 155.32 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 130.2172 | 145.58 | top 85% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| MI | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 89% | 2019-05-31 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2019-05-31
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.94 · weakest Brisket (145.58)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
613.18
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
132
32–146 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,419
6 mapped stops · furthest 612 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$13,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
2015-08-28 → 2019-05-31
Power rating
1452
peak 1452 · #5414 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5828 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score648.5828 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4400 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 2019
- Most recent contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2014-06-06 |
| -12.5 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | 2015-08-28 |
| -10.4 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2019-05-31 |
| -6.8 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | 2015-08-14 |
| -2.1 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2015-06-05 |
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 100% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 81% | 90.1% | 86% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.9% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 29 / 29 (604.4228) | 22 (159.3828) | 28 (151.4172) | 26 (154.8000) | 29 (138.8228) |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI | 31 / 32 (581.6232) | 24 (154.2856) | 26 (147.4516) | 27 (149.6688) | 32 (130.2172) |
| 2015-08-14 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 21 / 26 (626.8000) | 21 (154.8456) | 16 (161.6800) | 20 (159.4628) | 22 (150.8116) |
| 2015-06-05 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 20 / 30 (648.5828) | 18 (163.4628) | 19 (162.2972) | 7 (167.4400) | 23 (155.3828) |
| 2014-09-12 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 26 / 43 (639.9660) | 21 (163.4288) | 23 (162.2400) | 35 (153.1656) | 22 (161.1316) |
| 2014-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 25 / 25 (577.6572) | 23 (146.2628) | 22 (146.9144) | 25 (147.3828) | 25 (137.0972) |