They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
AbiCue
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1542
peak 1545 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2022-09-09
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#162
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
334.59 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 362.91 (-28.32)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±64.05
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.90 · weakest Brisket (163.81)
Road miles
1,296
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$87K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.59 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
362.91 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 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.
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.
High-water mark
669.0512
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0512 at Smoke on the Ohio — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-09-13
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Powells Pig Pile Bbq has finished one call ahead of AbiCue 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
SmokinGhost BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings
SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wicked Pig BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
5 of 6
shared pork entries lost
POOH BEAR BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, POOH BEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Ruthless Hogs BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Boom or bust
±14.49%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±14.49% 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 97.2% of a perfect score
- best 140.1%
A March team
Top 22%
average finish in March
Something about March: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
- 3 March contests
- top 42% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke on the Ohio every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 8th
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.
53 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1544
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before AbiCue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before AbiCue's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Level with AbiCue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 8 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| POOH BEAR BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL YOKELS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Sermerstout BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PoCo Porkers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rusty Pig BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 157.0860 | 167.29 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 157.6916 | 166.72 | top 39% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 161.6800 | 167.90 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 160.4912 | 163.81 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Ohio | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 61% | 2025-09-12 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 22% | 2026-03-20 |
| Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | 2025-07-26 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2022-09-09 → 2026-03-20
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
4 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.90 · weakest Brisket (163.81)
Walk rate
82%
a top-10 call in 9 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
27%
3 of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
660.59
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
362.91
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
361
457–253 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,296
11 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
1580
average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$86,850
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 10 state-championship entries
Power rating
1542
peak 1545 · #1904 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
- First call Smoke on the Ohio
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1256 Smoke on the Ohio
- 2024
- Career-best overall score669.0512 Smoke on the Ohio
- 2025
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1545) Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| +11.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| +9.2 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2025-07-26 |
| +4.6 | Smokin' For Garrett | 2022-09-16 |
| +4 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | 2024-07-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Smoke on the Ohio | 2025-09-12 |
| -3.5 | Smoke on the Ohio | 2022-09-09 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | 2023-09-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 97.1% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 38% | 92.9% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 140.1% | 115.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 48 / 125 (318.2632) | 47 (160.5716) | 48 (157.6916) | 34 (165.6800) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 18 / 27 (655.3716) | 24 (157.0860) | 21 (161.7144) | 15 (167.4056) | 8 (169.1656) |
| 2025-07-26 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 8 / 32 (341.0972) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 6 / 100 (349.7032) | 8 (176.5716) | 12 (173.1316) | 2 (178.8572) | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 14 / 28 (669.0512) | 11 (170.2628) | 6 (174.2744) | 16 (164.0228) | 18 (160.4912) |
| 2024-07-27 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 15 / 34 (329.6572) | 21 (161.1200) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 19 / 93 (334.2288) | 17 (168.5372) | 22 (165.6916) | 5 (174.2628) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 15 / 25 (663.8168) | 19 (165.1200) | 7 (171.9656) | 16 (166.2284) | 18 (160.5028) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 11 / 27 (504.4916) | 5 (175.4056) | 12 (163.9888) | 13 (165.0972) | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 8 / 12 (654.1256) | 8 (163.9772) | 9 (163.3828) | 10 (161.6800) | 7 (165.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #300 (60 pts) | #304 (60 pts) | #311 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #162 (321 pts) | #151 (356 pts) | #214 (226 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1049 (87 pts) | #1446 (57 pts) | #1258 (72 pts) | #1051 (102 pts) | #853 (147 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #222 (194 pts) | #246 (174 pts) | #224 (214 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #984 (108 pts) | #971 (123 pts) | #882 (168 pts) | #1077 (98 pts) | #1098 (88 pts) |