The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
YARDHOGS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Lazy G 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Lazy G
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-09-26
latest 2018-09-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.13
last 5 Master vs avg 621.13 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.03 · weakest Brisket (149.21)
Road miles
4
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1506)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.13 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.82 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.21
- Pork avg 158.03
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES in 5 of their 5 shared 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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1508
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Lazy G)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Men of Erin ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Lazy G on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Right Time BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Shawnee Que Crew | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| POKER SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoo-Haa Barbeque | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Til We're Broke | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Griswold Grillers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Big D & The Briquettes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 141.6684 | 157.47 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 148.5144 | 156.41 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 152.5712 | 158.03 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1312 | 129.0288 | 149.21 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 3 | 65 | 0 | top 70% | 2016-09-23 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 90 | 0 | top 89% | 2018-09-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2018-09-21
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.03 · weakest Brisket (149.21)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
621.13
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
210
126–423 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1506
average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5090 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score638.2396 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1312 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2018-09-21 |
| -9.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2015-09-25 |
| -8.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2017-09-22 |
| -5.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
| -2.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2014-09-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 86% | 86% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 105 / 107 (592.9600) | 106 (141.6684) | 39 (166.8228) | 90 (155.4400) | 107 (129.0288) |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 90 / 112 (624.9716) | 82 (158.2972) | 92 (152.5028) | 58 (163.3944) | 91 (150.7772) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 78 / 111 (630.2168) | 37 (166.2628) | 79 (155.9656) | 68 (161.7028) | 98 (146.2856) |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 90 / 112 (619.2684) | 98 (153.1084) | 79 (158.2628) | 72 (157.0628) | 89 (150.8344) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 65 / 112 (638.2396) | 31 (168.0228) | 93 (148.5144) | 94 (152.5712) | 12 (169.1312) |