A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Fill 'er Up BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-01
latest 2018-09-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.89 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 635.38 (-4.49)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.32 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Road miles
87
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
635.38 / 720
6 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.
The weak link
−10.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.86 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 154.46
- Pork Ribs avg 165.32
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2018-09-14).
- last seen 2015-10-03
- back 2018-09-14
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Fill 'er Up BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fill 'er Up BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Fill 'er Up BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4628 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
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#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Fill 'er Up BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4647 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with Fill 'er Up BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1469
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SUZY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 152.0116 | 160.46 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 154.8000 | 165.32 | top 42% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 147.9428 | 155.13 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 145.6800 | 154.46 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-08-01 → 2018-09-14
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.32 · weakest Brisket (154.46)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
635.38
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,106
419–1,446 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
87
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-10-03 → 2018-09-14
Power rating
1470
peak 1504 · #4630 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.8056 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score657.8056 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0228 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1504) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
- 2018
- Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | 2013-08-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | 2014-08-01 |
| -7.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -6.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -6.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -3.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2018-09-14 |
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 71% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.3% | 87% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-14 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 25 / 35 (651.9544) | 19 (166.2516) | 32 (158.8228) | 20 (163.4400) | 16 (163.4400) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 440 / 606 (632.5256) | 529 (152.5256) | 170 (168.5600) | 540 (150.8572) | 330 (160.5828) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 447 / 552 (624.4572) | 319 (163.4172) | 450 (154.8000) | 456 (154.2628) | 434 (151.9772) |
| 2014-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 59 / 70 (628.4800) | 59 (156.5256) | 12 (170.3088) | 60 (155.9656) | 65 (145.6800) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 398 / 535 (617.0516) | 428 (152.0116) | 62 (169.1544) | 478 (147.9428) | 430 (147.9428) |
| 2013-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 30 / 74 (657.8056) | 11 (172.0228) | 15 (170.2972) | 54 (158.3200) | 51 (157.1656) |