A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
QMEISTERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
QMEISTERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-05-09
latest 2018-05-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.52 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.49 (+2.02)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.42 · weakest Brisket (154.31)
Road miles
383
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.49 / 720
7 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
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 154.31
- Chicken avg 162.42
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWINE-O-MITE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) (2017-05-12).
- last seen 2015-10-09
- back 2017-05-12
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG "J" AND THE BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4793 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMEISTERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REAL SOUTH BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 155.3944 | 162.42 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 156.5144 | 161.52 | top 61% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.7656 | 157.25 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 140.4688 | 154.31 | 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 69% | 2018-05-11 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-05-09 → 2018-05-11
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.42 · weakest Brisket (154.31)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
635.49
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
63–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
383
7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi
Schedule strength
1563
average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2015-10-09 → 2017-05-12
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4809 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1493) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- 2015
- First call The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1260 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score654.1260 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) | 2017-05-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-10-09 |
| -8.3 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-10-10 |
| -6.7 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2014-05-09 |
| -6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 2018-05-11 |
| -4.1 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2017-10-13 |
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 83% | 86% | 86% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 90.9% | 90% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 88.6% | 88.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.1% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 35 / 42 (619.1660) | 21 (166.2744) | 30 (156.5144) | 37 (155.9084) | 40 (140.4688) |
| 2017-10-13 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 23 / 29 (642.0800) | 7 (170.8344) | 20 (162.8000) | 29 (149.0856) | 23 (159.3600) |
| 2017-05-12 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 25 / 42 (654.1260) | 27 (161.6572) | 24 (162.2516) | 22 (164.5372) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2015-10-09 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 25 / 27 (638.1488) | 23 (155.3944) | 15 (167.9772) | 7 (170.2628) | 27 (144.5144) |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 23 / 39 (634.0568) | 30 (157.6684) | 15 (163.3828) | 17 (161.6684) | 30 (151.3372) |
| 2014-10-10 | The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 25 (634.1604) | 21 (159.9772) | 17 (159.9888) | 23 (152.5144) | 15 (161.6800) |
| 2014-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 31 / 42 (626.7200) | 24 (165.1200) | 27 (157.7144) | 38 (146.7656) | 22 (157.1200) |