A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
CUZ ITS GOOD
CUZ ITS GOOD is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 12 at the Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 2.9 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.41 · weakest Brisket (143.35)
Road miles
14
across 3 mapped stops
Master avg
616.43 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4168 | 150.3084 | 154.10 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 158.7884 | 163.41 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 147.9084 | 155.57 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.2400 | 130.2288 | 143.35 | top 71% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
790
finished ahead 71 times, behind 896
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Oct 14, 2015 → Sep 1, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20154 milestones
- First call Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
- First overall top-10 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best overall score641.1196 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0228 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 367 / 407 (614.0224) | 311 (159.4168) | 299 (158.7884) | 271 (162.2400) | 397 (133.5772) |
| Oct 14, 2015 | Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff 2015 (BACKYARD-INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, MO | 8 / 12 (641.1196) | 12 (150.3084) | 5 (168.0228) | 11 (156.5484) | 2 (166.2400) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 525 / 552 (594.1372) | 479 (152.5828) | 283 (163.4172) | 512 (147.9084) | 541 (130.2288) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.