A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRY 2 DA BONE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Papa T's Q Crew
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-07-24
latest 2017-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.06
last 5 Master vs avg 642.06 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.19)
Road miles
141
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Master avg
642.06 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−11.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.19
- Chicken avg 167.86
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 4 of their 4 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.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Papa T's Q Crew did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
Level with Papa T's Q Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
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#4133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
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#4114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY'S Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DOG BBQ IA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 163.4172 | 167.86 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 149.0740 | 156.19 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 149.6572 | 158.60 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 153.6344 | 159.40 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 71% | 2017-07-21 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.19)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
642.06
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
72–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
141
5 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Power rating
1480
peak 1501 · #4119 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1660 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score657.1660 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1501) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- First call 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2015-07-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2016-07-22 |
| -8.4 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.4 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2017-07-21 |
| -1.7 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2015-08-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.2% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 91.3% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 34 / 49 (650.7428) | 17 (167.3712) | 44 (149.0972) | 35 (163.4172) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 41 / 48 (619.7484) | 30 (167.3828) | 45 (149.0740) | 43 (149.6572) | 36 (153.6344) |
| 2016-07-22 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 42 / 47 (642.1944) | 37 (163.4172) | 43 (155.3828) | 33 (164.0000) | 38 (159.3944) |
| 2015-08-28 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 34 / 55 (640.4684) | 10 (171.9656) | 32 (161.1544) | 52 (151.9312) | 34 (155.4172) |
| 2015-07-24 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 30 / 54 (657.1660) | 20 (169.1772) | 23 (166.2628) | 31 (164.0116) | 38 (157.7144) |