High-water mark
687.9998
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9998 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-15
CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1529 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-15
latest 2017-07-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.22
last 3 Master vs avg 670.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.47 · weakest Chicken (164.36)
Road miles
1,769
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 771 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
670.22 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 (2017-07-15).
- last seen 2013-08-14
- back 2017-07-15
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.
CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 79 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Level with CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
9 contests to 3: their number has had years to settle where CANCER SUCKS CHICAGO's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 161.6456 | 164.36 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 159.9772 | 167.04 | top 31% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 161.7028 | 170.47 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 165.6916 | 168.36 | top 28% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-06-15 → 2017-07-15
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.47 · weakest Chicken (164.36)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
670.22
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
105–35 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,769
3 mapped stops · furthest 771 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2013-08-14 → 2017-07-15
Power rating
1529
peak 1529 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.9998 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score687.9998 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair
- First overall top-10 Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1529) *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
- Most recent contest *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
| +10.2 | Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair | 2013-08-14 |
| +6.5 | *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 | 2017-07-15 |
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 43% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 95.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-15 | *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 21 / 49 (662.8000) | 25 (165.1428) | 21 (166.2744) | 32 (161.7028) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2013-08-14 | Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT | 6 / 26 (659.8744) | 9 (161.6456) | 9 (159.9772) | 1 (172.5600) | 4 (165.6916) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 11 / 68 (687.9998) | 40 (166.2856) | 10 (174.8572) | 5 (177.1428) | 24 (169.7142) |