A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead in 100% of their meetings
CAVEMAN CUISINE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
C-N-C BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2017-04-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.80
last 5 Master vs avg 629.80 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.74 · weakest Brisket (150.04)
Road miles
362
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
629.80 / 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
−12.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.70 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 150.04
- Pork Ribs avg 162.74
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at The G Town Smokin Showdown (2017-04-28).
- last seen 2013-06-14
- back 2017-04-28
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with C-N-C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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#5189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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#5164 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 150.8568 | 155.19 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 158.8456 | 162.74 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9998 | 160.0000 | 161.83 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6456 | 146.2854 | 150.04 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.74 · weakest Brisket (150.04)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
629.80
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
199
42–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
362
5 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-04-28
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5170 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
- Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5712 Smokin' On Big Creek
- Career-best overall score636.5710 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
- 2017
- Most recent contest The G Town Smokin Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 2013-03-15 |
| -9.1 | Smokin' On Big Creek | 2013-04-05 |
| -8.8 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | 2013-06-14 |
| -6.5 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2013-06-07 |
| -5.3 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | 2017-04-28 |
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 81% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.4% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 22 / 27 (627.2796) | 23 (151.9428) | 18 (158.8456) | 20 (162.8456) | 21 (153.6456) |
| 2013-06-14 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 26 / 31 (628.5712) | 26 (154.8570) | 23 (160.5714) | 20 (161.7144) | 24 (151.4284) |
| 2013-06-07 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 36 / 49 (636.5710) | 28 (163.4284) | 13 (166.2856) | 27 (160.5716) | 45 (146.2854) |
| 2013-04-05 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 60 / 74 (627.4282) | 69 (150.8568) | 15 (168.5712) | 52 (160.0000) | 70 (148.0002) |
| 2013-03-15 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 49 / 55 (629.1426) | 50 (154.8570) | 45 (159.4286) | 35 (163.9998) | 48 (150.8572) |