A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Bubba Joe's Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2016-09-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 557.03 (+86.14)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±142.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.96 · weakest Brisket (151.58)
Road miles
1,268
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
557.03 / 720
8 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
−14.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.39 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 151.58
- Chicken avg 165.96
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LYIN' PIGS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Boom or bust
±19.79%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±19.79% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 77.4% of a perfect score
- best 90.2%
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.
110 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Bubba Joe's Que has cooked, 8 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
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-head#3070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bubba Joe's Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Bubba Joe's Que has cooked, 8 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BONE TO BARK BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NEW REVOLUTION Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4:20 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 152.5600 | 165.96 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 151.3828 | 160.77 | top 47% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 153.0628 | 157.01 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 143.9772 | 151.58 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-05-29 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2016-09-23
Busiest season
2016
10 contests
Contests a season
3.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
6 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.96 · weakest Brisket (151.58)
Walk rate
27%
a top-10 call in 4 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
7%
1 of 15 contests
Master average
557.03
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
239
184–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,268
15 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests
Power rating
1504
peak 1504 · #3068 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
- 2016
- First call The Ironman
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1504) BBQ Jamboree
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5768 Pit at the Park
- Career-best overall score649.5768 Pit at the Park
- 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2017
- Most recent contest 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
| +4.7 | BBQ Jamboree | 2016-05-13 |
| +3.6 | The Ironman | 2016-04-01 |
| +1.1 | Smoke in the Park | 2016-09-23 |
| +0.3 | Pit at the Park | 2016-08-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2015-05-29 |
| -4.4 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2014-06-06 |
| -2.1 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2016-06-03 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 53% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 44.1% | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-28 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-04-14 | *Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-09-23 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 22 / 38 (643.2684) | 8 (169.1200) | 28 (158.2400) | 28 (157.0856) | 28 (158.8228) |
| 2016-09-10 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-08-05 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 13 / 23 (649.5768) | 6 (169.1316) | 9 (163.9656) | 16 (158.2512) | 14 (158.2284) |
| 2016-06-10 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-06-03 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD | 24 / 37 (633.5764) | 14 (165.7028) | 16 (163.9540) | 27 (157.6912) | 29 (146.2284) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 30 / 72 (646.1716) | 3 (176.0116) | 22 (165.6800) | 44 (158.8228) | 61 (145.6572) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-04-01 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 25 / 54 (643.2912) | 6 (170.9028) | 23 (162.7884) | 41 (153.0628) | 32 (156.5372) |
| 2015-07-31 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 8 / 54 (317.6344) | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-29 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 36 / 39 (303.9428) | 28 (152.5600) | 21 (151.3828) | — | — |
| 2014-06-06 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 29 / 42 (618.8000) | 27 (158.3084) | 20 (159.3944) | 23 (157.1200) | 35 (143.9772) |