#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headARGO PITMASTERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-07-25
latest 2016-11-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.64
last 3 Master vs avg 619.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.40 · weakest Brisket (143.74)
Road miles
786
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 783 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
619.64 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
ARGO PITMASTERS 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 142 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.
#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with ARGO PITMASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 157.6800 | 163.40 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 151.3944 | 155.38 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 144.5600 | 157.11 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.1944 | 133.1088 | 143.74 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-08-20 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2015-07-25 → 2016-11-11
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.40 · weakest Brisket (143.74)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
619.64
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
111
25–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
786
3 mapped stops · furthest 783 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2015-07-25 → 2016-08-20
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- First call Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- Peak power rating (1491) Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- 2016
- First overall top-10 Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4688 World Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score652.4688 World Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | 2015-07-25 |
| -3.8 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center | 2016-08-20 |
| -3.3 | World Barbecue Championship | 2016-11-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 90.6% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 69 / 89 (652.4688) | 32 (172.0000) | 76 (160.5372) | 15 (172.0000) | 84 (147.9316) |
| 2016-08-20 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 9 / 12 (619.7140) | 9 (160.5256) | 11 (154.2172) | 9 (154.7768) | 10 (150.1944) |
| 2015-07-25 | Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL | 13 / 15 (586.7432) | 10 (157.6800) | 11 (151.3944) | 12 (144.5600) | 15 (133.1088) |