A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Risky Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Risky Brisket has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A.M.I. - Q'N
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2016-08-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.58
last 5 Master vs avg 619.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.52 · weakest Brisket (138.59)
Road miles
30
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
619.58 / 720
5 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
−23.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 23.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 138.59
- Chicken avg 162.52
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brass Monkey BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Grill Games every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 26th
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to A.M.I. - Q'N)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A.M.I. - Q'N has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
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#4502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after A.M.I. - Q'N did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with A.M.I. - Q'N on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOOSE'S BARBECUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLL THE BONES BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| D.F.G.'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1656 | 150.8688 | 162.52 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 140.5488 | 156.09 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 149.6800 | 162.37 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2400 | 123.9200 | 138.59 | top 87% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 4 | 26 | 0 | top 71% | 2016-08-26 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.52 · weakest Brisket (138.59)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
619.58
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
114
65–150 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
30
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1473
peak 1473 · #4483 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1493) Grill Games
- 2014
- First call Grill Games
- Career-best overall score639.3940 Grill Games
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Grill Games
- 2016
- Most recent contest Grill Games
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Grill Games | 2016-08-26 |
| -6.8 | Grill Games | 2013-08-23 |
| -5 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off | 2015-10-23 |
| -4.3 | Grill Games | 2015-08-28 |
| -0.4 | Grill Games | 2014-08-22 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 86.8% | 86.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 33 / 37 (604.4232) | 15 (163.3944) | 37 (140.5488) | 16 (162.2628) | 34 (138.2172) |
| 2015-10-23 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 32 / 44 (618.7316) | 21 (164.0116) | 30 (154.8000) | 39 (149.6800) | 31 (150.2400) |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 33 / 49 (625.0860) | 26 (161.1660) | 16 (166.2972) | 3 (173.7028) | 49 (123.9200) |
| 2014-08-22 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 26 / 47 (639.3940) | 2 (173.1656) | 28 (158.8344) | 7 (170.8456) | 40 (136.5484) |
| 2013-08-23 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 31 / 43 (610.2516) | 34 (150.8688) | 16 (159.9772) | 27 (155.3828) | 37 (144.0228) |