High-water mark
664.4456
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4456 at Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-08-12
HOBOQUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-05-29
latest 2016-08-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.58
last 5 Master vs avg 656.58 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.48 · weakest Brisket (162.02)
Road miles
417
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
656.58 / 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Pigtamer BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
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#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with HOBOQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
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#2906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1527
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#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
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#2915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 155.4400 | 165.48 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 155.9772 | 165.35 | top 42% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.8228 | 163.74 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 155.4284 | 162.02 | top 52% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2016-08-12
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.48 · weakest Brisket (162.02)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
656.58
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
108–113 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
417
5 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1508
peak 1508 · #2905 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steel
- First call Smokin' in Steel
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5884 Smokin' in Steel
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score664.4456 Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
- Peak power rating (1508) Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
- Most recent contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Smokin' in Steel | 2015-05-29 |
| +2.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-07-22 |
| +0.7 | Smokefest | 2015-08-21 |
| +0.2 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) | 2016-08-12 |
| +0.1 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | 2016-03-04 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 54% | 92.3% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN | 20 / 35 (664.4456) | 21 (165.1200) | 18 (166.2744) | 17 (166.8228) | 17 (166.2284) |
| 2016-07-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 15 / 30 (658.2396) | 12 (168.0000) | 2 (173.7028) | 24 (161.1084) | 20 (155.4284) |
| 2016-03-04 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 32 / 59 (646.1940) | 47 (155.4400) | 22 (164.5256) | 24 (164.5484) | 29 (161.6800) |
| 2015-08-21 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 23 / 42 (656.4568) | 19 (168.5600) | 17 (166.2628) | 37 (154.8228) | 17 (166.8112) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN | 28 / 60 (657.5884) | 13 (170.2628) | 43 (155.9772) | 8 (171.4056) | 33 (159.9428) |