A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pistons High Octane BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2016-06-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.08
last 5 Master vs avg 603.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 152.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.51)
Road miles
24
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
603.08 / 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
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.51
- Pork avg 152.89
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Rubbed the Right Way in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2016-06-24).
- last seen 2014-09-19
- back 2016-06-24
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
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#5204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Pistons High Octane BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pistons High Octane BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
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#5231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
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#5208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODSHED BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Pig Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5028 | 141.0856 | 151.97 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 131.4286 | 147.51 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 141.7144 | 152.89 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 131.3260 | 150.71 | top 64% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 3 | 114 | 0 | top 83% | 2016-06-24 |
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 78% | 2014-09-19 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 152.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.51)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
603.08
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
339
115–529 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
24
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1509
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2014-09-19 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #5216 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1772 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score628.4344 Battle of the Brisket
- 2016
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| -12.5 | Battle of the Brisket | 2013-09-13 |
| -12.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -2.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
| -1.9 | Battle of the Brisket | 2014-09-19 |
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 98% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.3% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.6% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 179 / 183 (566.1032) | 178 (141.0856) | 143 (151.9772) | 171 (141.7144) | 176 (131.3260) |
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 29 / 46 (628.4344) | 40 (156.5028) | 26 (159.4288) | 21 (162.8228) | 36 (149.6800) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 114 / 184 (621.0400) | 137 (154.2628) | 164 (143.3600) | 93 (158.2400) | 35 (165.1772) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 49 / 53 (608.9492) | 46 (151.9772) | 48 (151.3488) | 41 (154.8228) | 41 (150.8004) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 163 / 183 (590.8572) | 116 (155.9998) | 177 (131.4286) | 150 (146.8572) | 94 (156.5716) |