A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUAU has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Red Headed Step Child
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1506 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2016-04-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.08
last 3 Master vs avg 634.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.22 · weakest Brisket (150.08)
Road miles
100
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
634.08 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Masters in May- The Classic (2016-04-30).
- last seen 2014-06-20
- back 2016-04-30
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.
Red Headed Step Child 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 128 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.
#3246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Red Headed Step Child on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Red Headed Step Child did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 159.3600 | 163.22 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 152.0002 | 157.92 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 161.7256 | 162.86 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2858 | 144.4800 | 150.08 | top 76% |
“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 50% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig in the Park | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 50% | 2014-06-20 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2016-04-30
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.22 · weakest Brisket (150.08)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
634.08
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
44–66 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
100
3 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2016-04-30
Power rating
1499
peak 1506 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pig in the Park
- First call Pig in the Park
- First overall top-10 Pig in the Park
- Peak power rating (1506) Pig in the Park
- 2016
- Career-best overall score635.8400 Masters in May- The Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Masters in May- The Classic
- Most recent contest Masters in May- The Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Pig in the Park | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Pig in the Park | 2014-06-20 |
| -3.5 | Masters in May- The Classic | 2016-04-30 |
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 72% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-30 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 42 / 58 (635.8400) | 48 (159.3600) | 21 (167.4172) | 19 (164.5828) | 55 (144.4800) |
| 2014-06-20 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 17 / 26 (633.2572) | 11 (165.7372) | 18 (154.3316) | 15 (161.7256) | 21 (151.4628) |
| 2013-06-14 | Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI | 10 / 29 (633.1430) | 10 (164.5714) | 21 (152.0002) | 8 (162.2856) | 15 (154.2858) |