A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACES HIGH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACES HIGH BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
CIGAR B QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2015-08-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.76
last 3 Master vs avg 639.76 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.68 · weakest Brisket (152.15)
Road miles
19
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
639.76 / 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of YANKEE ROAD KILL BBQ. in 3 of their 3 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.
CIGAR B QUE 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 127 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.
#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with CIGAR B QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3528 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 159.9772 | 166.68 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1656 | 157.7028 | 159.04 | top 58% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 157.6572 | 161.89 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 138.2400 | 152.15 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 64% | 2014-08-08 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-08-07
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.68 · weakest Brisket (152.15)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
639.76
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
95
48–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
19
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1492
peak 1492 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Peak power rating (1495) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- 2014
- Career-best overall score644.0116 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Most recent contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2013-08-09 |
| -1.6 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2014-08-08 |
| -1.4 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2015-08-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 30 / 47 (642.7200) | 14 (170.8800) | 33 (158.2400) | 33 (157.6572) | 33 (155.9428) |
| 2014-08-08 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 24 / 40 (644.0116) | 26 (159.9772) | 17 (161.1656) | 27 (160.5944) | 21 (162.2744) |
| 2013-08-09 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 34 / 50 (632.5372) | 16 (169.1772) | 30 (157.7028) | 13 (167.4172) | 45 (138.2400) |