On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 3 contests since 2014-08-22 — from 1521 up to 1546.
- 3 contests since 2014-08-22
- now 1546
R2BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1546
peak 1546 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-13
latest 2015-08-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.89
last 5 Master vs avg 644.89 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±7.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.39 · weakest Brisket (157.01)
Road miles
697
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
644.89 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
Signature meat
40%
chicken entries won
2 wins from 5 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (2 of 5).
- best 171.4056
- average 166.39
- 3 calls
Multi-meat days
2
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples (2015-08-01).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
Q HAVEN BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
Q HAVEN BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 60%.
- Brisket avg 157.01
- Chicken avg 166.39
- 3 calls in 5 entries
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.
65 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1546
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#1826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Level with R2BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1546
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#1818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 171.4056 | 157.6800 | 166.39 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 170.2972 | 145.1316 | 158.96 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.6172 | 153.1428 | 162.52 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171.4400 | 134.7772 | 157.01 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 14% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-07-13 → 2015-08-01
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 2 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.39 · weakest Brisket (157.01)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
80%
4 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests — and still running
Master average
644.89
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
150
139–29 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
697
5 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1546
peak 1546 · #1816 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ
- First call Pork In The Park BBQ
- First category win (Chicken) Pork In The Park BBQ
- First overall top-10 Pork In The Park BBQ
- First multi-meat day Pork In The Park BBQ
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.6172 Pork in the Park
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1656 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score657.1656 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2015
- First overall podium 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
- Peak power rating (1546) 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2014-08-22 |
| +13.7 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | 2015-08-01 |
| +11.8 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2015-07-03 |
| +5.2 | Pork In The Park BBQ | 2013-07-13 |
| +0.9 | Pork in the Park | 2014-07-12 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 14% | 90.3% | 89.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 91.3% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 38% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 3 / 32 (650.2744) | 1 (168.0228) | 1 (170.2972) | 8 (159.9888) | 9 (151.9656) |
| 2015-07-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 6 / 31 (639.8972) | 14 (157.6800) | 24 (151.3828) | 5 (162.8344) | 3 (168.0000) |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 6 / 70 (657.1656) | 12 (167.9656) | 12 (166.2972) | 17 (164.0228) | 21 (158.8800) |
| 2014-07-12 | Pork in the Park Stamford, CT | 11 / 20 (635.9888) | 6 (166.8800) | 8 (161.7144) | 2 (172.6172) | 18 (134.7772) |
| 2013-07-13 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 8 / 21 (641.1200) | 1 (171.4056) | 16 (145.1316) | 16 (153.1428) | 1 (171.4400) |