A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Root Down Grill
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2015-07-31
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
602.75
last 5 Master vs avg 602.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 153.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.17)
Road miles
230
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
602.75 / 720
5 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 weak link
−6.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.17
- Brisket avg 153.57
- 1 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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Root Down Grill)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Root Down Grill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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#4988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with Root Down Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Root Down Grill did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 130.2284 | 153.21 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0572 | 134.8344 | 147.17 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 132.5140 | 148.79 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 145.1428 | 153.57 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 79% | 2015-07-31 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2015-07-31
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 153.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.17)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
602.75
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
203
45–255 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
230
5 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #4987 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1493) Beltway BBQ Showdown
- 2015
- Career-best overall score636.9368 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
| -7.9 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
| -7.5 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2014-06-06 |
| -6.8 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2014-08-01 |
| -2.8 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival | 2015-05-29 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.5% | 83.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-31 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 43 / 54 (607.9084) | 42 (154.7996) | 47 (139.3716) | 17 (165.1772) | 42 (148.5600) |
| 2015-05-29 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 23 / 32 (636.9368) | 12 (169.1084) | 25 (156.5144) | 31 (147.9312) | 12 (163.3828) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 96 / 99 (557.4964) | 97 (130.2284) | 94 (141.0856) | 97 (132.5140) | 62 (153.6684) |
| 2014-08-01 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 46 / 59 (605.6912) | 41 (156.5368) | 57 (134.8344) | 29 (157.2000) | 25 (157.1200) |
| 2014-06-06 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 33 / 42 (605.7256) | 30 (155.3828) | 8 (164.0572) | 39 (141.1428) | 34 (145.1428) |