The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ has finished one call ahead of QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-07-07
latest 2023-07-06
Best ToY finish
#1735
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.26 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 626.08 (+2.18)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.77
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.34 · weakest Brisket (152.12)
Road miles
46
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.08 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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 tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 152.12
- Chicken avg 160.34
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2023-07-06).
- last seen 2019-07-12
- back 2023-07-06
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 63rd
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-head#4719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before QUE IT UP! GREENWOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nards Backyard BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE SUEDE QUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| QUALITY QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SKINT BACK BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DEEP SOUTH BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLIND SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.6456 | 160.34 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 143.3716 | 155.77 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 141.6000 | 157.85 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 143.3372 | 152.12 | top 77% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 4 | 63 | 0 | top 75% | 2019-07-12 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2016-07-07 → 2023-07-06
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.34 · weakest Brisket (152.12)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
626.08
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
220
102–337 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
46
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$44,850
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-07-12 → 2023-07-06
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4747 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1494) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2023
- Career-best overall score632.3888 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Squealin' on the Square | 2016-09-30 |
| -6 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2016-07-07 |
| -5.7 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2019-07-12 |
| -5.7 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2023-07-06 |
| -3.7 | SC Festival Of Discovery | 2018-07-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 63 / 76 (632.3888) | 41 (167.9772) | 66 (156.5372) | 49 (164.5372) | 73 (143.3372) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 67 / 83 (622.6400) | 38 (165.1084) | 74 (143.3716) | 41 (165.6800) | 72 (148.4800) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 64 / 89 (628.9372) | 41 (166.2628) | 59 (158.8000) | 82 (145.6572) | 55 (158.2172) |
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 63 / 89 (630.6288) | 84 (149.6344) | 60 (161.6800) | 33 (166.8344) | 68 (152.4800) |
| 2016-09-30 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 22 / 26 (626.6972) | 24 (145.6456) | 15 (161.7028) | 19 (162.8116) | 19 (156.5372) |
| 2016-07-07 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 64 / 82 (615.1884) | 28 (167.4172) | 67 (152.5028) | 80 (141.6000) | 57 (153.6684) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1735 (126 pts) | #2020 (116 pts) | #1668 (161 pts) | #1768 (141 pts) | #1724 (141 pts) |