On the rise
+30
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 3 contests since 2014-10-10 — from 1491 up to 1521.
- 3 contests since 2014-10-10
- now 1521
iQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2015-05-23
Best ToY finish
#1116
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.92
last 4 Master vs avg 640.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±33.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.41 · weakest Chicken (156.69)
Road miles
5,866
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 5682 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
640.92 / 720
4 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.
High-water mark
676.0232
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.0232 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-05-23
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of IRON BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The long haul
5,866
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,866 miles across 4 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,682 miles to Ruhrpott BBQ.
- 4 mapped stops
- furthest 5,682 mi
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.
iQ has 4 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 88 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.
#2451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after iQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with iQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#2457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 142.2628 | 156.69 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 133.6228 | 156.98 | top 44% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 155.3828 | 161.84 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173.7256 | 157.6800 | 165.41 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2015-05-23
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
EU
1 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.41 · weakest Chicken (156.69)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
2 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
640.92
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
149
137–69 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,866
4 mapped stops · furthest 5,682 mi
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2014-10-10
Power rating
1521
peak 1521 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- 2015
- First call Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First overall top-10 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8000 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7256 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First overall podium Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First Reserve Championship Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score676.0232 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1521) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2015-05-23 |
| +14.3 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | 2015-05-09 |
| +4.1 | Ruhrpott BBQ | 2014-10-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic | 2013-08-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 7% | 93.9% | 93% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-23 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 2 / 68 (676.0232) | 18 (166.8916) | 7 (168.5488) | 11 (168.5828) | 2 (172.0000) |
| 2015-05-09 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, | 4 / 38 (662.8000) | 29 (155.9544) | 2 (171.4172) | 14 (161.7028) | 2 (173.7256) |
| 2014-10-10 | Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 24 / 58 (635.8968) | 29 (161.6456) | 36 (154.3200) | 21 (161.7028) | 21 (158.2284) |
| 2013-08-02 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA | 43 / 46 (588.9484) | 43 (142.2628) | 46 (133.6228) | 32 (155.3828) | 29 (157.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1116 (260 pts) | #2017 (95 pts) | #1565 (165 pts) | #1727 (130 pts) | #1158 (260 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2397 (71 pts) | #2446 (71 pts) | #2436 (71 pts) | #2452 (71 pts) | #2440 (71 pts) |