CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 66 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 18 at the Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (2021), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #444 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#444

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1689

peak 1710 · rated over 64 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Nov 5, 2021 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#161

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 66 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0628 / 720

Competitor Series · Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.11 (+6.20)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±13.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.84 · weakest Pork (164.71)

Road miles

6,360

across 65 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$107K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.11 / 720

64 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Among the elite

#444 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1689 puts them #444 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1689
peak 1710
64 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Grill Games is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 18%

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 54 of 66 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 66 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.0628 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0628 at Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Competitor Series
Nov 5, 2021

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere has finished one call ahead of CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 24%.

10 contests
6 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 24%

A tough matchup

28–5 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 33 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

23–8 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RACK MASTERS BBQ in 23 of their 31 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) (Jun 26, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Jun 26, 2021

Chicken nemesis

27 of 33 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 27 of 33 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

6,360 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,360 miles across 65 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 221 miles to Thunder in the Park BBQ.

65 mapped stops
furthest 221 mi

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
66 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Route 66 Smoke Out every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#728 (192 pts)	#834 (172 pts)	#671 (252 pts)	#654 (247 pts)	#595 (302 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#161 (1,488 pts)	#159 (1,423 pts)	#175 (1,368 pts)	#219 (1,228 pts)	#105 (1,678 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#206 (1,389 pts)	#202 (1,354 pts)	#218 (1,289 pts)	#193 (1,384 pts)	#200 (1,409 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#260 (1,299 pts)	#241 (1,276 pts)	#304 (1,145 pts)	#209 (1,375 pts)	#181 (1,500 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#347 (1,064 pts)	#440 (899 pts)	#280 (1,229 pts)	#446 (919 pts)	#449 (899 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#307 (1,173 pts)	#387 (968 pts)	#149 (1,628 pts)	#329 (1,083 pts)	#390 (963 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#291 (1,057 pts)	#363 (847 pts)	#235 (1,212 pts)	#358 (862 pts)	#163 (1,487 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

Curly Bird BBQ

#445 of the rated field

1689 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1707

Fewer contests behind them than CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE has cooked, 46 to 66, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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PIG WHISPERERS

#443 of the rated field

1689 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1699

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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BRINGIN' THE HEAT

#452 of the rated field

1688 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1688

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — BRINGIN' THE HEAT ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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LEM'S MEAT VARNISH

#439 of the rated field

1690 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1713

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 64 contests, alongside a 75% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MOKAN MEATHEADS

#448 of the rated field

1688 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1703

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 6, 2021

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A MAZIE Q

#446 of the rated field

1688 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1706

Level with CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	31	23	8	74%	⚔ compare
QUAU	31	12	19	39%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	29	23	6	79%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	29	17	12	59%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	66	16	0	5	176.5828	150.8000	165.84	top 44%
Pork Ribs	66	30	2	10	178.2972	147.9316	165.29	top 40%
Pork	64	21	0	3	176.5828	148.5144	164.71	top 46%
Brisket	64	26	4	8	178.8800	148.5144	165.38	top 37%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 41%
Large (40+)	34	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	46	top 34%
WI	13	top 42%
IN	6	top 38%
IA	1	top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	4	2	top 27%	May 3, 2019
Grill Games	4	3	top 18%	Aug 24, 2018
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	9	top 37%	May 26, 2018
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	3	10	top 41%	Jun 26, 2021
Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	3	10	top 29%	Jul 19, 2019
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	2	9	top 25%	Jun 22, 2019
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2	13	top 37%	Jun 21, 2019
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	16	top 34%	Oct 19, 2018
McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	2	6	top 27%	Aug 18, 2018
I-39 Smokin Car Show	2	4	top 32%	Jun 30, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	15	top 58%	Sep 15, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	5	top 52%	Jul 14, 2017
Grillin' in Grafton	2	12	top 55%	Jul 1, 2016
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	5	top 30%	May 28, 2016
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	7	top 21%	Jul 25, 2014
Red, White, And BBQ	2	25	top 53%	May 24, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 13 contests

Contests a season 8.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 46 of 66 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 42 16 of them more than once

Opponents faced 814 finished ahead 1,708 times, behind 860

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Jun 26, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20212 milestones

Nov 5 Career-best overall score685.0628 Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Nov 5 Most recent contest Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)

20191 milestone

Jun 22 Peak power rating (1710) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2

20181 milestone

Aug 24 50th tracked contest Grill Games

20171 milestone

Jul 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20162 milestones

May 6 First Reserve Championship Route 66 Smoke Out
Jul 15 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20142 milestones

Aug 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) Grill Games
Aug 22 First overall podium Grill Games

20132 milestones

Sep 20 First overall top-10 Marshall County
Oct 18 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First call Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.8000 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 6, 2016
+12.8	Grill Games	Aug 22, 2014
+12.6	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)	May 27, 2016
+11.3	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
+11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 14, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 15, 2016
-9.8	Best of the Midwest	Oct 18, 2019
-9.6	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)	Aug 6, 2016
-8.1	Grillin' in Grafton	Jul 1, 2016
-6.9	Smoke on the Prairie	Jun 13, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	0	100%	top 32%	91.6%	91.6%
2021	3	2	0	100%	top 40%	95.1%	94.2%
2019	12	8	3	75%	top 30%	94.2%	92.9%
2018	10	6	0	90%	top 24%	94.7%	93.2%
2017	13	4	1	85%	top 41%	92.8%	91.4%
2016	9	4	1	56%	top 47%	95.1%	91.1%
2014	9	4	1	89%	top 37%	94.6%	91.2%
2013	9	2	0	89%	top 38%	93.7%	90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2021	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	2 / 18 (685.0628)	4 (168.5372)	4 (168.5484)	—	—
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	9 / 17 (677.6000)	11 (164.5256)	4 (173.1316)	9 (166.8228)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 26, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	24 / 43 (671.8972)	26 (169.1316)	42 (161.6572)	13 (170.2628)	10 (170.8456)
Oct 18, 2019	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	33 / 52 (644.9712)	5 (173.1200)	41 (153.1200)	39 (158.2056)	30 (160.5256)
Jul 19, 2019	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	10 / 40 (671.8856)	16 (168.5600)	33 (158.2172)	9 (171.9884)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 28, 2019	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	18 / 42 (670.2060)	29 (165.6684)	14 (168.5832)	14 (169.1200)	23 (166.8344)
Jun 22, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	9 / 45 (678.2516)	19 (167.9884)	2 (175.4516)	39 (160.5372)	1 (174.2744)
Jun 21, 2019	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	24 / 50 (659.3372)	26 (165.1772)	29 (159.9428)	17 (166.8344)	19 (167.3828)
Jun 7, 2019	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	7 / 25 (664.4912)	11 (164.5484)	2 (172)	14 (161.7028)	6 (166.2400)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	5 / 36 (675.3256)	3 (176.0228)	14 (167.3828)	24 (162.2516)	13 (169.6684)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	17 / 48 (665.0284)	9 (170.2628)	14 (167.9772)	13 (167.4172)	31 (159.3712)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	8 / 40 (673.6000)	13 (167.4172)	8 (167.9656)	8 (168.5372)	10 (169.6800)
May 17, 2019	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	3 / 20 (678.1600)	4 (169.1200)	8 (163.9428)	8 (167.3828)	1 (177.7144)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	8 / 42 (671.9428)	11 (171.4400)	20 (167.9772)	13 (167.4172)	18 (165.1084)
May 3, 2019	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	9 / 33 (674.7656)	17 (165.1428)	22 (161.6572)	7 (171.9656)	1 (176)
Oct 19, 2018	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	16 / 42 (657.0056)	11 (168.5372)	14 (165.6800)	20 (165.7028)	28 (157.0856)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	10 / 42 (674.2168)	9 (173.1428)	6 (170.2628)	5 (170.8456)	22 (159.9656)
Aug 18, 2018	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	11 / 30 (659.8512)	16 (159.9544)	2 (172)	21 (155.9312)	4 (171.9656)
Jul 20, 2018	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	10 / 43 (672.4572)	31 (162.8000)	22 (164.5600)	4 (175.4172)	14 (169.6800)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	4 / 29 (669.0628)	3 (173.1544)	19 (155.3828)	5 (170.8456)	2 (169.6800)
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	13 / 44 (669.5996)	3 (176.5828)	30 (160.5256)	32 (161.0856)	9 (171.4056)
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	13 / 51 (672.5144)	34 (164.5256)	6 (172.5716)	36 (159.4172)	5 (176)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	10 / 60 (681.6112)	42 (165.0856)	13 (170.2628)	3 (176.5828)	17 (169.6800)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	9 / 49 (671.3600)	3 (173.7144)	22 (163.9772)	15 (166.8456)	16 (166.8228)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	7 / 38 (680.4568)	17 (166.8112)	8 (168.5372)	5 (175.4056)	7 (169.7028)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	16 / 52 (654.6740)	30 (160.5256)	15 (167.3944)	22 (165.0856)	25 (161.6684)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	15 / 30 (666.2056)	14 (167.9884)	16 (163.4172)	16 (166.8228)	9 (167.9772)
Sep 15, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	15 / 30 (667.3252)	25 (161.0740)	16 (166.8456)	18 (166.2400)	5 (173.1656)
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	4 / 39 (665.6112)	7 (169.1428)	20 (162.2400)	6 (167.4056)	9 (166.8228)
Aug 19, 2017	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	6 / 36 (659.8856)	17 (164.5484)	17 (159.9544)	4 (170.2972)	4 (165.0856)
Jul 21, 2017	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	18 / 48 (640.9484)	5 (169.6800)	42 (147.9316)	28 (159.3484)	14 (163.9884)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	5 / 27 (667.9772)	17 (165.1200)	23 (157.7144)	13 (166.2628)	1 (178.8800)
Jul 1, 2017	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	9 / 18 (653.0516)	3 (167.4172)	6 (166.2744)	7 (163.4172)	11 (155.9428)
Jun 23, 2017	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	16 / 42 (663.3028)	18 (165.1200)	10 (167.9656)	25 (161.0972)	9 (169.1200)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	17 / 26 (662.7772)	18 (166.2516)	10 (169.1200)	19 (165.1428)	18 (162.2628)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	39 / 59 (643.8056)	14 (169.1200)	49 (154.2172)	16 (167.9656)	46 (152.5028)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	19 / 40 (655.8856)	15 (166.8572)	29 (157.6572)	3 (172.0228)	23 (159.3484)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	17 / 29 (654.7200)	24 (158.8116)	6 (167.9772)	12 (167.4056)	18 (160.5256)
Aug 6, 2016	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI	18 / 22 (637.5316)	22 (150.8000)	9 (167.4172)	16 (163.3944)	18 (155.9200)
Aug 5, 2016	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	10 / 27 (653.6348)	21 (156.5144)	1 (177.1544)	11 (163.9772)	18 (155.9888)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	20 / 37 (655.2456)	20 (164.5256)	19 (163.3944)	15 (166.8228)	20 (160.5028)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	24 / 28 (638.6632)	17 (164.5372)	27 (152.4916)	22 (159.9428)	17 (161.6916)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	21 / 29 (637.4968)	22 (160.5256)	24 (155.9428)	22 (157.6456)	15 (163.3828)
Jun 24, 2016	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	10 / 33 (661.5312)	15 (166.2284)	19 (157.6572)	6 (171.4056)	12 (166.2400)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	26 / 55 (658.7544)	12 (172.5600)	35 (160.5372)	39 (161.1200)	21 (164.5372)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	5 / 42 (674.8684)	8 (171.4628)	3 (173.7028)	23 (163.9772)	12 (165.7256)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	2 / 40 (685.0400)	11 (169.1084)	3 (176.5600)	8 (171.9772)	13 (167.3944)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	8 / 42 (667.8972)	16 (167.9772)	14 (166.8344)	3 (172.5600)	22 (160.5256)
Aug 30, 2014	Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN	15 / 29 (658.7772)	7 (170.8344)	9 (168.5600)	21 (165.1544)	23 (154.2284)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	3 / 47 (681.1088)	15 (168)	1 (178.2972)	22 (159.9544)	3 (174.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	7 / 48 (665.0628)	13 (168.5256)	2 (173.1428)	16 (165.1200)	23 (158.2744)
Jul 11, 2014	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	9 / 34 (657.6684)	25 (153.6912)	5 (168.0116)	8 (167.9772)	4 (167.9884)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	12 / 32 (648.5256)	19 (158.8456)	10 (164.5600)	5 (169.1544)	20 (155.9656)
Jun 13, 2014	Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL	21 / 28 (634.7200)	20 (161.6800)	3 (170.8456)	24 (153.6800)	25 (148.5144)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	35 / 72 (651.3488)	15 (172.0116)	22 (166.8344)	59 (153.6800)	44 (158.8228)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	25 / 43 (645.6688)	20 (163.4288)	8 (169.1656)	20 (162.2744)	34 (150.8000)
Oct 18, 2013	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	18 / 54 (635.8972)	26 (158.2856)	23 (158.2172)	35 (150.2400)	4 (169.1544)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	16 / 53 (655.8744)	20 (168)	8 (168.5372)	50 (148.5144)	9 (170.8228)
Sep 27, 2013	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	6 / 25 (674.3312)	17 (161.6912)	9 (169.2000)	4 (171.4400)	2 (172)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	10 / 27 (657.5540)	17 (159.9656)	16 (163.3828)	17 (161.0972)	2 (173.1084)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	14 / 43 (643.3600)	22 (161.1312)	28 (149.6572)	8 (166.2744)	7 (166.2972)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	12 / 45 (659.8856)	16 (165.1200)	10 (169.1200)	30 (160.5484)	14 (165.0972)
Jul 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	20 / 30 (633.1428)	27 (150.8572)	2 (168)	25 (154.2856)	16 (160)
Jun 22, 2013	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	22 / 32 (632)	25 (156.5716)	27 (156.5712)	26 (157.1430)	15 (161.7142)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	15 / 70 (663.9996)	7 (171.4284)	5 (172)	58 (154.8570)	21 (165.7142)
—	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	12 / 38 (494.8000)	6 (168.5716)	14 (163.4056)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)