CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE IL

Power ranking

#651

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1572 · rated over 15 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-03

latest 2021-11-05

Best ToY finish

#161

Master 2019

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0628

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

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.31 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 669.82 (-2.51)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition

Consistency

±8.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.69)

Road miles

1042

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 153 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)

Purse competed for

$107K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.82 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

QUE U has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of EF-Q in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 22% across 6 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) (2021-06-26).

Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)

RobbieQ #647 · 1572 · IL Chasin Chicken Barbeque #636 · 1573 · IL Snake Holler BBQ #672 · 1569 · IL Loose Cannon BBQ #625 · 1574 · IL SmoQued On Main St #690 · 1567 · IL 309 BBQ #700 · 1566 · IL

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
QUE U	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
EF-Q	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
PAPA'S BARBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	0	1	176.0228	164.5256	168.45	top 36%
Pork Ribs	16	6	0	2	175.4516	153.1200	165.69	top 43%
Pork	15	6	0	0	171.9884	158.2056	166.75	top 43%
Brisket	14	8	3	3	177.7144	159.3712	169.28	top 30%

“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	Avg finish
IL	13	top 32%
IN	2	top 17%
WI	1	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 23%
Large (40+)	9	top 37%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
Cooks mostly in IL (13 of 16 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
Average Master overall score: 669.82 / 720

Milestones

🚩 — First tracked contest · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
📣 — First call · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
⭐ 2021-11-05 — Career-best overall score (685.0628) · Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
📈 2021-11-05 — Peak power rating (1572) · Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition	2019-05-17
+11.2	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)	2021-11-05
+10.5	Rockin BBQ	2019-05-10
+9.2	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	2019-06-22
+9.1	Up In Smoke on the Square	2019-05-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Best of the Midwest	2019-10-18
-1.9	Honor-Q	2021-09-10
-0.8	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2021-06-26
-0.1	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1	2019-06-21

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	0	100%	top 32%	—	—
2021	3	2	0	100%	top 40%	94.1%	93.7%
2019	12	8	3	75%	top 30%	94.2%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-11-05	Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL	2 / 18 (685.0628)	4 (168.5372)	4 (168.5484)	8 (170.8228)	—
2021-09-10	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	9 / 17 (677.6000)	11 (164.5256)	4 (173.1316)	9 (166.8228)	5 (173.1200)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	24 / 43 (671.8972)	26 (169.1316)	42 (161.6572)	13 (170.2628)	10 (170.8456)
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	33 / 52 (644.9712)	5 (173.1200)	41 (153.1200)	39 (158.2056)	30 (160.5256)
2019-07-19	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Peoria, IL	10 / 40 (671.8856)	16 (168.5600)	33 (158.2172)	9 (171.9884)	7 (173.1200)
2019-06-28	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	18 / 42 (670.2060)	29 (165.6684)	14 (168.5832)	14 (169.1200)	23 (166.8344)
2019-06-22	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL	9 / 45 (678.2516)	19 (167.9884)	2 (175.4516)	39 (160.5372)	1 (174.2744)
2019-06-21	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL	24 / 50 (659.3372)	26 (165.1772)	29 (159.9428)	17 (166.8344)	19 (167.3828)
2019-06-07	Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL	7 / 25 (664.4912)	11 (164.5484)	2 (172.0000)	14 (161.7028)	6 (166.2400)
2019-05-31	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	5 / 36 (675.3256)	3 (176.0228)	14 (167.3828)	24 (162.2516)	13 (169.6684)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	17 / 48 (665.0284)	9 (170.2628)	14 (167.9772)	13 (167.4172)	31 (159.3712)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	8 / 40 (673.6000)	13 (167.4172)	8 (167.9656)	8 (168.5372)	10 (169.6800)
2019-05-17	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	3 / 20 (678.1600)	4 (169.1200)	8 (163.9428)	8 (167.3828)	1 (177.7144)
2019-05-10	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	8 / 42 (671.9428)	11 (171.4400)	20 (167.9772)	13 (167.4172)	18 (165.1084)
2019-05-03	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	9 / 33 (674.7656)	17 (165.1428)	22 (161.6572)	7 (171.9656)	1 (176.0000)
	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL	12 / 38 (494.8000)	6 (168.5716)	14 (163.4056)	—	—

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
2021 ↗	Master	#728 (192 pts)	#834 (172 pts)	#671 (252 pts)	#654 (247 pts)	#595 (302 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#161 (1488 pts)	#159 (1423 pts)	#175 (1368 pts)	#219 (1228 pts)	#105 (1678 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#206 (1389 pts)	#202 (1354 pts)	#218 (1289 pts)	#193 (1384 pts)	#200 (1409 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#260 (1299 pts)	#241 (1276 pts)	#304 (1145 pts)	#209 (1375 pts)	#181 (1500 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#347 (1064 pts)	#440 (899 pts)	#280 (1229 pts)	#446 (919 pts)	#449 (899 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#307 (1173 pts)	#387 (968 pts)	#149 (1628 pts)	#329 (1083 pts)	#390 (963 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#291 (1057 pts)	#363 (847 pts)	#235 (1212 pts)	#358 (862 pts)	#163 (1487 pts)