On the rise
+32
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 7 contests since 2013-09-27 — from 1522 up to 1553.
- 7 contests since 2013-09-27
- now 1553
Q2NV
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1553
peak 1553 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2014-08-22
Best ToY finish
#415
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.69 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 663.73 (-3.03)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±14.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.03 · weakest Pork (163.41)
Road miles
1,991
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
663.73 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
They almost always walk
91%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 91% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
692.5140
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.5140 at City of Earlington OctoberFest — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-10-04
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.63 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 45%.
- Pork avg 163.41
- Brisket avg 168.03
- 2 calls in 11 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HUFFIN' & PUFFIN in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
6 of 8
shared brisket entries lost
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HOUSE OF Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±2.04%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.2% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
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.
49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1571
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Q2NV)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q2NV has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1588
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Q2NV)
They've been 1588 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1674 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#1665 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
No shared contest yet.
Level with Q2NV on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN T'S | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| RURAL ROUTE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 175.4056 | 149.1088 | 165.18 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.2856 | 167.11 | top 32% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 148.5716 | 163.41 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 156.5028 | 168.03 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2014-08-22
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
3 of 11 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 168.03 · weakest Pork (163.41)
Walk rate
91%
a top-10 call in 10 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
45%
5 of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
663.73
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
349
318–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,991
11 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests
Power rating
1553
peak 1553 · #1672 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First call Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7140 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First overall top-10 Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall podium City of Earlington OctoberFest
- Career-best overall score692.5140 City of Earlington OctoberFest
- 2014
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
- 10th tracked contest BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
- Peak power rating (1553) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ | 2013-09-27 |
| +11.5 | City of Earlington OctoberFest | 2013-10-04 |
| +9.3 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2014-08-22 |
| +9.2 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | 2014-07-25 |
| +6.3 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off | 2013-03-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | 2014-04-03 |
| -2.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-05-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 37% | 94.1% | 91.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 96.2% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 10 / 52 (662.7656) | 16 (165.7144) | 8 (170.2628) | 29 (159.4056) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2014-07-25 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 10 / 44 (677.6800) | 36 (162.2628) | 14 (171.4400) | 23 (165.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 25 / 50 (651.8632) | 22 (163.9772) | 7 (170.2744) | 46 (150.7888) | 21 (166.8228) |
| 2014-04-03 | 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 37 / 64 (646.1828) | 64 (149.1088) | 7 (172.0228) | 14 (168.5484) | 46 (156.5028) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 35 / 95 (664.9828) | 61 (161.6800) | 43 (162.8000) | 35 (168.5256) | 18 (171.9772) |
| 2013-10-04 | City of Earlington OctoberFest Earlington, KY | 3 / 16 (692.5140) | 3 (175.4056) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (168.0000) |
| 2013-09-27 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 6 / 45 (679.8856) | 17 (169.6800) | 17 (167.4056) | 7 (173.1084) | 12 (169.6916) |
| 2013-06-28 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 13 / 34 (670.2850) | 21 (165.1426) | 13 (165.1428) | 18 (165.7140) | 5 (174.2856) |
| 2013-06-14 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 9 / 29 (647.4284) | 2 (172.0000) | 5 (165.1426) | 26 (148.5716) | 10 (161.7142) |
| 2013-05-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN | 17 / 29 (645.7136) | 11 (167.4284) | 26 (150.2856) | 18 (161.7140) | 9 (166.2856) |
| 2013-03-29 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY | 13 / 40 (661.7140) | 21 (164.5714) | 7 (169.7142) | 25 (160.5714) | 13 (166.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #769 (444 pts) | #1015 (339 pts) | #689 (549 pts) | #984 (359 pts) | #590 (624 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #415 (739 pts) | #528 (614 pts) | #533 (619 pts) | #514 (639 pts) | #441 (719 pts) |