High-water mark
678.2858
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2858 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-15
THE HEAT IS ON
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2014-05-16
Best ToY finish
#630
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.93 (-0.70)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.90 · weakest Brisket (160.34)
Road miles
1,540
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 544 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
651.93 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.55 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 160.34
- Pork avg 167.90
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Subtle Smoke in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
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#3120 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE HEAT IS ON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
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#3116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2854 | 156.5600 | 163.33 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 145.7140 | 160.36 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 158.8456 | 167.90 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 140.4800 | 160.34 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2014-05-16
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.90 · weakest Brisket (160.34)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
651.93
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
250
149–184 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,540
6 mapped stops · furthest 544 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Power rating
1502
peak 1511 · #3121 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4280 Minnesota in May
- First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score678.2858 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Northern Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1511) Great Northern Barbeque
- 2014
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Great Northern Barbeque | 2013-08-02 |
| +8.1 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
| -5.2 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
| -3.4 | Minnesota in May | 2014-05-16 |
| -0.9 | Minnesota in May | 2013-05-17 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 50% | 94.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 37 / 58 (629.0400) | 30 (162.8800) | 36 (156.5600) | 10 (169.1200) | 56 (140.4800) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 53 / 76 (640.4912) | 64 (156.5600) | 13 (168.5600) | 51 (158.8456) | 56 (156.5256) |
| 2013-08-02 | Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN | 5 / 22 (671.3716) | 8 (167.9772) | 7 (166.8228) | 8 (164.0116) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 49 / 66 (636.9828) | 45 (161.7028) | 52 (156.5144) | 20 (169.1200) | 59 (149.6456) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 19 / 68 (678.2858) | 52 (160.5714) | 31 (168.0000) | 7 (176.0000) | 11 (173.7144) |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 27 / 49 (655.4280) | 11 (170.2854) | 48 (145.7140) | 12 (170.2856) | 13 (169.1430) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #630 (501 pts) | #636 (511 pts) | #652 (511 pts) | #520 (636 pts) | #473 (676 pts) |