CYGNETURE BARBEQUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1866

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1544

peak 1546 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2014-09-12

Best ToY finish

#689

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4056 / 720

Master · Border War Barbecue

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.98 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.08 (-1.10)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

173.7144

Pork · Crossroads BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±11.78

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.72 · weakest Brisket (159.00)

Road miles

477

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)

Master avg

654.08 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.4056 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4056 at Border War Barbecue — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-10-25

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE ON WHEELS ahead in 80% of their meetings

SMOKE ON WHEELS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 64%.

Brisket avg 159.00
Chicken avg 167.72
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% 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.

67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE SMOKES ON U

#1861 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

HOLY MOHLER'S BBQ

#1859 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2014-11-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Slow & Easy BBQ

#1874 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-08-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Cool Beans BBQ

#1860 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

Level with CYGNETURE BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-05-23

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CARTER-QUE-ING

#1865 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE

#1856 of the rated field

1544 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FRONT DOOR GANG	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	7	0	172.0002	161.7144	167.72	top 29%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	173.1544	156.5600	164.40	top 43%
Pork	11	4	2	173.7144	151.3828	162.95	top 45%
Brisket	11	2	0	170.2856	145.1312	159.00	top 57%

“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
KS	9	0	top 40%
MO	2	0	top 33%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 36%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke In The Spring	2	20	0	top 39%	2014-04-11

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2014-09-12

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.72 · weakest Brisket (159.00)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 9 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 4 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 654.08 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 307 272–156 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 477 11 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength 1520 average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests

Power rating 1544 peak 1546 · #1866 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First call Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1430 Smoke In The Spring
Jul 5 Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
Oct 25 Career-best overall score675.4056 Border War Barbecue
2014
Jul 24 10th tracked contest ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition
Jul 24 Peak power rating (1546) ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition
Sep 12 Most recent contest Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Cookin' on the Kaw	2013-10-11
+8	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	2013-07-05
+7.5	Smoke In The Spring	2013-04-12
+5.7	Border War Barbecue	2013-10-25
+5.4	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2014-06-13
-1.3	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2014-09-12
-0.3	Smoke In The Spring	2014-04-11

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	4	0	1	0	50%	top 49%	90.5%	89.9%
2013	7	0	3	0	100%	top 32%	93.8%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-09-12	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	15 / 29 (651.8860)	4 (171.9656)	20 (161.6916)	18 (159.4172)	22 (158.8116)
2014-07-24	ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	9 / 25 (643.4168)	5 (170.2628)	2 (173.1544)	20 (154.8684)	21 (145.1312)
2014-06-13	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	24 / 41 (649.0628)	15 (167.9772)	32 (157.6800)	12 (168.5600)	31 (154.8456)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	36 / 73 (645.1084)	41 (161.7144)	31 (165.0972)	39 (159.9884)	43 (158.3084)
2013-10-25	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	9 / 27 (675.4056)	8 (170.2628)	11 (165.1544)	6 (169.7028)	8 (170.2856)
2013-10-11	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	5 / 42 (658.7424)	14 (164.5140)	7 (168.5484)	2 (170.8572)	27 (154.8228)
2013-09-13	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	12 / 34 (644.5256)	9 (163.4172)	8 (166.8344)	8 (165.7028)	28 (148.5712)
2013-08-02	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	10 / 25 (636.4568)	7 (166.2628)	17 (156.5600)	20 (151.3828)	7 (162.2512)
2013-07-05	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	12 / 40 (671.4284)	18 (166.2856)	12 (168.0000)	3 (173.7144)	21 (163.4284)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	16 / 33 (653.7142)	4 (172.0002)	18 (160.5716)	29 (154.2854)	14 (166.8570)
2013-04-12	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	20 / 71 (665.1430)	10 (170.2856)	29 (165.1430)	34 (164.0000)	23 (165.7144)

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	#1672 (146 pts)	#1491 (191 pts)	#1761 (141 pts)	#1429 (206 pts)	#1760 (141 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#689 (453 pts)	#791 (413 pts)	#742 (448 pts)	#561 (588 pts)	#1070 (273 pts)