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.
CYGNETURE BARBEQUE
CYGNETURE BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 5th of 42 at the Cookin' on the Kaw (2013). They are ranked #1884 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1544
peak 1545 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Sep 12, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
36% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.08 (-1.10)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.72 · weakest Brisket (159.00)
Road miles
477
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CYGNETURE BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1545
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1548
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 46%
- Peak
- 1556
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1554
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with CYGNETURE BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1544
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 172.0002 | 161.7144 | 167.72 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 156.5600 | 164.40 | top 43% |
| Pork | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173.7144 | 151.3828 | 162.95 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke In The Spring | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 39% | Apr 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
305
finished ahead 272 times, behind 156
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- 10th tracked contest ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1545) ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- First call Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1430 Smoke In The Spring
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score675.4056 Border War Barbecue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Cookin' on the Kaw | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +8 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | Jul 5, 2013 |
| +7.5 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| +5.7 | Border War Barbecue | Oct 25, 2013 |
| +5.4 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -1.3 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -0.3 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2014 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 15 / 29 (651.8860) | 4 (171.9656) | 20 (161.6916) | 18 (159.4172) | 22 (158.8116) |
| Jul 24, 2014 | ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 9 / 25 (643.4168) | 5 (170.2628) | 2 (173.1544) | 20 (154.8684) | 21 (145.1312) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 24 / 41 (649.0628) | 15 (167.9772) | 32 (157.6800) | 12 (168.5600) | 31 (154.8456) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 36 / 73 (645.1084) | 41 (161.7144) | 31 (165.0972) | 39 (159.9884) | 43 (158.3084) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS | 9 / 27 (675.4056) | 8 (170.2628) | 11 (165.1544) | 6 (169.7028) | 8 (170.2856) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 5 / 42 (658.7424) | 14 (164.5140) | 7 (168.5484) | 2 (170.8572) | 27 (154.8228) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 10 / 25 (636.4568) | 7 (166.2628) | 17 (156.5600) | 20 (151.3828) | 7 (162.2512) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 12 / 40 (671.4284) | 18 (166.2856) | 12 (168) | 3 (173.7144) | 21 (163.4284) |
| May 3, 2013 | 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) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 20 / 71 (665.1430) | 10 (170.2856) | 29 (165.1430) | 34 (164) | 23 (165.7144) |