On the rise
+26
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 4 contests since 2013-06-07 — from 1521 up to 1546.
- 4 contests since 2013-06-07
- now 1546
BARABOO Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1546
peak 1546 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2014-06-06
Best ToY finish
#716
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.28
last 5 Master vs avg 650.28 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.37 · weakest Chicken (159.66)
Road miles
215
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
650.28 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
Happy hunting ground
Top 13%
average finish here
Poor Que is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 13%
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
FAT ANDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of BARABOO Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BRINGIN' THE HEAT ahead in 100% of their meetings
BRINGIN' THE HEAT has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.71 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 80%.
- Chicken avg 159.66
- Brisket avg 165.37
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ in 4 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.
64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 83% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARABOO Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 153.7144 | 159.66 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 157.1428 | 162.41 | top 29% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 155.4056 | 162.85 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 158.8570 | 165.37 | top 22% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Que | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 13% | 2014-06-06 |
| The Masters in May | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 21% | 2014-05-02 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2014-06-06
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.37 · weakest Chicken (159.66)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
650.28
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
171–41 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
215
5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
1513
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1546
peak 1546 · #1815 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Masters in May
- First call The Masters in May
- First overall top-10 Poor Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Poor Que
- 2014
- Career-best overall score660.0228 The Masters in May
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1656 The Masters in May
- Peak power rating (1546) Poor Que
- Most recent contest Poor Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Poor Que | 2014-06-06 |
| +11.5 | Poor Que | 2013-06-07 |
| +10.6 | The Masters in May | 2014-05-02 |
| +9.3 | The Masters in May | 2013-05-03 |
| +2.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-07-05 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 91.7% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 90.3% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-06 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 4 / 38 (659.3712) | 16 (162.2628) | 10 (162.3200) | 2 (169.1200) | 5 (165.6684) |
| 2014-05-02 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 12 / 62 (660.0228) | 9 (167.4516) | 10 (168.0000) | 37 (155.4056) | 9 (169.1656) |
| 2013-07-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI | 13 / 30 (641.7142) | 19 (158.2858) | 18 (157.1428) | 5 (167.4286) | 17 (158.8570) |
| 2013-06-07 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 6 / 39 (650.2856) | 26 (156.5714) | 7 (162.2858) | 16 (162.2856) | 4 (169.1428) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 11 / 48 (640.0002) | 32 (153.7144) | 11 (162.2858) | 15 (160.0000) | 8 (164.0000) |
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 | #1716 (140 pts) | #1617 (160 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #716 (437 pts) | #1252 (222 pts) | #812 (402 pts) | #802 (412 pts) | #681 (477 pts) |