They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 16 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
CIRCLE R COOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1568
peak 1568 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2013-03-08
latest 2015-10-03
Best ToY finish
#695
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
557.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 628.35 (-70.75)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±115.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.37 · weakest Brisket (161.68)
Road miles
3,595
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 506 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
628.35 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
High-water mark
678.8568
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.8568 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-10-03
A tough matchup
9–3
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 38%.
- Brisket avg 161.68
- Pork avg 167.37
- 3 calls in 16 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKE ON WHEELS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Boom or bust
±15.98%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±15.98% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 87.3% of a perfect score
- best 94.3%
The long haul
3,595
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,595 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 506 miles to 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.
- 16 mapped stops
- furthest 506 mi
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.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1579
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CIRCLE R COOKERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CIRCLE R COOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1592
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to CIRCLE R COOKERS)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 16.
⚔ Head-to-head#1441 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1604
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CIRCLE R COOKERS)
They've been 1604 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1601
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CIRCLE R COOKERS)
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 23% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1568
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after CIRCLE R COOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#1442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1568
No shared contest yet.
Level with CIRCLE R COOKERS 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| CAVEMAN CUISINE | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Hot J's | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| GIVE IT TO GOD | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 WOODYS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON WHEELS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Los Primos BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| KOSMO'S Q | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| K.C. CAN CREW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 147.9656 | 163.20 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 152.5372 | 164.66 | top 42% |
| Pork | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 157.0856 | 167.37 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 140.4800 | 161.68 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 8 | 0 | top 34% |
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 41% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 25% | 2015-09-04 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | 2015-03-13 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2013-03-08 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
5.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
8 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
13
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
16 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.37 · weakest Brisket (161.68)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 10 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
19%
3 of 16 contests
Master average
628.35
out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,278
1,745–924 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,595
16 mapped stops · furthest 506 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1568
peak 1568 · #1440 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6456 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best overall score678.8568 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1568) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +13.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| +10 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| +9.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-08 |
| +6.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2013-10-11 |
| -0.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
| -0.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-14 |
| -0.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ | 2015-04-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 42% | 92.8% | 77.3% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 41% | 92.9% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 33% | 94.3% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 143 / 606 (171.4172) | 216 (166.8456) | 271 (165.0972) | 271 (165.0856) | 303 (161.7256) |
| 2015-10-02 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 158 / 187 (658.1484) | 81 (170.8228) | 164 (159.9656) | 98 (168.5256) | 168 (158.8344) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 11 / 70 (668.3880) | 39 (162.2284) | 8 (170.8228) | 13 (170.2512) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2015-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 25 / 53 (631.2912) | 8 (166.8572) | 38 (152.5372) | 28 (157.0856) | 29 (154.8112) |
| 2015-03-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 11 / 30 (651.8856) | 7 (167.4400) | 11 (163.9772) | 6 (164.5256) | 23 (155.9428) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 165 / 552 (666.2856) | 369 (161.1084) | 272 (163.9884) | 20 (176.0344) | 200 (165.1544) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 139 / 165 (649.0744) | 165 (147.9656) | 139 (159.3944) | 50 (170.2972) | 51 (171.4172) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 5 / 76 (669.0744) | 22 (166.2972) | 5 (172.0000) | 7 (171.4172) | 32 (159.3600) |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 14 / 39 (669.0168) | 30 (158.8112) | 8 (170.2744) | 20 (162.2284) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2014-03-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX | 15 / 29 (636.4228) | 4 (168.0000) | 5 (167.9772) | 11 (159.9656) | 29 (140.4800) |
| 2014-03-07 | NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off San Marcos, TX | 8 / 22 (653.6912) | 14 (155.9772) | 6 (168.0228) | 6 (167.4284) | 10 (162.2628) |
| 2013-10-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 20 / 30 (667.3140) | 30 (157.6912) | 20 (167.3944) | 3 (171.9656) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 18 / 535 (678.8568) | 25 (173.7028) | 33 (172.0228) | 194 (163.9884) | 60 (169.1428) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 34 / 174 (673.6456) | 31 (171.9884) | 124 (159.3944) | 5 (177.7372) | 90 (164.5256) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 47 / 89 (631.3028) | 34 (161.1084) | 53 (156.5372) | 21 (164.5944) | 67 (149.0628) |
| 2013-03-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX | 7 / 29 (647.4282) | 23 (154.2856) | 5 (165.1428) | 6 (166.8572) | 7 (161.1426) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #792 (435 pts) | #746 (495 pts) | #795 (460 pts) | #788 (470 pts) | #1000 (330 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #695 (515 pts) | #725 (520 pts) | #597 (650 pts) | #689 (550 pts) | #626 (590 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #864 (344 pts) | #1287 (214 pts) | #945 (329 pts) | #939 (339 pts) | #977 (309 pts) |