High-water mark
664.9828
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.9828 at Table Rock & Ribs — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-05-16
RAVERBAACS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2014-06-20
Best ToY finish
#955
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.56 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.47 (+4.09)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.89 · weakest Brisket (157.68)
Road miles
399
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
644.47 / 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
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.20 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 157.68
- Pork avg 165.89
- 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 TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ 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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after RAVERBAACS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with RAVERBAACS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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#4150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 147.4286 | 161.88 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2860 | 147.3716 | 159.02 | top 64% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 159.4056 | 165.89 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 149.0744 | 157.68 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock'n Freedom | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 69% | 2014-06-20 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2014-06-20
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.89 · weakest Brisket (157.68)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
644.47
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
53–123 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
399
6 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4183 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' in the Ozarks
- Peak power rating (1489) Smokin' in the Ozarks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8570 Rock'n Freedom
- First call Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Table Rock & Ribs
- Career-best overall score664.9828 Table Rock & Ribs
- Most recent contest Rock'n Freedom
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | Table Rock & Ribs | 2014-05-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Smokin' in the Ozarks | 2013-04-26 |
| -9.6 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2013-10-04 |
| -3.5 | Rock'n Freedom | 2014-06-20 |
| -3.1 | Rock'n Freedom | 2013-06-20 |
| -1.8 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff | 2013-11-01 |
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 | 50% | top 56% | 92.4% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 76% | 91.3% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-20 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 24 / 33 (640.4452) | 25 (162.7884) | 28 (154.8456) | 28 (159.4056) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2014-05-16 | Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO | 7 / 18 (664.9828) | 6 (169.1200) | 13 (155.9200) | 5 (167.3828) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2013-11-01 | Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR | 17 / 25 (657.0288) | 17 (167.9772) | 11 (165.7144) | 3 (173.7028) | 21 (149.6344) |
| 2013-10-04 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 19 / 22 (625.5088) | 15 (162.2400) | 21 (147.3716) | 14 (166.8228) | 20 (149.0744) |
| 2013-06-20 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 33 / 50 (654.8570) | 40 (161.7142) | 21 (166.2860) | 23 (166.2858) | 34 (160.5710) |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR | 29 / 34 (623.9998) | 33 (147.4286) | 16 (164.0000) | 20 (161.7142) | 27 (150.8570) |
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 | #1325 (211 pts) | #1389 (216 pts) | #1602 (161 pts) | #1337 (226 pts) | #974 (341 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #955 (301 pts) | #984 (321 pts) | #837 (386 pts) | #670 (496 pts) | #1061 (276 pts) |