RACK 'EM BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4844

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1466

peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2016-05-28

Best ToY finish

#1013

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

638.1368 / 720

Master · Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

619.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 618.61 (+1.16)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Pork Ribs · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±13.75

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.23 · weakest Brisket (151.48)

Road miles

146

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)

Master avg

618.61 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE 5TH ARTERY ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE 5TH ARTERY has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.75 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 151.48
Pork Ribs avg 156.23
1 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTS & LINKS 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.

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

Trailer Pork Boys

#4863 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Old Grunt BBQ

#4833 of the rated field

1466 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after RACK 'EM BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

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Triple ROC BBQ

#4852 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Level with RACK 'EM BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue

#4831 of the rated field

1466 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

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Bradshaw's Kitchen

#4824 of the rated field

1466 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1466

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-07-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN COONASSES

#4838 of the rated field

1466 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BARRELS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO MEATHEADS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
REBEL YELL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Priorville	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	163.4972	143.9772	154.69	top 71%
Pork Ribs	7	2	169.7028	139.3832	156.23	top 54%
Pork	7	3	167.4172	146.2056	156.21	top 58%
Brisket	7	1	158.2628	138.2056	151.48	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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 45%
Large (40+)	5	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Roc City Rib Fest	2	35	0	top 65%	2016-05-28
Roc City Rib Fest	2	52	0	top 92%	2015-05-23

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

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2016-05-28

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 156.23 · weakest Brisket (151.48)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 618.61 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 172 122–261 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 146 7 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi

Schedule strength 1515 average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-05-23 → 2016-05-28

Power rating 1466 peak 1502 · #4844 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 Peak power rating (1502) Roc City Rib Fest
Jun 21 First call Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
Aug 9 Career-best overall score638.1368 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
2015
May 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Roc City Rib Fest
2016
May 28 Most recent contest Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.7	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
+2.1	Roc City Rib Fest	2013-05-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
-10.8	Roc City Rib Fest	2015-05-23
-8.4	Roc City Rib Fest	2016-05-28
-8.1	Brockport BBQ - Music Festival	2013-06-21

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 86%	87.4%	87.4%
2015	1	100%	top 91%	84.5%	84.5%
2014	1	0%	top 93%	82.5%	82.5%
2013	4	75%	top 52%	88.6%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	43 / 50 (629.6228)	40 (156.5256)	32 (161.7488)	32 (161.0856)	41 (150.2628)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	52 / 57 (608.4340)	55 (143.9772)	6 (169.7028)	55 (146.2056)	51 (148.5484)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	80 / 86 (594.0912)	42 (160.0228)	64 (149.6572)	74 (146.2056)	81 (138.2056)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	29 / 71 (628.5604)	22 (163.4972)	58 (139.3832)	8 (167.4172)	28 (158.2628)
2013-08-09	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	14 / 31 (638.1368)	28 (151.3828)	9 (165.1200)	8 (166.8228)	18 (154.8112)
2013-06-21	Brockport BBQ - Music Festival Brockport, NY	14 / 18 (615.9996)	16 (152.5714)	17 (149.7140)	8 (158.2856)	9 (155.4286)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	35 / 80 (615.4286)	47 (154.8572)	19 (158.2860)	60 (147.4284)	29 (154.8570)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1511 (175 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1013 (284 pts)	#1210 (234 pts)	#1039 (299 pts)	#725 (459 pts)	#1019 (294 pts)