LITTLE BIT OF R AND R

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

Power ranking

#2939

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1510 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2016-02-26

Best ToY finish

#1018

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9656 / 720

Master · Barber Q Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.28 (+6.48)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Chicken · Barber Q Battle

Consistency

±11.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.58 · weakest Brisket (162.63)

Road miles

2,599

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 743 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.28 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9656 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9656 at Barber Q Battle — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-16

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.60% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Smokin' Good Times

#2923 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1532

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LITTLE BIT OF R AND R)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LITTLE BIT OF R AND R has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2024-08-17

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BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ

#2938 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-06-09

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Westwoodfield BBQ

#2953 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-02-16

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PIT PASS BBQ

#2958 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Level with LITTLE BIT OF R AND R on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-11-16

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VanHoozen BBQ

#2951 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after LITTLE BIT OF R AND R did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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BIG DOG BBQ CANADA

#2926 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RED EYED SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	176.5944	158.2400	166.58	top 58%
Pork Ribs	9	4	2	175.4172	155.3600	166.01	top 46%
Pork	9	3	0	174.2628	157.1428	166.07	top 46%
Brisket	9	1	1	171.4172	151.3484	162.63	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	5	top 58%
GA	2	top 67%
VA	1	top 70%
KY	1	top 22%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	15	0	top 62%	2016-02-26

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

On the trail 2.7 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2016-02-26

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 5 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.58 · weakest Brisket (162.63)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 661.28 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 179 110–140 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,599 9 mapped stops · furthest 743 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1507 peak 1510 · #2939 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5710 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Dec 6 Peak power rating (1510) Christmas on the River State Championship
2015
May 16 Career-best overall score679.9656 Barber Q Battle
May 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Barber Q Battle
2016
Feb 26 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-06-14
+5.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-02-27
+4.4	Christmas on the River State Championship	2013-12-06
+2.6	Barber Q Battle	2015-05-16
+1.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-02-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-30
-6.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-02-28
-4.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2013-09-06

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	100%	top 57%	93.2%	93.2%
2015	3	0	100%	top 56%	94.4%	93.5%
2014	2	0	50%	top 77%	90.5%	90.2%
2013	3	1	67%	top 46%	91.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-02-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	17 / 30 (671.3028)	20 (165.6800)	2 (173.7028)	16 (167.3828)	18 (164.5372)
2015-05-16	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	11 / 18 (679.9656)	6 (176.5944)	2 (175.4172)	13 (164.5600)	13 (163.3940)
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	22 / 38 (666.1600)	9 (173.1200)	35 (155.3600)	10 (170.8228)	22 (166.8572)
2015-02-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	15 / 30 (674.1368)	22 (166.2628)	23 (165.0856)	6 (174.2628)	14 (168.5256)
2014-05-30	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	22 / 29 (647.2340)	13 (167.4056)	19 (164.5372)	13 (163.9428)	26 (151.3484)
2014-02-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	22 / 28 (651.8400)	26 (161.6800)	9 (167.9888)	16 (166.2628)	23 (155.9084)
2013-12-06	Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	13 / 29 (661.0052)	22 (162.8228)	13 (163.9884)	13 (166.8112)	11 (167.3828)
2013-09-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA	21 / 30 (647.3372)	25 (158.2400)	21 (160.5372)	20 (157.1428)	3 (171.4172)
2013-06-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	6 / 27 (652.5710)	8 (167.4284)	4 (167.4284)	7 (163.4286)	16 (154.2856)

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	#2060 (95 pts)	#2228 (80 pts)	#1256 (255 pts)	#2114 (100 pts)	#2166 (90 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1030 (293 pts)	#928 (373 pts)	#947 (368 pts)	#887 (408 pts)	#1083 (288 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2542 (68 pts)	#2806 (53 pts)	#1791 (138 pts)	#2057 (98 pts)	#2668 (63 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1018 (281 pts)	#1278 (216 pts)	#979 (316 pts)	#1115 (271 pts)	#1244 (221 pts)