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.
LITTLE BIT OF R AND R
LITTLE BIT OF R AND R is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #2961 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1510 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Feb 26, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 661.28 (+6.48)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.58 · weakest Brisket (162.63)
Road miles
2,599
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 743 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
661.28 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LITTLE BIT OF R AND R, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,940 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1508
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with LITTLE BIT OF R AND R on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 158.2400 | 166.58 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 155.3600 | 166.01 | top 46% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.1428 | 166.07 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (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% | Feb 26, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 110 times, behind 140
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.9656 Barber Q Battle
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Barber Q Battle
20135 milestones
- 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 score652.5710 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1510) Christmas on the River State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +5.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 27, 2015 |
| +4.4 | Christmas on the River State Championship | Dec 6, 2013 |
| +2.6 | Barber Q Battle | May 16, 2015 |
| +1.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 26, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 30, 2014 |
| -6.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 28, 2014 |
| -4.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 6, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 94.4% | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 90.5% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 17 / 30 (671.3028) | 20 (165.6800) | 2 (173.7028) | 16 (167.3828) | 18 (164.5372) |
| May 16, 2015 | Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL | 11 / 18 (679.9656) | 6 (176.5944) | 2 (175.4172) | 13 (164.5600) | 13 (163.3940) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 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) |
| Feb 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 15 / 30 (674.1368) | 22 (166.2628) | 23 (165.0856) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5256) |
| May 30, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 22 / 29 (647.2340) | 13 (167.4056) | 19 (164.5372) | 13 (163.9428) | 26 (151.3484) |
| Feb 28, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 22 / 28 (651.8400) | 26 (161.6800) | 9 (167.9888) | 16 (166.2628) | 23 (155.9084) |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 13 / 29 (661.0052) | 22 (162.8228) | 13 (163.9884) | 13 (166.8112) | 11 (167.3828) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | 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) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 6 / 27 (652.5710) | 8 (167.4284) | 4 (167.4284) | 7 (163.4286) | 16 (154.2856) |