COUNTRY ROADS NE

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

Power ranking

#2368

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1539 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2017-08-05

Best ToY finish

#836

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

680.6172 / 720

Master · Cass County

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.01

last 5 Master vs avg 648.11 (-0.10)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±17.67

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.77 · weakest Brisket (156.61)

Road miles

1,273

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.11 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

680.6172 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.6172 at Cass County — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-08

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q ahead in 92% of their meetings

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 156.61
Chicken avg 164.77
3 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ALWAYS SMOK'D has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 33% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
19 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.

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

SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ

#2351 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1538

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to COUNTRY ROADS NE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COUNTRY ROADS NE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

3BBQ

#2384 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

B-BOYZ BBQ

#2373 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Dirt Crüe BBQ

#2383 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

GUZZY-Q

#2365 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

Level with COUNTRY ROADS NE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM RINE-O

#2361 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SMOK'D	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
ELWOOD BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	174.8456	150.2056	164.77	top 48%
Pork Ribs	19	5	172.6288	143.4286	163.54	top 46%
Pork	19	4	172.5484	153.1316	163.19	top 50%
Brisket	19	3	169.1200	139.9544	156.61	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	Avg finish
NE	15	top 55%
KS	2	top 35%
MO	1	top 30%
IA	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 55%
Large (40+)	13	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	19	0	top 38%	2014-09-26
Cass County	2	3	0	top 28%	2014-08-08

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

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2017-08-05

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NE 15 of 19 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.77 · weakest Brisket (156.61)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 11 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 16% 3 of 19 contests

Master average 648.11 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 477 462–428 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,273 19 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1524 peak 1539 · #2368 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
May 31 First call 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8112 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
2014
Aug 8 First overall top-10 Cass County
Aug 8 First overall podium Cass County
Aug 8 Career-best overall score680.6172 Cass County
2015
Aug 14 10th tracked contest 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
2016
Sep 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1539) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2017
Aug 5 Most recent contest Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Cass County	2014-08-08
+13.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2016-09-23
+6.6	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	2016-06-03
+6.3	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2013-09-27
+5	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition	2016-05-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	2017-08-04
-6.2	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition	2013-05-31
-5	BBQ in the Bluffs	2014-05-09
-4.7	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2	2017-08-05
-3.6	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	2016-08-05

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)
2017	4	0	25%	top 72%	91.2%	89%
2016	4	1	50%	top 36%	94%	91.4%
2015	4	1	75%	top 58%	92%	90.1%
2014	3	1	100%	top 41%	94.5%	91.2%
2013	4	0	50%	top 52%	92.1%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	41 / 50 (656.5148)	39 (164.5372)	29 (166.8688)	39 (161.6800)	34 (163.4288)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	46 / 54 (620.4344)	51 (150.2056)	33 (163.4400)	49 (153.1316)	47 (153.6572)
2017-07-21	Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE	27 / 46 (642.7888)	18 (168.0000)	8 (170.8688)	24 (163.9656)	40 (139.9544)
2017-05-19	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	29 / 47 (643.3024)	38 (158.3084)	31 (158.7884)	18 (166.2628)	26 (159.9428)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	6 / 111 (677.0168)	6 (174.8456)	28 (167.4172)	36 (167.3712)	24 (167.3828)
2016-08-05	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	50 / 70 (631.2916)	58 (157.6800)	53 (155.9772)	32 (164.5600)	51 (153.0744)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	20 / 67 (664.4912)	21 (168.5484)	26 (165.7144)	10 (172.5484)	42 (157.6800)
2016-05-20	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	16 / 42 (658.7660)	19 (165.7028)	17 (165.6916)	19 (165.6800)	18 (161.6916)
2015-09-25	Aksarben Stock Show & Rodeo Omaha, NE	9 / 18 (662.2632)	6 (169.7028)	11 (161.6916)	9 (163.4172)	8 (167.4516)
2015-08-14	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	22 / 42 (658.2972)	6 (170.8800)	12 (169.1544)	30 (162.2512)	34 (156.0116)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	23 / 34 (629.0516)	17 (162.2744)	23 (154.2744)	17 (158.8228)	26 (153.6800)
2015-04-17	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	30 / 47 (644.4228)	25 (165.0972)	10 (171.4172)	31 (158.2512)	45 (149.6572)
2014-09-26	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	19 / 47 (651.9312)	24 (163.4172)	8 (167.4400)	5 (170.8456)	40 (150.2284)
2014-08-08	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	3 / 35 (680.6172)	6 (171.4172)	7 (172.6288)	8 (169.7028)	9 (166.8684)
2014-05-09	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	24 / 33 (637.5656)	29 (155.9084)	8 (168.5832)	17 (161.6912)	28 (151.3828)
2013-09-27	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	20 / 56 (662.8112)	25 (165.7028)	15 (169.7028)	28 (163.3712)	24 (164.0344)
2013-08-09	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	21 / 44 (644.4340)	13 (169.1428)	37 (152.5028)	36 (153.6684)	7 (169.1200)
2013-07-19	RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE	17 / 32 (636.0340)	15 (164.0456)	15 (161.7372)	17 (162.2628)	24 (147.9884)
2013-05-31	2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE	24 / 34 (611.9996)	8 (165.1430)	29 (143.4286)	15 (161.1426)	28 (142.2854)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2067 (95 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#836 (425 pts)	#909 (405 pts)	#1179 (280 pts)	#1044 (345 pts)	#1156 (280 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#948 (332 pts)	#752 (492 pts)	#822 (442 pts)	#996 (347 pts)	#1029 (317 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#845 (400 pts)	#1076 (310 pts)	#760 (485 pts)	#818 (450 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1104 (253 pts)	#903 (358 pts)	#1166 (253 pts)	#1160 (253 pts)	#972 (313 pts)