High-water mark
677.6684
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6684 at Pony Express BBQ Challenge — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 25, 2014
PLATTE RIVER BBQ
PLATTE RIVER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Pony Express BBQ Challenge (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2177 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Sep 18, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.96 · weakest Chicken (162.15)
Road miles
255
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
658.36 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1887 (110 pts) | #1742 (125 pts) | #2175 (65 pts) | #1757 (125 pts) | #1576 (155 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #851 (398 pts) | #1510 (188 pts) | #804 (453 pts) | #829 (443 pts) | #1062 (303 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1177 (228 pts) | #1178 (243 pts) | #1151 (258 pts) | #1160 (253 pts) | #1567 (148 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PLATTE RIVER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,182 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1532
Level with PLATTE RIVER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
15 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where PLATTE RIVER BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8574 | 155.4284 | 162.15 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 148.5488 | 165.60 | top 36% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 154.8570 | 166.96 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 157.7142 | 163.66 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 103 times, behind 48
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 2, 2014 → Sep 18, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1532) BBQ on the Bricks
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bricks
20146 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall podium Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First Reserve Championship Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score677.6684 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1772 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656 North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +7.7 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +7.1 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| +1.5 | Heatin' Up the Bricks | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +0.2 | BBQ on the Bricks | Sep 18, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 20% | 94.1% | 93.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 91.1% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 13 / 25 (646.1600) | 10 (165.1084) | 22 (148.5488) | 10 (163.3828) | 7 (169.1200) |
| May 2, 2014 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE | 8 / 25 (665.7032) | 16 (156.5600) | 5 (171.4172) | 1 (175.4400) | 15 (162.2860) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 2 / 28 (677.6684) | 17 (162.7884) | 1 (177.1772) | 6 (167.9656) | 4 (169.7372) |
| May 3, 2013 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 11 / 38 (656) | 28 (155.4284) | 8 (168.0002) | 5 (173.1428) | 21 (159.4286) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE | 19 / 40 (646.2860) | 6 (170.8574) | 18 (162.8574) | 35 (154.8570) | 26 (157.7142) |