Ridge Boys BBQ TN
Rating
1480
peak 1480
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-05-16
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#1404
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.63)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 148.5372 | 155.10 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0628 | 146.2060 | 149.63 | top 94% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4172 | 145.6000 | 150.51 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 159.3716 | 159.94 | top 82% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TN (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 615.19
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 619.7028 | 619.70 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 610.6748 | 610.67 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 31 / 33 (619.7028) | 26 (161.6684) | 29 (153.0628) | 31 (145.6000) | 29 (159.3716) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 31 / 33 (610.6748) | 31 (148.5372) | 33 (146.2060) | 32 (155.4172) | 25 (160.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1404 (58 pts) | #1441 (58 pts) | #1506 (58 pts) | #1423 (58 pts) | #1422 (58 pts) |