A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2016-04-08
Best ToY finish
#1245
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.72 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 627.48 (-0.76)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.10 · weakest Chicken (154.01)
Road miles
912
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 297 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
627.48 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−8.1
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Chicken avg 154.01
- Pork avg 162.10
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of REFINED REDNECK BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 17th
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HQO | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM AMERICA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| G AND L BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Rooftop BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ PIT STOP | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4286 | 146.2400 | 154.01 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1312 | 149.7028 | 155.99 | top 68% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 157.6800 | 162.10 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 135.4282 | 155.39 | top 63% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
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 | 4 | 17 | 0 | top 80% | 2016-04-08 |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 71% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2016-04-08
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
UT
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.10 · weakest Chicken (154.01)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
627.48
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
57–173 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
912
7 mapped stops · furthest 297 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #5195 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1489) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score641.5880 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1312 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
- 2016
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-04-05 |
| -9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-04-10 |
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-04-08 |
| -6.5 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2014-08-22 |
| -5.1 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2013-08-31 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.7% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 74% | 89.1% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 25 / 30 (629.5656) | 28 (153.6684) | 25 (156.5372) | 26 (157.6800) | 18 (161.6800) |
| 2015-04-10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 27 / 30 (622.7200) | 30 (146.2400) | 21 (155.9888) | 6 (166.2628) | 23 (154.2284) |
| 2014-08-22 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 25 / 31 (630.1600) | 26 (155.9656) | 25 (154.2400) | 21 (161.1200) | 19 (158.8344) |
| 2014-04-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 17 / 29 (631.2796) | 25 (157.6912) | 17 (156.5828) | 13 (160.5028) | 11 (156.5028) |
| 2013-08-31 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 40 / 54 (619.8856) | 45 (151.9428) | 45 (149.7028) | 32 (158.2856) | 28 (159.9544) |
| 2013-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 21 / 34 (641.5880) | 30 (149.1200) | 6 (169.1312) | 17 (162.2512) | 19 (161.0856) |
| 2013-04-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 25 / 29 (617.1426) | 13 (163.4286) | 23 (149.7144) | 8 (168.5714) | 29 (135.4282) |
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 | #2910 (55 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2166 (90 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2779 (55 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #1557 (170 pts) | #2181 (65 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1981 (94 pts) | #2791 (54 pts) | #2058 (94 pts) | #1969 (114 pts) | #1892 (124 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1245 (208 pts) | #1164 (248 pts) | #992 (313 pts) | #977 (323 pts) | #1259 (218 pts) |