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
RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 17th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #5225 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Apr 8, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.10 · weakest Chicken (154.01)
Road miles
912
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 297 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
627.48 / 720
7 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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,226 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with RICHARDS ROUNDUP BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (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% | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 71% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
125
finished ahead 57 times, behind 173
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20135 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -5.1 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship | Aug 31, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | 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) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 25 / 31 (630.1600) | 26 (155.9656) | 25 (154.2400) | 21 (161.1200) | 19 (158.8344) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 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) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 40 / 54 (619.8856) | 45 (151.9428) | 45 (149.7028) | 32 (158.2856) | 28 (159.9544) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 21 / 34 (641.5880) | 30 (149.1200) | 6 (169.1312) | 17 (162.2512) | 19 (161.0856) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 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) |