High-water mark
666.7772
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7772 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-07-31
Sunset Ridge Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2017-03-31
Best ToY finish
#1338
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.93 (+3.26)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.48
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.31 · weakest Brisket (151.70)
Road miles
494
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
617.93 / 720
9 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.60 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 30%.
- Brisket avg 151.70
- Chicken avg 160.31
- 1 calls in 9 entries
Chicken nemesis
4 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
GETTIN' BASTED ahead 67% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared chicken entries.
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.
52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Sunset Ridge Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sunset Ridge Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after Sunset Ridge Q did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#6006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sunset Ridge Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MOKAN MEATHEADS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SEDALIA MASTERBASTERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN O BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 153.6340 | 160.31 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 134.7888 | 153.50 | top 77% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 141.0856 | 152.59 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 134.8000 | 151.70 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 76% | 2016-08-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.7 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2017-03-31
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.31 · weakest Brisket (151.70)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
617.93
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
238
51–294 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
494
10 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2017-03-31 → 2018-08-04
Power rating
1432
peak 1432 · #6011 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1486) Smokin' on the River
- First call Bucksaw Band & BBQ
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7772 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score666.7772 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
| -9.5 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2017-03-31 |
| -9.5 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2016-08-05 |
| -9 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | 2015-06-05 |
| -8.3 | Johnson County Fair BBQ | 2015-07-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 92.6% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 88.5% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 83.7% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-04 | *Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | — | 10 (161.0972) | 17 (154.2400) | — | — |
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 57 / 59 (589.5316) | 49 (155.9428) | 58 (134.7888) | 57 (147.3828) | 42 (151.4172) |
| 2016-08-05 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 46 / 50 (621.4968) | 49 (153.6340) | 35 (163.3944) | 36 (161.0856) | 50 (143.3828) |
| 2015-07-31 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 22 / 38 (666.7772) | 8 (173.7144) | 12 (170.2744) | 28 (163.9772) | 32 (158.8112) |
| 2015-07-10 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 30 / 33 (621.5088) | 24 (161.1200) | 30 (152.5144) | 31 (152.5144) | 30 (155.3600) |
| 2015-06-05 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO | 29 / 32 (606.6400) | 25 (158.8228) | 20 (160.5372) | 30 (141.0856) | 29 (146.1944) |
| 2014-08-01 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 37 / 47 (636.9828) | 43 (154.2172) | 42 (152.5256) | 12 (169.7028) | 26 (160.5372) |
| 2014-07-11 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO | 29 / 36 (622.0800) | 32 (155.3828) | 29 (153.6228) | 36 (144.5028) | 4 (168.5716) |
| 2013-09-13 | Bucksaw Band & BBQ Clinton, MO | 18 / 23 (602.8340) | 5 (168.0228) | 15 (152.5828) | 17 (147.4284) | 22 (134.8000) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 35 / 36 (593.5084) | 24 (161.1084) | 35 (140.5144) | 36 (145.6456) | 31 (146.2400) |
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) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1338 (190 pts) | #1135 (275 pts) | #1176 (265 pts) | #1537 (175 pts) | #1480 (175 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1773 (133 pts) | #1854 (133 pts) | #1829 (133 pts) | #1467 (198 pts) | #1120 (283 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1576 (144 pts) | #1192 (239 pts) | #1535 (159 pts) | #1623 (149 pts) | #1755 (124 pts) |