A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ
THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Bliss Brews & Que (2013). They finished #1694 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.69 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
1,671
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 698 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
647.93 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1694 (126 pts) | #1999 (86 pts) | #1701 (136 pts) | #1909 (106 pts) | #1408 (176 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 150.8344 | 161.71 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 158.8572 | 163.69 | top 38% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 157.0856 | 159.98 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 155.4056 | 162.55 | top 31% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NM
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
636
finished ahead 350 times, behind 335
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.2284 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 Smokin' On The Pecos
- Peak power rating (1521) Smokin' On The Pecos
- Most recent contest Smokin' On The Pecos
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5708 Smokin' On the Pecos
- First call Bliss Brews & Que
- First overall top-10 Bliss Brews & Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Smokin' On the Pecos | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +7.4 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +4.2 | Bliss Brews & Que | Oct 11, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 39% | 90.6% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2014 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 17 / 60 (662.2284) | 6 (172.5828) | 25 (166.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 40 (155.4056) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 10 / 26 (642.7312) | 18 (159.9772) | 9 (163.3828) | 14 (157.0856) | 5 (162.2856) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 298 / 535 (634.1828) | 448 (150.8344) | 274 (158.8572) | 313 (158.2628) | 113 (166.2284) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 15 / 70 (652.5708) | 25 (163.4284) | 18 (165.7142) | 34 (157.1426) | 12 (166.2856) |