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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2014-06-27
Best ToY finish
#1694
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.93
last 4 Master vs avg 647.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.69 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
1,671
mi 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
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of GONNA GET MESSY in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 83 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1523
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 123
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1820
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ)
They've been 1820 at their best, 299 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE RIGHT STUFF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2014-06-27
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NM
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.69 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
647.93
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
636
350–335 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,671
4 mapped stops · furthest 698 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Power rating
1521
peak 1521 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2014
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Smokin' On the Pecos | 2013-06-28 |
| +7.4 | Smokin' On The Pecos | 2014-06-27 |
| +4.2 | Bliss Brews & Que | 2013-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.3 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 17 / 60 (662.2284) | 6 (172.5828) | 25 (166.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 40 (155.4056) |
| 2013-10-11 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 10 / 26 (642.7312) | 18 (159.9772) | 9 (163.3828) | 14 (157.0856) | 5 (162.2856) |
| 2013-10-03 | 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) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 15 / 70 (652.5708) | 25 (163.4284) | 18 (165.7142) | 34 (157.1426) | 12 (166.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1694 (126 pts) | #1999 (86 pts) | #1701 (136 pts) | #1909 (106 pts) | #1408 (176 pts) |