A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
QUIET RIOT BBQ
QUIET RIOT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 41 at the Original SD BBQ Championships (2015). They are ranked #4186 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1509 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest May 31, 2019 · 6 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 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.99 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 641.43 (-3.44)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.78 · weakest Brisket (156.65)
Road miles
760
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 260 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.43 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1041 (260 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1945 (63 pts) | #2003 (63 pts) | #2496 (58 pts) | #2507 (58 pts) | #1905 (78 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1909 (105 pts) | #1960 (105 pts) | #1737 (130 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2181 (65 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1807 (106 pts) | #1856 (111 pts) | #1306 (216 pts) | #2520 (66 pts) | #2029 (76 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to QUIET RIOT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1517
They've been 1517 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1500
Level with QUIET RIOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before QUIET RIOT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIMBONE BARBECUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 161.6800 | 166.78 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 148.5372 | 160.30 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 152.5484 | 157.71 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 146.2516 | 156.65 | top 70% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original SD BBQ Championships | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
202
finished ahead 104 times, behind 208
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 31, 2013 → Jun 5, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score657.0740 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championship
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1509) Original SD BBQ Championships
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
- First call Original SD BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5716 Original SD BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +3.5 | Original SD BBQ Championships | May 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Original SD BBQ Championship | May 31, 2019 |
| -7.3 | Smokefest | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -5.2 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -5.2 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
| -4 | The Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 1, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.3% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88% | 88% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.5% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 32 / 37 (619.3372) | 11 (170.2972) | 37 (148.5372) | 31 (154.2512) | 34 (146.2516) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 35 / 57 (657.0740) | 11 (173.7028) | 41 (161.0740) | 48 (156.5372) | 29 (165.7600) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 24 / 33 (633.5652) | 24 (161.6800) | 27 (155.3484) | 28 (157.6684) | 21 (158.8684) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 24 / 32 (638.8684) | 20 (162.8572) | 32 (153.7028) | 16 (166.8684) | 27 (155.4400) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 33 / 42 (641.0856) | 20 (168.0228) | 18 (165.1316) | 39 (152.5484) | 35 (155.3828) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 16 / 41 (651.5088) | 16 (165.1772) | 11 (169.1316) | 22 (160.6400) | 24 (156.5600) |
| May 31, 2013 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 17 / 41 (648.5716) | 16 (165.7144) | 4 (169.1428) | 31 (155.4288) | 23 (158.2856) |