RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4414

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1502 · rated over 22 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-11

latest 2022-04-29

Best ToY finish

#889

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8572 / 720

Master · Smokin' On Oak

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.56 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.92 (-2.36)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±36.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.71 · weakest Pork (158.18)

Road miles

841

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.92 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

High-water mark

674.8572 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8572 at Smokin' On Oak — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-26

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

777 BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

777 BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 5%.

Pork avg 158.18
Chicken avg 162.71
0 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (2021-10-15).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-10-15

Chicken nemesis

15 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

777 BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 17 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 42% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 63% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 48th

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144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Wobbly Hog

#4429 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

⚔ Head-to-head

HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM

#4408 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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All Smoked Up

#4405 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1508 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

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Deans Rockn Rednecks

#4423 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ has cooked, 15 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-07-29

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Team Sunrise BBQ

#4425 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1474

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-06-19
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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PORK FICTION

#4430 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
777 BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SILVER FOX BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
R U Rdy 4 BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Showtime	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	1	0	175.4628	150.2628	162.71	top 58%
Pork Ribs	21	3	0	171.4400	147.3600	162.16	top 53%
Pork	22	0	0	168.5828	146.8000	158.18	top 70%
Brisket	22	3	1	176.5600	138.2284	158.23	top 60%

“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)	9	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 63%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	48	top 72%	2018-04-06
Smoke on the Water	2	21	top 75%	2021-10-15
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	25	top 39%	2018-09-21
*Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	19	top 68%	2017-06-10
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	13	top 55%	2016-08-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.5 yrs 2013-10-11 → 2022-04-29

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 22 of 22 contests

Contests visited 14 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.71 · weakest Pork (158.18)

Walk rate 23% a top-10 call in 5 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 5% 1 of 22 contests

Master average 633.92 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 612 529–877 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 841 22 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Purse competed for $31,425 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-10-15

Power rating 1474 peak 1502 · #4414 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Oct 11 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1502) Smoke on the Water
2015
Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7428 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
2016
Jun 11 10th tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Aug 5 First call Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
Aug 26 First overall top-10 Smokin' On Oak
Aug 26 Career-best overall score674.8572 Smokin' On Oak
2019
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2022
Apr 29 Most recent contest Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	Smokin' On Oak	2016-08-26
+9.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2017-09-22
+6.4	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2016-08-05
+4.7	Smoke in the Spring	2016-04-08
+2.6	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	2014-10-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	2017-04-07
-9.7	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest	2014-08-01
-8	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
-7.7	Smoke on the Water	2021-10-15
-5.3	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 75%	85.5%	85.5%
2021	1	0	0%	top 84%	85.4%	85.4%
2019	2	0	50%	top 68%	90.7%	89.2%
2018	3	0	33%	top 65%	89.8%	89.5%
2017	3	0	33%	top 63%	92.4%	82.9%
2016	4	1	50%	top 47%	93.7%	92.1%
2015	4	0	0%	top 69%	90.4%	88.4%
2014	3	0	0%	top 66%	87.6%	86.9%
2013	1	0	0%	top 44%	87.5%	87.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	58 / 77 (615.2912)	57 (161.7028)	69 (147.3600)	70 (147.3600)	46 (158.8684)
2021-10-15	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	21 / 25 (614.7428)	16 (163.4400)	19 (157.1200)	23 (146.8000)	22 (147.3828)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	48 / 102 (652.9940)	82 (155.3712)	65 (160.5256)	64 (160.5372)	6 (176.5600)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	92 / 104 (631.9656)	84 (160.5600)	71 (162.3200)	94 (155.9884)	84 (153.0972)
2018-10-06	*Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	25 / 37 (642.7888)	19 (168.0000)	7 (171.4400)	32 (153.0972)	32 (150.2516)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	59 / 107 (646.2628)	40 (165.7716)	82 (156.5372)	68 (160.5368)	45 (163.4172)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	74 / 103 (643.3828)	31 (170.8456)	37 (168.5716)	94 (149.7028)	83 (154.2628)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	25 / 112 (665.0172)	44 (163.9428)	37 (166.8344)	85 (158.2400)	3 (176.0000)
2017-06-10	*Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	19 / 28 (641.6344)	16 (166.3200)	18 (162.2516)	23 (160.5256)	25 (152.5372)
2017-04-07	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	99 / 100 (485.0056)	79 (159.3828)	—	76 (159.9428)	40 (165.6800)
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	10 / 37 (674.8572)	11 (170.2628)	9 (169.7144)	19 (164.5944)	6 (170.2856)
2016-08-05	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	13 / 29 (673.7484)	5 (175.4628)	7 (170.2972)	14 (168.5828)	23 (159.4056)
2016-06-11	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	20 / 29 (647.9656)	24 (159.4400)	18 (165.1428)	20 (164.5484)	23 (158.8344)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	51 / 109 (655.8740)	40 (167.4056)	23 (169.7028)	79 (158.2628)	57 (160.5028)
2015-10-09	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	22 / 33 (632.5372)	29 (150.2628)	21 (160.5716)	18 (162.3200)	19 (159.3828)
2015-07-31	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	30 / 46 (650.7428)	21 (165.6800)	39 (157.7028)	18 (167.4056)	30 (159.9544)
2015-06-05	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	44 / 64 (634.1716)	24 (166.2972)	31 (162.2860)	57 (151.9428)	47 (153.6456)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	73 / 97 (629.5888)	58 (161.6800)	43 (163.3828)	70 (157.1200)	86 (147.4060)
2014-10-10	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	17 / 37 (630.6976)	29 (154.8116)	17 (163.9544)	20 (157.6800)	18 (154.2516)
2014-08-01	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	32 / 37 (623.3256)	34 (155.3828)	16 (161.1544)	37 (146.8456)	18 (159.9428)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	48 / 73 (623.9084)	24 (166.2856)	44 (157.1316)	34 (162.2628)	68 (138.2284)
2013-10-11	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	19 / 43 (629.6684)	35 (151.3828)	31 (151.4172)	14 (165.7028)	15 (161.1656)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1193 (70 pts)	#1149 (95 pts)	#1232 (80 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1225 (65 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1124 (235 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1242 (210 pts)	#1061 (285 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1298 (203 pts)	#1356 (218 pts)	#1674 (148 pts)	#1479 (183 pts)	#1008 (348 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#889 (388 pts)	#874 (428 pts)	#843 (463 pts)	#1059 (338 pts)	#961 (363 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1131 (253 pts)	#1171 (263 pts)	#1204 (258 pts)	#1085 (308 pts)	#1139 (268 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1207 (239 pts)	#1438 (204 pts)	#1135 (284 pts)	#1360 (224 pts)	#1167 (269 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1853 (97 pts)	#2501 (67 pts)	#2499 (67 pts)	#1814 (122 pts)	#1791 (117 pts)