The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
RIVERSIDE BARBEQUE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of PIT FIENDS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
PIT FIENDS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-09-14
latest 2015-09-12
Best ToY finish
#1452
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
575.64 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 585.90 (-10.26)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±43.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.53 · weakest Brisket (142.16)
Road miles
555
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
585.90 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−15.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 142.16
- Chicken avg 157.53
- 0 calls in 7 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.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after PIT FIENDS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1444
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-head#5740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIT FIENDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 135.9428 | 157.53 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 129.6572 | 143.19 | top 88% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 137.1428 | 151.75 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 131.3372 | 142.16 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 72% | 2015-09-12 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 95% | 2015-08-14 |
| Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 56% | 2014-10-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-09-14 → 2015-09-12
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.53 · weakest Brisket (142.16)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
585.90
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
33–192 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
555
7 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1444
peak 1444 · #5729 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1485) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- First call Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2014
- Career-best overall score629.1316 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Most recent contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
| -10.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-08 |
| -9.6 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | 2015-05-29 |
| -9.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-14 |
| -5.1 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-10-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 84% | 78.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 87.4% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 87% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 17 / 37 (481.5652) | 26 (154.2628) | 37 (133.6000) | 36 (140.5488) | 37 (131.3372) |
| 2015-08-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 25 / 26 (604.9600) | 19 (163.9656) | 26 (141.6344) | 23 (151.4172) | 25 (147.9428) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 44 / 49 (602.7884) | 15 (168.6056) | 48 (139.3372) | 33 (155.4284) | 46 (139.4172) |
| 2014-10-10 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 11 / 27 (629.1316) | 23 (149.0972) | 20 (155.9312) | 20 (156.5712) | 18 (154.2400) |
| 2014-08-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 26 / 28 (570.1828) | 28 (135.9428) | 12 (161.1316) | 28 (137.1428) | 25 (135.9656) |
| 2013-10-11 | Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 15 / 21 (626.7316) | 2 (170.8572) | 21 (141.0400) | 6 (165.1428) | 19 (149.6916) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 41 / 42 (582.1832) | 22 (160.0000) | 42 (129.6572) | 27 (156.0116) | 38 (136.5144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1452 (171 pts) | #1213 (251 pts) | #1535 (171 pts) | #1502 (181 pts) | #1501 (171 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1867 (115 pts) | #1953 (115 pts) | #1462 (195 pts) | #1859 (130 pts) | #1770 (140 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1860 (96 pts) | #1171 (246 pts) | #2517 (66 pts) | #1505 (161 pts) | #2029 (76 pts) |