A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1523 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2017-08-18
Best ToY finish
#1296
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.01 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.14 (+4.87)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±29.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.51 · weakest Brisket (147.95)
Road miles
270
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
620.14 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−9.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.55 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 147.95
- Pork avg 157.51
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of A-SALTED BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Hudson Valley Ribfest every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 3rd
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.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2481 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1523
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#2476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Chicken Chokers | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS WITHIN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG KEV'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7256 | 141.6912 | 156.88 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 141.6688 | 153.30 | top 61% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 144.5144 | 157.51 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 113.6572 | 147.95 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 6 | 0 | top 43% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 45% | 2017-08-18 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2017-08-18
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.51 · weakest Brisket (147.95)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
620.14
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
188
184–164 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
270
7 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2014-08-16
Power rating
1520
peak 1523 · #2483 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2014
- First call Hudson Valley Ribfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5484 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Red, White and Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 Red, White and Que
- 2016
- First overall podium Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best overall score656.0004 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1523) NYC BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2016-08-19 |
| +11 | Red, White and Que | 2015-09-26 |
| +7.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2014-08-16 |
| +7.5 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2017-04-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2013-08-16 |
| -3.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -2.8 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2017-08-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 34% | 89.6% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 6% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 46% | 89.4% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-18 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 21 / 59 (615.7828) | 48 (152.0572) | 49 (149.0856) | 36 (158.8000) | 52 (143.8972) |
| 2017-04-07 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 14 / 43 (645.0628) | 12 (163.3944) | 5 (170.2972) | 11 (163.4056) | 33 (147.9656) |
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 3 / 52 (656.0004) | 29 (163.3944) | 50 (141.6688) | 43 (144.5144) | 32 (154.8000) |
| 2015-09-26 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 9 / 35 (643.9084) | 16 (161.6684) | 17 (157.1772) | 4 (170.8228) | 17 (154.2400) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 38 / 57 (605.0172) | 48 (146.2400) | 45 (147.4400) | 33 (153.0972) | 17 (158.2400) |
| 2014-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 12 / 60 (648.5484) | 2 (169.7256) | 13 (164.0344) | 38 (151.9084) | 12 (162.8800) |
| 2013-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 49 / 51 (558.7540) | 49 (141.6912) | 45 (143.4172) | 23 (159.9884) | 51 (113.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1467 (175 pts) | #1469 (185 pts) | #1275 (245 pts) | #1442 (190 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1296 (205 pts) | #1567 (165 pts) | #1590 (160 pts) | #1195 (270 pts) | #1370 (200 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1716 (140 pts) | #1172 (275 pts) | #1814 (135 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #1770 (140 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2029 (85 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |