The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TEAM RINE-O has finished one call ahead of BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1404
peak 1404 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2019-07-12
Best ToY finish
#1218
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.96
last 5 Master vs avg 635.01 (-0.06)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.19 · weakest Brisket (155.66)
Road miles
695
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$6K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.01 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
14–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 7%.
- Brisket avg 155.66
- Chicken avg 162.19
- 1 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SHEP DOGG'S PORCH N' BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
11 of 14
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ ahead 79% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.58%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.2% of a perfect score
- 15 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.
#6263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1405
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1405
No shared contest yet.
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1405
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1405
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BARK BROTHERS BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods Grillin' | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| JMB BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BRUTUS AND COMPANY | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGAHOLICS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCY SWINE-O'S | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUB TOWN SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 150.2628 | 162.19 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 145.0516 | 156.20 | top 76% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 149.6228 | 160.96 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1772 | 141.0400 | 155.66 | top 74% |
“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 85% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 90% | 2019-07-12 |
| *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 70% | 2018-07-13 |
| The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 74% | 2015-10-09 |
| Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 80% | 2015-05-15 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.8 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2019-07-12
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OH
15 of 15 contests
Contests visited
11
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.19 · weakest Brisket (155.66)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 2 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 15 contests
Master average
635.01
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
249
105–465 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
695
15 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1404
peak 1404 · #6265 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1491) Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue
- 2014
- First call 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1772 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5140 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2017
- Career-best overall score649.6344 *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
- 2019
- Most recent contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2017-07-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | PigMania Lima | 2015-05-29 |
| -9.3 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue | 2013-09-27 |
| -8.6 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2014-05-16 |
| -8.1 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | 2014-07-11 |
| -7.8 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2016-07-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.1% | 87.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 90.2% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.8% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90% | 89% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 90.1% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 29 / 33 (639.3144) | 22 (163.9772) | 33 (150.2516) | 28 (160.5028) | 19 (164.5828) |
| 2018-07-13 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 31 / 40 (641.5888) | 26 (163.4288) | 38 (150.8000) | 17 (169.1084) | 30 (158.2516) |
| 2018-05-18 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH | 30 / 32 (614.1484) | 26 (161.1200) | 30 (148.5600) | 26 (162.2512) | 32 (142.2172) |
| 2017-09-01 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH | 37 / 40 (630.0916) | 19 (168.5372) | 39 (145.0516) | 18 (167.9656) | 38 (148.5372) |
| 2017-07-07 | *Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 26 / 41 (649.6344) | 4 (173.1544) | 9 (169.7144) | 35 (155.9540) | 36 (150.8116) |
| 2016-07-08 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 31 / 34 (632.3772) | 23 (164.5372) | 29 (157.6800) | 32 (149.6228) | 26 (160.5372) |
| 2016-05-27 | PigMaina Lima Lima, OH | 25 / 29 (626.0800) | 19 (165.1200) | 14 (164.5600) | 26 (155.3600) | 28 (141.0400) |
| 2015-10-09 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 37 / 45 (642.1484) | 26 (166.2400) | 42 (154.2744) | 14 (169.7028) | 41 (151.9312) |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 29 / 39 (647.8740) | 33 (162.2400) | 19 (166.8228) | 33 (155.9656) | 22 (162.8456) |
| 2015-05-29 | PigMania Lima Lima, OH | 25 / 27 (626.2172) | 27 (150.2628) | 26 (154.2400) | 11 (171.4628) | 23 (150.2516) |
| 2015-05-15 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 28 / 36 (646.8000) | 34 (153.7028) | 23 (161.1200) | 11 (170.8456) | 24 (161.1316) |
| 2014-10-10 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 32 / 49 (648.5140) | 36 (160.5600) | 33 (162.2972) | 37 (161.1084) | 25 (164.5484) |
| 2014-07-11 | 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 35 / 42 (626.2860) | 31 (157.7488) | 39 (145.0972) | 39 (150.2628) | 3 (173.1772) |
| 2014-05-16 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 31 / 38 (614.7428) | 29 (155.4056) | 23 (154.8228) | 26 (158.2628) | 32 (146.2516) |
| 2013-09-27 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH | 29 / 35 (639.3716) | 12 (166.8684) | 26 (157.6800) | 30 (155.9772) | 26 (158.8460) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2471 (58 pts) | #1967 (73 pts) | #2490 (58 pts) | #2487 (58 pts) | #1825 (88 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1686 (117 pts) | #1728 (117 pts) | #1734 (117 pts) | #1452 (157 pts) | #1714 (117 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1128 (300 pts) | #1414 (205 pts) | #1626 (155 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1992 (113 pts) | #1712 (153 pts) | #1637 (168 pts) | #2049 (113 pts) | #2047 (113 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1218 (232 pts) | #1299 (232 pts) | #1165 (272 pts) | #859 (427 pts) | #1157 (262 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1349 (204 pts) | #1438 (204 pts) | #1375 (214 pts) | #1443 (204 pts) | #899 (379 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2561 (60 pts) | #1772 (125 pts) | #2584 (60 pts) | #2584 (60 pts) | #2597 (60 pts) |