RIVER BOTTOM BBQ MAFIA
RIVER BOTTOM BBQ MAFIA is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Smoke on the Waterfall (2015). They finished #1907 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jul 10, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.71 · weakest Pork (153.98)
Road miles
61
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
634.51 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2858 | 161.1316 | 163.71 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 149.1428 | 155.14 | top 76% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8570 | 149.0972 | 153.98 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 160.5714 | 161.69 | top 54% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
39
finished ahead 10 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 28, 2013 → Jul 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Waterfall
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Waterfall
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- Career-best overall score634.8570 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2858 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN | 12 / 16 (634.1716) | 10 (161.1316) | 9 (161.1428) | 16 (149.0972) | 7 (162.8000) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 24 / 30 (634.8570) | 16 (166.2858) | 29 (149.1428) | 23 (158.8570) | 19 (160.5714) |