High-water mark
677.6116
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6116 at Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2015
Paradise Ridge
Paradise Ridge is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 17th of 52 at the Smokin' On The River (2014). They are ranked #4065 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.61 (+7.33)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.58 · weakest Brisket (161.36)
Road miles
571
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
653.61 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1123 (267 pts) | #1355 (222 pts) | #1088 (302 pts) | #1366 (222 pts) | #1051 (307 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Paradise Ridge, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Paradise Ridge)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Paradise Ridge has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Paradise Ridge)
67 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where Paradise Ridge's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1507
They turned up 13 years after Paradise Ridge did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careers#4,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Paradise Ridge on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 157.1200 | 164.06 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 151.3944 | 161.60 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 160.5028 | 166.58 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 142.2056 | 161.36 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 11, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
215
finished ahead 110 times, behind 193
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 5, 2014 → Sep 11, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.6116 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
- Most recent contest Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4804 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Smokin' On The River
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1492) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Smokin' On The River | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +2.3 | Music City BBQ Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -8.3 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -8.2 | Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -2.3 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 30, 2014 |
| -0.5 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 11, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 92.3% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.9% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 19 / 31 (677.6116) | 27 (162.2400) | 10 (171.9772) | 16 (168.5372) | 9 (174.8572) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 35 / 41 (646.1372) | 41 (157.1200) | 38 (158.2172) | 29 (165.6800) | 28 (165.1200) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | 21 / 41 (663.8740) | 22 (166.8456) | 9 (173.1428) | 32 (160.5028) | 22 (163.3828) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 17 / 52 (664.5488) | 32 (163.4172) | 23 (165.0972) | 22 (165.1428) | 9 (170.8916) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 31 / 48 (652.4804) | 29 (165.6916) | 39 (159.9888) | 24 (166.2400) | 36 (160.5600) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 34 / 42 (647.2916) | 18 (170.2512) | 42 (151.4060) | 12 (173.1200) | 38 (152.5144) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 43 / 55 (623.2916) | 27 (162.8572) | 46 (151.3944) | 24 (166.8344) | 51 (142.2056) |