Righteous Smoke BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2723

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1518 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-08-13

Best ToY finish

#1147

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9084 / 720

Master · Smokelawn

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.80 (+2.21)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Bikes Blues & BBQ

Consistency

±13.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.10 · weakest Chicken (161.67)

Road miles

1,087

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

654.80 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9084 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Smokelawn — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-02

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.43 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 22%.

Chicken avg 161.67
Pork Ribs avg 167.10
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BACK NINE BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.86% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
9 contests

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123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY

#2739 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

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.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

⚔ Head-to-head

MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2737 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

POK N DA RIBS

#2706 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-09-11

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST MEATS WEST

#2722 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Level with Righteous Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-09-27

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Hot Ashes

#2730 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-01-28

⚔ Head-to-head

MAN VS. PIG

#2734 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-06-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BARRY & ERICA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	0	169.7140	152.5028	161.67	top 66%
Pork Ribs	9	2	1	1	177.1428	161.1430	167.10	top 40%
Pork	9	2	0	0	175.4172	156.5028	163.77	top 53%
Brisket	9	3	0	0	174.2628	150.2172	162.26	top 47%

“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
AR	8	0	top 50%
MS	1	0	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 60%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-08-13

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.10 · weakest Chicken (161.67)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 654.80 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 276 172–198 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,087 9 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2014-07-04 → 2015-09-19

Power rating 1513 peak 1518 · #2723 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Smokelawn
May 3 First call Smokelawn
Sep 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bikes Blues & BBQ
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Bikes Blues & BBQ
2014
May 2 First overall top-10 Smokelawn
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9084 Smokelawn
May 2 Career-best overall score679.9084 Smokelawn
2016
Jul 8 Peak power rating (1518) 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
Aug 13 Most recent contest * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.7	15th Annual Bordertown Bash	2016-07-08
+10	Smokelawn	2014-05-02
+5.9	Que'n In The Park	2014-07-04
+1.9	Smokelawn	2013-05-03
+1.1	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2016-04-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.5	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	2014-03-14
-5	* Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff	2016-08-13
-4.5	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ	2015-09-19
-1.9	Bikes Blues & BBQ	2013-09-20

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 51%	93.2%	91.3%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 72%	90.1%	90.1%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 46%	94.4%	91.6%
2013	2	0	1	100%	top 54%	89.9%	89.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-13	* Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR	20 / 28 (652.9948)	25 (156.5144)	18 (163.9544)	18 (163.9544)	8 (168.5716)
2016-07-08	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	11 / 39 (670.7772)	25 (167.3944)	12 (170.2972)	17 (165.6800)	12 (167.4056)
2016-04-29	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	14 / 26 (647.2572)	17 (163.9428)	12 (164.5488)	9 (166.2284)	15 (152.5372)
2015-09-19	Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR	21 / 29 (648.9596)	28 (153.6228)	21 (162.2628)	20 (158.8112)	4 (174.2628)
2014-07-04	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	13 / 33 (665.0400)	13 (168.5600)	4 (174.8572)	28 (156.5028)	13 (165.1200)
2014-05-02	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	10 / 39 (679.9084)	16 (168.5256)	22 (163.4172)	4 (175.4172)	5 (172.5484)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	69 / 95 (634.6400)	83 (154.2172)	34 (166.2512)	58 (163.9544)	82 (150.2172)
2013-09-20	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	30 / 49 (646.1600)	46 (152.5028)	1 (177.1428)	31 (162.2400)	37 (154.2744)
2013-05-03	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	19 / 41 (647.4284)	6 (169.7140)	18 (161.1430)	20 (161.1428)	31 (155.4286)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1147 (257 pts)	#1314 (227 pts)	#1127 (287 pts)	#1187 (272 pts)	#1051 (307 pts)