RACK TIME

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

Power ranking

#5562

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-09

latest 2016-06-03

Best ToY finish

#931

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2056 / 720

Master · Black Dog Music and Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.36 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.82 (+5.54)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Brisket · Black Dog Music and Que Festival

Consistency

±26.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.39 · weakest Brisket (147.82)

Road miles

1,397

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

615.82 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 147.82
Chicken avg 158.39
3 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRILLING FOR A CURE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

HOG STREET BULLIES

#5580 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1448

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to RACK TIME)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RACK TIME has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

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Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team

#5557 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

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SMR GOOD BBQ'ERS

#5560 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

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Bar B Q Dat

#5561 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Level with RACK TIME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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BEARDED BBQ

#5571 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 9% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

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Kan-Ok BBQ

#5565 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after RACK TIME did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
2 RHODIES BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOG-IT-UP BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	169.6800	138.2284	158.39	top 63%
Pork Ribs	13	3	0	173.7256	136.5028	154.62	top 63%
Pork	13	1	0	168.5372	137.6228	155.00	top 70%
Brisket	13	3	2	174.2628	129.0628	147.82	top 69%

“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
VA	11	0	top 70%
MD	2	0	top 95%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 76%
Large (40+)	5	top 77%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	3	36	0	top 70%	2016-05-13
Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2	15	0	top 63%	2015-08-07

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.1 yrs 2014-05-09 → 2016-06-03

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 11 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.39 · weakest Brisket (147.82)

Walk rate 54% a top-10 call in 7 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 13 contests

Master average 615.82 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 262 128–364 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,397 13 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

Power rating 1449 peak 1449 · #5562 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 9 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 9 Peak power rating (1491) BBQ Jamboree
Sep 12 First call Black Dog Music and Que Festival
2015
Aug 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2056 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Aug 7 Career-best overall score662.2056 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Aug 7 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Black Dog Music and Que Festival
Sep 25 First overall top-10 Grill Cook Master
Oct 16 10th tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
2016
Jun 3 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Grill Cook Master	2015-09-25
+4	BBQ Jamboree	2016-05-13
+3.6	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2015-08-07
+0.1	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2015-10-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-08-22
-10.6	Hogging Up BBQ Festival	2014-06-27
-9.1	BBQ Jamboree	2014-05-09
-8.2	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	2016-04-29
-8.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2016-06-03

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	33%	top 76%	88.9%	85.3%
2015	6	1	83%	top 66%	92%	87.4%
2014	4	0	25%	top 85%	88.5%	82.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	33 / 37 (594.6628)	26 (158.8228)	31 (150.2172)	33 (149.6684)	34 (135.9544)
2016-05-13	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	36 / 72 (640.3996)	22 (168.5256)	4 (173.7256)	60 (153.6456)	64 (144.5028)
2016-04-29	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	42 / 48 (608.3428)	20 (166.8344)	45 (139.3372)	41 (153.6800)	38 (148.4912)
2015-10-16	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	23 / 37 (632.5828)	23 (161.1316)	27 (153.7372)	29 (154.8456)	9 (162.8684)
2015-09-25	Grill Cook Master Harrisonburg, VA	7 / 16 (630.8000)	7 (162.7884)	12 (145.1660)	11 (155.4056)	3 (167.4400)
2015-08-07	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	15 / 27 (662.2056)	21 (161.1200)	12 (166.2856)	20 (160.5372)	3 (174.2628)
2015-06-26	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	19 / 25 (630.8228)	11 (169.1428)	9 (166.2972)	15 (161.1428)	25 (134.2400)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	51 / 65 (604.9368)	37 (157.6456)	32 (160.5712)	62 (137.6228)	49 (149.0972)
2015-04-24	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	14 / 18 (614.6052)	18 (143.9196)	7 (163.9656)	4 (168.5372)	17 (138.1828)
2014-09-12	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	15 / 21 (637.0056)	9 (169.6800)	15 (157.6912)	12 (162.8572)	19 (146.7772)
2014-08-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	29 / 29 (556.3996)	26 (145.1656)	28 (138.2056)	26 (143.9656)	28 (129.0628)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	41 / 46 (599.9432)	30 (156.0228)	27 (158.2972)	36 (152.5372)	45 (133.0860)
2014-05-09	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	52 / 64 (592.9712)	63 (138.2284)	61 (136.5028)	21 (160.5600)	17 (157.6800)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1676 (160 pts)	#1208 (270 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#931 (340 pts)	#1012 (330 pts)	#795 (460 pts)	#849 (430 pts)	#855 (420 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1219 (260 pts)	#1327 (225 pts)	#1225 (260 pts)	#1241 (245 pts)