High-water mark
675.3256
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3256 at State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 17, 2016
RACCOON FLATS
RACCOON FLATS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the Smoke on the Prairie (2014). They are ranked #2491 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Jun 17, 2016 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.13 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.72 (-1.59)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.40)
Road miles
628
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 194 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Master avg
661.72 / 720
6 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 | #1281 (222 pts) | #1019 (337 pts) | #1289 (237 pts) | #1235 (257 pts) | #1481 (187 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RACCOON FLATS, each with one reason worth a look.
78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
They turned up 8 years after RACCOON FLATS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before RACCOON FLATS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with RACCOON FLATS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1521
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 165.7372 | 170.00 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 156.5600 | 163.40 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 155.9428 | 164.07 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 159.9544 | 164.25 | top 57% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 91 times, behind 80
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.3256 State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)
- Peak power rating (1521) State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)
- Most recent contest State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- First call Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- First overall top-10 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6456 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Smoke on the Prairie | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +9.2 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +4 | State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) | Jun 17, 2016 |
| +2.5 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship | Jun 19, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -0.8 | Kings of BBQ 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91% | 91% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 92.4% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 93% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 | State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA | 15 / 31 (675.3256) | 9 (171.4284) | 14 (166.8228) | 15 (167.3944) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA | 14 / 27 (655.3260) | 6 (168.5372) | 20 (161.0972) | 18 (163.4288) | 16 (162.2628) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA | 21 / 29 (658.7088) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8344) | 26 (155.9428) | 21 (159.9544) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smoke on the Prairie Brimfield, IL | 8 / 28 (665.0744) | 5 (170.8572) | 18 (157.1088) | 4 (171.4056) | 13 (165.7028) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Kings of BBQ 2013 Des Moines, IA | 20 / 35 (646.2172) | 15 (165.7372) | 27 (156.5600) | 19 (161.6800) | 21 (162.2400) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 8 / 27 (669.6456) | 5 (171.4400) | 9 (167.9656) | 15 (164.5600) | 14 (165.6800) |