LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW WI

Power ranking

#1321

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1515

peak 1515

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2019-09-20

Best ToY finish

#91

Master 2017

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5716

8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

569.54 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 635.61 (-66.07)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±108.19

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.45 · weakest Chicken (162.18)

Road miles

4019

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 771 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

THE KETTLE COOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) (2019-08-23).

📅 A August team

Something about August: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	2	1	1	177.7372	153.0856	162.18	top 67%
Pork Ribs	18	2	0	0	174.2628	156.5372	164.78	top 52%
Pork	18	4	1	2	178.8572	153.6456	165.58	top 52%
Brisket	18	6	1	3	178.2972	157.6456	168.45	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
WI	8	top 40%
IL	3	top 57%
IA	2	top 50%
OK	2	top 77%
MN	1	top 33%
IN	1	top 78%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 56%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (18 contests)
Cooks mostly in WI (8 of 18 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
All-time average overall score: 635.61

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2019	18	0	3	680.5716	633.47

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL	28 / 54 (665.5772)	45 (157.6572)	14 (171.9888)	35 (165.1084)	15 (170.8228)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	15 / 39 (648.4000)	7 (167.3828)	28 (156.5372)	6 (166.8344)	25 (157.6456)
2019-08-24	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	8 / 29 (680.5716)	1 (177.7372)	16 (165.7032)	17 (164.5484)	7 (172.5828)
2019-08-23	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	2 / 30 (178.8572)	13 (165.1316)	15 (163.9888)	11 (169.1772)	3 (176.0000)
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	31 / 38 (644.4344)	38 (153.0856)	19 (163.3944)	25 (161.1316)	17 (166.8228)
2019-07-26	Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL	16 / 26 (665.0400)	17 (162.2516)	17 (165.0972)	19 (163.4056)	3 (174.2856)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	6 / 33 (680.5372)	17 (169.1200)	13 (168.0000)	23 (165.1200)	1 (178.2972)
2019-07-13	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	20 / 36 (657.7488)	31 (157.6916)	24 (161.7600)	23 (163.4516)	4 (174.8456)
2019-07-12	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI	19 / 37 (657.0860)	30 (157.0744)	27 (162.2744)	9 (169.7372)	17 (168.0000)
2019-06-21	Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI	22 / 37 (642.1944)	26 (161.0972)	21 (159.9772)	27 (157.1200)	14 (164.0000)
2019-05-31	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	14 / 43 (666.7428)	23 (165.6800)	16 (165.6916)	25 (167.4056)	13 (167.9656)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL	27 / 48 (652.5488)	20 (165.7144)	33 (158.3088)	16 (165.1428)	25 (163.3828)
2019-05-10	Minnesota in May	31 / 57 (663.2912)	37 (165.1084)	47 (157.0972)	2 (178.8572)	37 (162.2284)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI	19 / 40 (661.0512)	34 (159.9428)	26 (163.4056)	16 (167.4400)	10 (170.2628)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI	14 / 42 (674.1828)	39 (156.5144)	5 (174.2628)	1 (178.3200)	18 (165.0856)
2019-04-05	CCSFest Indianapois, IN	31 / 40 (653.5536)	37 (156.4796)	8 (172.5828)	38 (158.8228)	27 (165.6684)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	51 / 62 (654.1256)	58 (159.9428)	31 (169.1200)	61 (153.6456)	23 (171.4172)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	53 / 74 (656.4344)	60 (161.6572)	37 (166.8572)	43 (165.1316)	48 (162.7884)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#250 (1148 pts)	#274 (1083 pts)	#243 (1143 pts)	#157 (1445 pts)	#101 (1688 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#183 (1474 pts)	#186 (1410 pts)	#77 (1869 pts)	#277 (1129 pts)	#117 (1705 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#91 (2000 pts)	#63 (2041 pts)	#29 (2220 pts)	#151 (1600 pts)	#149 (1614 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#213 (1478 pts)	#180 (1476 pts)	#223 (1377 pts)	#284 (1215 pts)	#175 (1596 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#427 (891 pts)	#418 (911 pts)	#260 (1256 pts)	#263 (1201 pts)	#467 (805 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1647 (149 pts)	#1224 (259 pts)	#1920 (119 pts)	#1939 (119 pts)	#1194 (259 pts)