They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2014-08-08
latest 2016-08-12
Best ToY finish
#938
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.20 (+2.54)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.12
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.27 · weakest Pork (162.70)
Road miles
1,298
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 467 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
656.20 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
High-water mark
672.4796
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4796 at Minnesota in May — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-05-13
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin has finished one call ahead of CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Borgy the BBQ Butcher in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
6 of 7
shared brisket entries lost
CITY SLICKERS BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, CITY SLICKERS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared brisket entries.
The metronome
±1.54%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.1% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1531
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1520
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS)
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with CLOVER RIDGE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2850 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Subtle Smoke | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Borgy the BBQ Butcher | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Eggspert BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pigtamer BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUE SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BARK 'N BONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Totally Sauced | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 149.7144 | 163.09 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 149.1200 | 164.93 | top 40% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 158.2628 | 162.70 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0344 | 157.7144 | 165.27 | top 45% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2014-08-08 → 2016-08-12
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.27 · weakest Pork (162.70)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
656.20
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
175–177 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,298
9 mapped stops · furthest 467 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1509
peak 1510 · #2845 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Great Northern BBQ
- First call Great Northern BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.6516 Great Northern BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 Great Northern BBQ
- 2016
- Career-best overall score672.4796 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1510) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Minnesota in May | 2016-05-13 |
| +4.2 | Smokefest | 2015-08-21 |
| +2.9 | Bend of the River CookOut | 2015-06-12 |
| +1 | Great Northern BBQ | 2015-07-31 |
| +0.7 | Great Northern BBQ | 2014-08-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Minnesota in May | 2015-05-15 |
| -3.1 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship | 2016-03-04 |
| -0.9 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) | 2016-08-12 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 47% | 93.4% | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 57% | 92.5% | 91.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-12 | Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN | 21 / 35 (660.4456) | 25 (162.2400) | 4 (171.9772) | 29 (160.5256) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2016-05-13 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 11 / 71 (672.4796) | 5 (173.7028) | 20 (168.5600) | 50 (159.3712) | 12 (170.8456) |
| 2016-03-04 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN | 38 / 59 (638.1484) | 12 (169.6800) | 50 (149.1200) | 39 (158.2628) | 30 (161.0856) |
| 2015-08-21 | Smokefest Marshall, MN | 19 / 42 (666.1832) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (167.9772) | 25 (162.8000) | 20 (163.9888) |
| 2015-07-31 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 14 / 26 (656.4228) | 17 (167.3828) | 14 (165.0972) | 17 (161.1084) | 11 (162.8344) |
| 2015-06-12 | Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN | 21 / 42 (662.2288) | 31 (162.8916) | 8 (170.8228) | 20 (164.5372) | 27 (163.9772) |
| 2015-05-15 | Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN | 47 / 60 (641.0056) | 52 (153.6456) | 35 (162.2284) | 23 (167.4172) | 45 (157.7144) |
| 2015-02-27 | Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN | — | 33 (157.1316) | 5 (168.0000) | 16 (163.9544) | — |
| 2014-08-08 | Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN | 14 / 25 (652.6516) | 25 (149.7144) | 16 (160.5828) | 13 (166.3200) | 2 (176.0344) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #1846 (125 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #938 (336 pts) | #956 (356 pts) | #813 (446 pts) | #1089 (306 pts) | #1012 (326 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1920 (105 pts) | #2825 (50 pts) | #2048 (95 pts) | #1990 (110 pts) | #1218 (250 pts) |