A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQR'S DELIGHT ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQR'S DELIGHT has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS
RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #3768 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 28, 2014
latest Oct 6, 2017 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.80 (+5.92)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.35 · weakest Brisket (155.11)
Road miles
461
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 281 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
640.80 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2163 (77 pts) | #2062 (112 pts) | #2342 (62 pts) | #2230 (77 pts) | #2163 (92 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1591 (136 pts) | #1337 (216 pts) | #1950 (106 pts) | #2033 (96 pts) | #1725 (126 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | #2580 (68 pts) | #2588 (68 pts) | #2563 (68 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1488
They turned up 5 years after RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with RACK RUBBERS OF ARKANSAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,752 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173.7144 | 151.3484 | 166.35 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.4060 | 156.71 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 154.2168 | 162.64 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 144.5144 | 155.11 | top 72% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 61% | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 69% | Apr 28, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 55 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Mar 28, 2014 → Sep 25, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score659.8516 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First category win (Chicken) Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
20154 milestones
- First call Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1496) Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Oct 6, 2017 |
| +2.5 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -5.9 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -5.6 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -1 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | Apr 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 62% | 91.6% | 91% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 88.9% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2017 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 12 / 25 (650.7888) | 1 (171.4056) | 19 (147.4060) | 3 (174.2972) | 16 (157.6800) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 22 / 29 (659.8516) | 24 (163.9544) | 13 (168.5372) | 15 (167.9772) | 25 (159.3828) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 20 / 27 (628.4000) | 13 (163.9428) | 23 (151.9316) | 20 (155.3712) | 17 (157.1544) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 16 / 26 (640.4228) | 4 (173.7144) | 21 (156.5028) | 10 (165.6912) | 21 (144.5144) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 8 / 16 (654.1484) | 3 (173.7144) | 12 (162.8000) | 14 (154.2168) | 9 (163.4172) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 33 / 43 (611.2112) | 34 (151.3484) | 30 (153.0972) | 29 (158.2628) | 36 (148.5028) |