Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
RAZORBACK BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-11-13
latest 2017-08-11
Best ToY finish
#1261
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
661.46
last 5 Master vs avg 661.46 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.33)
Road miles
502
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
661.46 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
678.7656
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7656 at Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-29
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.33
- Chicken avg 168.77
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of QUEOLOGY in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after RAZORBACK BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2672 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with RAZORBACK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2682 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5144 | 168.77 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8228 | 147.9428 | 161.33 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4056 | 162.8000 | 167.04 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.2172 | 164.32 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 54% | 2016-11-11 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.7 yrs
2015-11-13 → 2017-08-11
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.33)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
661.46
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
87
60–64 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
502
5 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Power rating
1514
peak 1514 · #2680 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
- First call Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7084 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- Career-best overall score678.7656 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1514) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival | 2016-07-29 |
| +5.7 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown | 2016-11-11 |
| +3.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-08-11 |
| +2.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown | 2015-11-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 47% | 94.3% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-11 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 15 / 27 (668.4572) | 8 (172.5828) | 10 (168.5372) | 22 (162.8000) | 13 (164.5372) |
| 2016-11-11 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC | 10 / 25 (652.9600) | 13 (160.5144) | 2 (170.8228) | 2 (171.4056) | 20 (150.2172) |
| 2016-07-29 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC | 9 / 22 (678.7656) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (154.8000) | 8 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2016-06-03 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 16 / 27 (666.7084) | 18 (165.6684) | 21 (164.5372) | 18 (165.0856) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2015-11-13 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC | 19 / 28 (640.4000) | 10 (165.0972) | 23 (147.9428) | 13 (165.0972) | 15 (162.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1971 (102 pts) | #1674 (147 pts) | #1776 (127 pts) | #2228 (67 pts) | #1974 (112 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1261 (229 pts) | #990 (359 pts) | #1754 (144 pts) | #1381 (229 pts) | #985 (354 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2016 (83 pts) | #1729 (128 pts) | #2197 (63 pts) | #1950 (113 pts) | #1984 (103 pts) |