High-water mark
678.1824
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.1824 at Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 11, 2016
THE ROSS TEAM
THE ROSS TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 89 at the Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They finished #1599 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2015
latest Mar 9, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.80)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Master avg
661.69 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1946 (75 pts) | #1776 (105 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1599 (155 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1453 (210 pts) | #2086 (105 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1728 (125 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 162.2400 | 165.24 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 152.4800 | 160.80 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 157.6456 | 165.53 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 163.9428 | 170.12 | top 35% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames on the Flint | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 61% | Mar 9, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 116 times, behind 150
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Flames on the Flint
20164 milestones
- First call Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score678.1824 Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1509) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Flames on the Flint
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4000 Flames on the Flint
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2744 Flames on the Flint
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.7 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 11, 2016 |
| +1.6 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 9, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 13, 2015 |
| -7.7 | Flames on the Flint | Mar 10, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2018 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 26 / 42 (668.4112) | 32 (163.9428) | 31 (166.2284) | 22 (166.2628) | 16 (171.9772) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 57 / 67 (643.7600) | 46 (162.2400) | 66 (152.4800) | 44 (165.0972) | 45 (163.9428) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 8 / 89 (678.1824) | 38 (167.9656) | 42 (166.8228) | 4 (173.1084) | 16 (170.2856) |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 63 / 72 (656.4000) | 54 (166.8112) | 68 (157.6688) | 71 (157.6456) | 12 (174.2744) |