A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
ROY RAY'S BBQ
ROY RAY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 18 at the Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) (2017). They are ranked #5493 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 23, 2015
latest Oct 13, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
497.95 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 516.27 (-18.32)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±146.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.26 · weakest Brisket (140.40)
Road miles
207
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Master avg
516.27 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1693 (116 pts) | #1561 (126 pts) | #1580 (126 pts) | #1778 (111 pts) | #1560 (126 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1316 (198 pts) | #2146 (80 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1236 (258 pts) | #1695 (143 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2769 (56 pts) | #2832 (51 pts) | #2027 (91 pts) | #2059 (91 pts) | #2839 (51 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROY RAY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ROY RAY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ROY RAY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with ROY RAY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1452
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before ROY RAY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.3484 | 160.26 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 150.8000 | 159.05 | top 68% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 153.1200 | 159.88 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2632 | 133.0628 | 140.40 | top 94% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 96% | Oct 13, 2018 |
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 80% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
150
finished ahead 31 times, behind 205
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 23, 2015 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score633.0288 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que
20172 milestones
- First call Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer )
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5828 Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer )
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -9.7 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) | Oct 14, 2017 |
| -9.4 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | May 19, 2017 |
| -9.3 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Oct 23, 2015 |
| -6.1 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que | Oct 13, 2018 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.9% | 87.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 97% | 85.5% | 57.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que Muskogee, OK | 24 / 26 (622.1832) | 22 (159.4628) | 22 (150.8000) | 25 (153.6572) | 22 (158.2632) |
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 47 / 68 (633.0288) | 42 (161.6800) | 27 (166.8456) | 32 (165.6800) | 66 (138.8232) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Bedouin Brew & Bar-B-Que (JUDGES FULL) (OKBS Qulifyer ) Muskogee, OK | 18 / 18 (301.6456) | — | — | 8 (168.5828) | 17 (133.0628) |
| May 19, 2017 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 36 / 36 (615.2456) | 21 (168.5600) | 36 (154.7772) | 35 (153.1200) | 36 (138.7884) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 62 / 68 (317.6460) | — | 34 (159.4060) | 41 (158.2400) | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 24 / 26 (607.8512) | 25 (151.3484) | 17 (163.4400) | 17 (160) | 25 (133.0628) |