A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
BOTTOMLAND BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-04-29
latest 2017-04-28
Best ToY finish
#836
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.66 (+1.92)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.75 · weakest Pork (157.97)
Road miles
789
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.66 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−10.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 157.97
- Chicken avg 168.75
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz (2019-05-10).
- last seen 2017-04-28
- back 2019-05-10
The metronome
±0.88%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±0.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.9% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1488
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BOTTOMLAND BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOTTOMLAND BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BOTTOMLAND BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOTTOMLAND BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3736 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT AND FAST BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 165.6684 | 168.75 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 158.8228 | 165.77 | top 48% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 143.3828 | 157.97 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.3828 | 162.26 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 63% | 2017-04-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2016-04-29 → 2017-04-28
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.75 · weakest Pork (157.97)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
654.66
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
121
57–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
789
8 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
1569
average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-04-28 → 2019-05-10
Power rating
1488
peak 1500 · #3745 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First call *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1500) *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7428 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2017
- Career-best overall score662.2516 *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
- 2019
- Most recent contest Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship | 2016-09-16 |
| +1 | * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2016-08-13 |
| +0.1 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2016-04-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2016-06-10 |
| -3.7 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off | 2017-04-28 |
| -1.2 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2016-07-08 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 92% | 92% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 67% | 91.6% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-05-10 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | — | — | 6 (166.2856) | — | — |
| 2017-04-28 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 20 / 29 (662.2516) | 20 (168.5944) | 14 (168.5372) | 18 (165.1200) | 22 (160.0000) |
| 2016-09-16 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR | 13 / 21 (655.3372) | 13 (166.2744) | 17 (158.8228) | 8 (166.2972) | 13 (163.9428) |
| 2016-08-13 | * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR | 16 / 28 (659.2912) | 14 (168.5600) | 8 (169.1200) | 25 (153.0512) | 9 (168.5600) |
| 2016-07-08 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 27 / 39 (647.3140) | 27 (165.6684) | 20 (166.2628) | 20 (164.0000) | 32 (151.3828) |
| 2016-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 34 / 39 (658.7428) | 16 (170.8572) | 27 (165.6800) | 39 (155.9656) | 28 (166.2400) |
| 2016-04-29 | *Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR | 15 / 26 (645.0508) | 7 (172.5484) | 10 (165.6912) | 26 (143.3828) | 10 (163.4284) |
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 | #836 (425 pts) | #748 (535 pts) | #787 (505 pts) | #960 (390 pts) | #774 (490 pts) |