High-water mark
674.3088
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.3088 at 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 27, 2016
RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL
RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 33 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #2107 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2014
latest May 4, 2018 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.68 (+4.56)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)
Road miles
213
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
662.68 / 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 | #1146 (268 pts) | #1447 (198 pts) | #1434 (208 pts) | #1115 (313 pts) | #1087 (308 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1543
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1540
Level with RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1534
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1534
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#2,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAZORRACKS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PORKCHOP MAFIA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 163.3944 | 166.95 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 152.5260 | 163.31 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 158.8228 | 166.65 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 157.0856 | 165.78 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 131 times, behind 78
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 26, 2014 → May 27, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1535) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20165 milestones
- First call 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- First overall top-10 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.3088 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- Career-best overall score674.3088 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
| +12 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | May 27, 2016 |
| +7.1 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 22, 2016 |
| +4.6 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | May 5, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -0.8 | 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | May 4, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 92.9% | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 93.7% | 93.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 15 / 25 (656.4800) | 10 (170.2972) | 16 (161.6800) | 24 (158.8228) | 11 (165.6800) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 4 / 33 (669.0740) | 10 (166.8456) | 5 (167.4172) | 13 (165.7028) | 8 (169.1084) |
| May 5, 2017 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 15 / 34 (664.4684) | 10 (168) | 9 (168.5600) | 7 (170.8228) | 27 (157.0856) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 17 / 47 (671.8972) | 20 (169.1428) | 11 (170.8344) | 31 (163.3828) | 16 (168.5372) |
| May 27, 2016 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO | 6 / 28 (674.3088) | 13 (164) | 20 (158.8460) | 2 (178.2972) | 4 (173.1656) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 27 / 48 (639.8632) | 18 (163.3944) | 44 (152.5260) | 29 (162.8456) | 23 (161.0972) |