RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2088

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1535 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-26

latest 2018-05-04

Best ToY finish

#1146

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

674.3088 / 720

Master · 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.68 (+4.56)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off

Consistency

±11.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)

Road miles

213

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

662.68 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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.

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
2016-05-27

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE PORKCHOP MAFIA in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off (2016-05-27).

last seen 2014-09-26
back 2016-05-27

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64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

T. A. QUE

#2091 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

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.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team

#2095 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

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BUBBA JOE'S SMOKETOWN BBQ

#2094 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Level with RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

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Pigs & Cows Gone Wild

#2082 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 6.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

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BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS

#2086 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

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Wine and Swine

#2089 of the rated field

1534 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	0	170.2972	163.3944	166.95	top 38%
Pork Ribs	6	2	0	170.8344	152.5260	163.31	top 49%
Pork	6	2	1	178.2972	158.8228	166.65	top 48%
Brisket	6	2	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	3	top 42%
AR	2	top 34%
TN	1	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 34%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 46%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.6 yrs 2014-09-26 → 2018-05-04

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.31)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 2 of 6 contests

Master average 662.68 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 153 131–78 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 213 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-09-26 → 2016-05-27

Power rating 1534 peak 1535 · #2088 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Sep 26 First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2016
May 27 First call 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
May 27 First overall top-10 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
May 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.3088 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
May 27 Career-best overall score674.3088 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
May 27 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off
2017
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1535) *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2018
May 4 Most recent contest *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2017-09-29
+12	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off	2016-05-27
+7.1	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	2016-07-22
+4.6	*36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	2017-05-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.3	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2014-09-26
-0.8	*37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	2018-05-04

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 60%	91.2%	91.2%
2017	2	1	100%	top 28%	92.9%	92.6%
2016	2	1	50%	top 29%	93.7%	93.5%
2014	1	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
2018-05-04	*37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	15 / 25 (656.4800)	10 (170.2972)	16 (161.6800)	24 (158.8228)	11 (165.6800)
2017-09-29	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	4 / 33 (669.0740)	10 (166.8456)	5 (167.4172)	13 (165.7028)	8 (169.1084)
2017-05-05	*36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	15 / 34 (664.4684)	10 (168.0000)	9 (168.5600)	7 (170.8228)	27 (157.0856)
2016-07-22	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	17 / 47 (671.8972)	20 (169.1428)	11 (170.8344)	31 (163.3828)	16 (168.5372)
2016-05-27	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO	6 / 28 (674.3088)	13 (164.0000)	20 (158.8460)	2 (178.2972)	4 (173.1656)
2014-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	27 / 48 (639.8632)	18 (163.3944)	44 (152.5260)	29 (162.8456)	23 (161.0972)

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	#1146 (268 pts)	#1447 (198 pts)	#1434 (208 pts)	#1115 (313 pts)	#1087 (308 pts)