High-water mark
680.5372
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.5372 at 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 19, 2016
RIV'S BBQ
RIV'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 18 at the 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival (2016). They finished #1263 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2016
latest Oct 7, 2016
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.70 · weakest Brisket (161.39)
Road miles
34
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
667.91 / 720
2 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 | #1263 (228 pts) | #1067 (328 pts) | #1453 (203 pts) | #1384 (228 pts) | #1450 (198 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 168.5140 | 173.70 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 166.8572 | 166.86 | top 40% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.3828 | 165.97 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 160.5372 | 161.39 | top 51% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20168 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- First call 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5372 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score680.5372 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2016 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 42 / 75 (655.2912) | 30 (168.5140) | 22 (166.8572) | 60 (159.3828) | 43 (160.5372) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | 4th Annual Best BBQ In Town Long Beach BBQ Festival Long Beach, CA | 5 / 18 (680.5372) | 1 (178.8800) | 9 (166.8572) | 5 (172.5600) | 8 (162.2400) |