RACK CITY RIBZ

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

Power ranking

#4285

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-01-29

latest 2021-11-19

Best ToY finish

#639

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

658.2056 / 720

Master · Lakeland Pig Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.79

last 5 Master vs avg 650.14 (-0.35)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±8.76

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.55 · weakest Brisket (157.28)

Road miles

mi across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.14 / 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.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Accutech BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Accutech BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.27 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 157.28
Pork avg 166.55
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Two Crackers Cooking in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (2019-11-22).

last seen 2017-01-27
back 2019-11-22

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.

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

SONS OF SAUCE

#4277 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RACK CITY RIBZ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RACK CITY RIBZ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Butts on the Barbie

#4291 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1477

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to RACK CITY RIBZ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

⚔ Head-to-head

HUMO Parrillada

#4269 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

2 B's BBQ

#4284 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after RACK CITY RIBZ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Stuttering John's Smokehouse

#4287 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Level with RACK CITY RIBZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

The Grillers

#4304 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-03-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	173.1428	150.2172	163.78	top 56%
Pork Ribs	6	1	171.4056	152.5260	162.53	top 59%
Pork	6	0	170.2744	162.7884	166.55	top 43%
Brisket	6	0	163.3828	150.2288	157.28	top 67%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 65%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	29	0	top 65%	2020-01-24
Plant City Pig Jam	2	20	0	top 57%	2019-11-22

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.8 yrs 2016-01-29 → 2021-11-19

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.55 · weakest Brisket (157.28)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 650.14 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 252 110–264 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 36 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Purse competed for $58,000 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs 2017-01-27 → 2019-11-22

Power rating 1477 peak 1502 · #4285 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jan 29 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 29 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8972 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 Lakeland Pig Festival
2017
Jan 27 Career-best overall score658.2056 Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 27 Peak power rating (1502) Lakeland Pig Festival
2021
Nov 19 Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	2017-01-27
+0.9	Plant City Pig Jam	2016-11-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	2020-01-24
-9.1	Plant City Pig Jam	2021-11-19
-6.6	Plant City Pig Jam	2019-11-22
-2.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	2016-01-29

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 76%	90.7%	90.7%
2020	1	0%	top 81%	87.7%	87.7%
2019	1	100%	top 62%	90.9%	90.9%
2017	1	0%	top 48%	91.4%	91.4%
2016	2	100%	top 59%	90.5%	90.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-11-19	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	28 / 37 (652.9828)	28 (164.5372)	23 (165.0856)	26 (164.5372)	27 (158.8228)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	43 / 53 (631.1656)	52 (150.2172)	30 (165.0972)	36 (162.7884)	43 (153.0628)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	24 / 39 (654.7544)	24 (162.8456)	10 (171.4056)	11 (170.2744)	31 (150.2288)
2017-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	29 / 60 (658.2056)	40 (163.3828)	24 (166.2744)	23 (165.1656)	26 (163.3828)
2016-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	20 / 38 (651.8632)	10 (168.5600)	32 (152.5260)	13 (167.9772)	19 (162.8000)
2016-01-29	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	38 / 58 (651.8972)	6 (173.1428)	48 (154.8116)	11 (168.5600)	45 (155.3828)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1363 (70 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#639 (125 pts)	#680 (125 pts)	#553 (195 pts)	#538 (190 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1920 (65 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#1489 (135 pts)	#1513 (130 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1644 (145 pts)	#1099 (310 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1288 (250 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)