GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2320

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1526

peak 1526 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-29

latest 2019-09-06

Best ToY finish

#640

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6112 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.53 (-4.62)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.39 · weakest Chicken (161.93)

Road miles

814

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.53 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6112 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6112 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-08

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.46 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 78%.

Chicken avg 161.93
Pork Ribs avg 170.39
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQR'S DELIGHT in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Sasquatch Inferno

#2335 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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GOT SMOKE BBQ

#2332 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

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JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ

#2331 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Level with GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-11-03

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Lakeland BBQ Company

#2315 of the rated field

1526 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

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SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ

#2326 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-05

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RUB IT ALL OVER

#2327 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQR'S DELIGHT	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Survivor-Que	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
501 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	0	166.8344	154.2400	161.93	top 72%
Pork Ribs	9	7	1	4	177.7028	160.5028	170.39	top 32%
Pork	9	2	1	1	176.5600	157.0628	164.33	top 60%
Brisket	9	5	0	0	174.2628	157.7028	165.88	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 60%
Large (40+)	2	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	16	0	top 50%	2019-06-07
*Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2	12	0	top 49%	2018-10-05

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.9 yrs 2017-09-29 → 2019-09-06

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.39 · weakest Chicken (161.93)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 4 of 9 contests

Master average 662.53 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 141 117–121 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 814 9 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $16,800 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1526 peak 1526 · #2320 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Sep 29 First tracked contest *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Sep 29 First call *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Sep 29 First category win (Pork) *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Sep 29 First overall top-10 *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
Sep 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4112 *Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash
2018
Jun 8 Career-best overall score685.6112 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2019
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1526) Smokin' on the White
Sep 6 Most recent contest Smokin' on the White

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	*Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash	2017-09-29
+7.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2018-06-08
+4.3	Smokin' on the White	2019-09-06
+4.2	*Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship	2018-10-05
+2.5	*10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off	2018-05-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4	*17th Annual Bordertown Bash	2018-07-13
-2.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2019-06-07

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	0	50%	top 55%	93.3%	92.2%
2018	5	2	0	80%	top 53%	95.2%	92%
2017	2	1	2	100%	top 42%	93.4%	91.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-06	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	7 / 15 (671.9544)	12 (160.5256)	5 (172.5600)	7 (167.9772)	6 (170.8916)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	32 / 51 (656.3656)	30 (166.8344)	36 (160.5028)	34 (162.7884)	26 (166.2400)
2018-10-05	*Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	12 / 26 (653.5424)	16 (161.6684)	7 (168.5256)	16 (158.2284)	10 (165.1200)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	9 / 17 (658.7084)	13 (163.9772)	10 (166.2744)	11 (163.3712)	8 (165.0856)
2018-07-13	*17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	26 / 32 (648.9828)	22 (163.9544)	19 (170.2628)	29 (157.0628)	24 (157.7028)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	16 / 44 (685.6112)	36 (165.6800)	2 (177.7028)	24 (167.9656)	10 (174.2628)
2018-05-25	*10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR	9 / 18 (666.1940)	16 (156.5372)	2 (170.8572)	12 (166.8112)	5 (171.9884)
2017-10-06	*Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	13 / 25 (649.0400)	18 (154.2400)	1 (175.4400)	20 (158.2400)	13 (161.1200)
2017-09-29	*Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR	6 / 19 (672.4112)	11 (163.9312)	3 (171.4056)	1 (176.5600)	13 (160.5144)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1151 (205 pts)	#1374 (165 pts)	#1162 (225 pts)	#1222 (205 pts)	#1176 (215 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#640 (533 pts)	#814 (418 pts)	#421 (863 pts)	#795 (438 pts)	#578 (628 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1137 (269 pts)	#1423 (199 pts)	#812 (494 pts)	#1045 (344 pts)	#1365 (214 pts)