The comeback
3.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) (2017-06-16).
- last seen 2013-09-20
- back 2017-06-16
SPENCER RIDGE BBQ CO.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2017-06-16
Best ToY finish
#2110
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.12
last 3 Master vs avg 647.12 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.68 · weakest Brisket (151.57)
Road miles
679
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 389 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
647.12 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SPENCER RIDGE BBQ CO. has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 143 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SPENCER RIDGE BBQ CO. did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with SPENCER RIDGE BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 158.2172 | 165.10 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 162.8228 | 166.68 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 155.3716 | 163.78 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 141.0744 | 151.57 | top 84% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2017-06-16
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.68 · weakest Brisket (151.57)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
647.12
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
127
44–87 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
679
3 mapped stops · furthest 389 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2017-06-16
Power rating
1486
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First call Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4460 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2017
- Career-best overall score657.6344 *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | 2013-09-20 |
| -6.1 | *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-06-16 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 90.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | *Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL | 20 / 26 (657.6344) | 26 (158.2172) | 12 (168.0572) | 14 (167.9772) | 17 (163.3828) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 45 / 53 (635.2916) | 44 (160.5256) | 15 (169.1544) | 49 (155.3716) | 48 (150.2400) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 25 / 55 (648.4460) | 3 (176.5600) | 28 (162.8228) | 20 (167.9888) | 53 (141.0744) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2110 (76 pts) | #2927 (51 pts) | #1963 (116 pts) | #2005 (106 pts) | #2077 (91 pts) |