The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Red Arrow BBQ has finished one call ahead of UNRULY SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
UNRULY SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-08-18
latest 2022-08-19
Best ToY finish
#1540
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
581.89
last 5 Master vs avg 581.89 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.32 · weakest Brisket (136.83)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
581.89 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PAPA'S PIT CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
PAPA'S PIT CREW has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−15.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.49 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 136.83
- Chicken avg 152.32
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival (2021-08-20).
- last seen 2019-08-16
- back 2021-08-20
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.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with UNRULY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before UNRULY SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before UNRULY SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPA'S PIT CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 147.3940 | 152.32 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9660 | 136.5372 | 145.68 | top 90% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 139.9428 | 147.07 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 109.4516 | 136.83 | top 86% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 83% | 2019-08-16 |
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 95% | 2022-08-19 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2017-08-18 → 2022-08-19
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 152.32 · weakest Brisket (136.83)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
581.89
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
80
18–124 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$30,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2021-08-20
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5254 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2019
- Career-best overall score602.2284 Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- 2021
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.6916 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
- 2022
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2022-08-19 |
| -10.2 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2021-08-20 |
| -10.1 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2017-08-18 |
| -8.3 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2018-08-17 |
| -3.8 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2019-08-16 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 77% | 77% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 77.3% | 77.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 29 / 29 (554.4688) | 28 (149.1084) | 24 (155.9660) | 28 (139.9428) | 29 (109.4516) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 27 / 30 (599.3488) | 20 (161.6916) | 29 (143.9772) | 28 (144.0000) | 25 (149.6800) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 22 / 30 (602.2284) | 24 (150.8456) | 25 (147.4172) | 25 (150.2628) | 18 (153.7028) |
| 2018-08-17 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 26 / 30 (597.0284) | 24 (152.5484) | 29 (144.5144) | 23 (159.4400) | 27 (140.5256) |
| 2017-08-18 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 25 / 28 (556.4000) | 24 (147.3940) | 26 (136.5372) | 26 (141.6800) | 27 (130.7888) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1202 (80 pts) | #1584 (55 pts) | #1539 (55 pts) | #1531 (55 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2533 (55 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #2524 (55 pts) | #1997 (65 pts) | #2527 (55 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2922 (53 pts) | #2817 (58 pts) | #2912 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |