A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHOOCHOO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Ready Mix USA
Ready Mix USA is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 49 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Sep 8, 2022 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.80
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.13 · weakest Chicken (153.85)
Road miles
4
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
314.98 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 139.3712 | 153.85 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.6800 | 161.13 | top 45% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
218
finished ahead 171 times, behind 140
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- Career-best overall score322.8000 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8572 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1508) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20211 milestone
- First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
| +1.9 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| +0.6 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 22 / 35 (322.8000) | 37 (155.9428) | 12 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 19 / 49 (315.9084) | 7 (166.2284) | 39 (149.6800) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 32 / 54 (306.2284) | 59 (139.3712) | 11 (166.8572) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | — | — | — | — | — |