#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headRidge Runner BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2021-07-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.65
last 3 Master vs avg 632.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.15)
Road miles
827
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 826 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.65 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
Ridge Runner BBQ 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 146 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.
#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Ridge Runner BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Ridge Runner BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Ridge Runner BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 153.6800 | 161.32 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 143.4172 | 152.15 | top 82% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 158.8572 | 161.30 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 140.5372 | 157.88 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 78% | 2021-07-30 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2021-07-30
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.15)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
632.65
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
180
38–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
827
3 mapped stops · furthest 826 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$32,325
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2020-07-24
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1493) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2021
- First call Smoke in the Grove
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1088 Smoke in the Grove
- Career-best overall score657.1088 Smoke in the Grove
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 Smoke in the Grove
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Smoke in the Grove | 2020-07-24 |
| -6.7 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2019-06-07 |
| -4.6 | Smoke in the Grove | 2021-07-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 32 / 54 (657.1088) | 45 (160.0116) | 30 (165.0972) | 39 (158.8572) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 57 / 59 (599.8972) | 55 (153.6800) | 58 (143.4172) | 44 (162.2628) | 55 (140.5372) |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 40 / 51 (640.9484) | 18 (170.2744) | 47 (147.9312) | 35 (162.7884) | 37 (159.9544) |