A&R Q

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

Power ranking

#3824

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1524 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-04-28

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#379

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5600 / 720

Master · WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 669.03 (-5.30)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1

Consistency

±16.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.00 · weakest Brisket (163.53)

Road miles

3,021

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$220K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.03 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

High-water mark

688.5600 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5600 at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-04-28

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 100% of their meetings

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.47 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 163.53
Pork avg 169.00
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2026-03-20).

last seen 2024-09-13
back 2026-03-20

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,021 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,021 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 495 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest.

16 mapped stops
furthest 495 mi

The metronome

±2.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
16 contests

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.

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

DAY-LICIOUS BBQ

#3814 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

DIVINE SMOKE

#3816 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before A&R Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#3837 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than A&R Q has cooked, 10 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

E.M. AZING BBQ

#3813 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before A&R Q's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-09-11

⚔ Head-to-head

TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS

#3812 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2015-10-16

⚔ Head-to-head

RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY

#3840 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Level with A&R Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Kith n' Kin	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	174.2744	150.2628	167.66	top 57%
Pork Ribs	15	4	0	176.5944	149.6800	168.71	top 46%
Pork	14	4	1	177.7144	154.7772	169.00	top 49%
Brisket	12	0	0	170.2628	151.3372	163.53	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
TN	6	top 58%
KY	2	top 76%
MS	1	top 57%
GA	1	top 82%
AL	1	top 78%
KS	1	top 22%
IL	1	top 64%
MO	1	top 22%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 51%
Large (40+)	7	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	2	21	0	top 76%	2024-09-13
Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2	7	0	top 25%	2024-06-07

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2023-04-28 → 2026-03-20

Busiest season 2023 8 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 8 of 16 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.00 · weakest Brisket (163.53)

Walk rate 31% a top-10 call in 5 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 4 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 669.03 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 935 589–750 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,021 16 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength 1602 average field rating faced — tougher than 79% of rated contests

Purse competed for $219,940 listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 11 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2024-09-13 → 2026-03-20

Power rating 1486 peak 1524 · #3824 of 6,413 rated

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

2023
Apr 28 First tracked contest WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
Apr 28 First call WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
Apr 28 First overall top-10 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score688.5600 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
Apr 28 Career-best overall score688.5600 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)
May 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1524) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2024
May 24 10th tracked contest 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
2026
Mar 20 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL)	2023-04-28
+12.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27
+8.3	3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1	2023-05-19
+2.2	Southaven Springfest	2024-04-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2023-09-08
-9.9	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2026-03-20
-8.9	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	2023-11-17
-8.5	Poosa Q	2023-10-05
-6.8	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2024-09-13

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	0	0%	top 94%	87.2%	87.2%
2024	5	1	20%	top 62%	94.5%	93.4%
2023	8	3	50%	top 52%	95.6%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	118 / 125 (627.7716)	82 (168.5372)	121 (153.1200)	122 (154.7772)	122 (151.3372)
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN	—	47 (167.3828)	—	—	—
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	82 (149.6800)	—	—
2024-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	21 / 31 (671.3604)	18 (170.8228)	25 (161.1316)	14 (169.1432)	14 (170.2628)
2024-06-21	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	26 / 33 (663.2456)	23 (163.9428)	17 (170.8228)	29 (162.2400)	24 (166.2400)
2024-06-07	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	9 / 33 (510.1944)	14 (167.3828)	11 (170.8344)	5 (171.9772)	—
2024-05-24	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	91 / 118 (675.8512)	74 (171.9656)	65 (170.2512)	53 (171.9772)	100 (161.6572)
2024-04-26	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	25 / 44 (680.4340)	17 (171.9656)	17 (173.7144)	31 (168.5256)	28 (166.2284)
2023-11-17	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	49 / 60 (665.5660)	35 (169.6916)	38 (169.6800)	37 (167.3944)	56 (158.8000)
2023-10-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	57 / 73 (661.0288)	49 (166.2628)	45 (166.2628)	21 (171.4288)	67 (157.0744)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	107 / 487 (685.6800)	184 (170.8228)	52 (175.4172)	194 (169.7144)	160 (169.7256)
2023-09-21	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	32 / 50 (663.8972)	39 (159.9428)	7 (174.2972)	41 (162.2744)	27 (167.3828)
2023-09-08	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	28 / 33 (658.2284)	33 (150.2628)	15 (170.8228)	18 (170.2628)	21 (166.8800)
2023-06-09	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	7 / 30 (687.3716)	12 (170.8460)	6 (171.4056)	4 (176.0000)	—
2023-05-19	3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN	8 / 18 (686.7772)	5 (174.2744)	4 (176.5600)	2 (177.7144)	15 (158.2284)
2023-04-28	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO	8 / 37 (688.5600)	18 (170.8228)	4 (176.5944)	10 (172.5828)	15 (168.5600)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#927 (60 pts)	#815 (120 pts)	#877 (120 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#561 (314 pts)	#530 (379 pts)	#582 (374 pts)	#557 (349 pts)	#547 (354 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#379 (531 pts)	#441 (501 pts)	#321 (796 pts)	#317 (671 pts)	#436 (461 pts)