High-water mark
683.9200
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.9200 at Bikes Blues & BBQ — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 26, 2014
Righteous Smoke
Righteous Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 16 at the Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #3189 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest May 10, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.93 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.68 (+3.25)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.00 · weakest Brisket (159.79)
Road miles
1,013
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
655.68 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Righteous Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Righteous Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Righteous Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 158.2744 | 163.71 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1772 | 166.2858 | 170.00 | top 31% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 152.5714 | 162.18 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 143.3716 | 159.79 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Springs BBQ Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 83% | May 10, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
206
finished ahead 94 times, behind 138
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Apr 6, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest City Of Springs BBQ Championship
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1513) Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
20145 milestones
- First call Bikes Blues & BBQ
- First overall top-10 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.9200 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- Career-best overall score683.9200 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Bikes Blues & BBQ
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +8.2 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +2.2 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 27, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship | May 10, 2019 |
| -5.9 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -5.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.5% | 93% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 95% | 95% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 21 / 25 (637.6344) | 20 (158.2744) | 7 (168.0344) | 20 (159.3828) | 21 (151.9428) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 14 / 17 (633.5888) | 12 (167.4288) | 8 (169.6684) | 17 (153.1200) | 17 (143.3716) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 5 / 16 (673.2116) | 11 (160.5944) | 3 (173.1772) | 3 (171.4400) | 5 (168) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 26 / 52 (666.2744) | 26 (168.5600) | 10 (173.1316) | 38 (162.2972) | 31 (162.2856) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 10 / 30 (683.9200) | 14 (169.1200) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8572) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 68 / 100 (639.4284) | 79 (158.2854) | 34 (166.2858) | 85 (152.5714) | 56 (162.2858) |