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
- 2014-09-26
Righteous Smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2019-05-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.00 · weakest Brisket (159.79)
Road miles
1,013
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.68 / 720
6 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOTTA BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−10.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 67%.
- Brisket avg 159.79
- Pork Ribs avg 170.00
- 2 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at City of Springs BBQ Championship (2018-04-06).
- last seen 2015-09-25
- back 2018-04-06
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.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with Righteous Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2019-05-10 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2019-05-10
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 170.00 · weakest Brisket (159.79)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Master average
655.68
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
206
94–138 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,013
6 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2018-04-06
Power rating
1501
peak 1513 · #3162 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1513) Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- 2019
- Most recent contest City Of Springs BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | 2015-09-25 |
| +8.2 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | 2014-09-26 |
| +2.2 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2015-03-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship | 2019-05-10 |
| -5.9 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | 2018-04-06 |
| -5.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 21 / 25 (637.6344) | 20 (158.2744) | 7 (168.0344) | 20 (159.3828) | 21 (151.9428) |
| 2018-04-06 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 14 / 17 (633.5888) | 12 (167.4288) | 8 (169.6684) | 17 (153.1200) | 17 (143.3716) |
| 2015-09-25 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 5 / 16 (673.2116) | 11 (160.5944) | 3 (173.1772) | 3 (171.4400) | 5 (168.0000) |
| 2015-03-27 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 26 / 52 (666.2744) | 26 (168.5600) | 10 (173.1316) | 38 (162.2972) | 31 (162.2856) |
| 2014-09-26 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 10 / 30 (683.9200) | 14 (169.1200) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 68 / 100 (639.4284) | 79 (158.2854) | 34 (166.2858) | 85 (152.5714) | 56 (162.2858) |