L" If I Know

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

Power ranking

#3596

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2018-09-28

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3484 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.93 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.02 (-4.09)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.58

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.61 · weakest Brisket (161.61)

Road miles

140

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

655.02 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

671.3484 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3484 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-06-12

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQR'S DELIGHT ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQR'S DELIGHT has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.00 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 161.61
Pork Ribs avg 165.61
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Greenway Equipment in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork ribs entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pig Tails II has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.61% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
8 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 23rd

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.

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

Camo Cookers

#3626 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1490

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to L" If I Know)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team L" If I Know has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

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Diddy's Delectable 3BQ

#3622 of the rated field

1490 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1490

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

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Covered Embers

#3606 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-10-07

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Inclusive BBQ Events

#3589 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after L" If I Know did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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P.I.G.

#3584 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-06-17

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SmokeMasters BBQ

#3608 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

Level with L" If I Know on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-03-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hillbilly Hoggers	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Backdraft Smokers	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Greenway Equipment	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Dat's Cool	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smooth Southern Smokers	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ACE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SLAB TECHS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	173.1084	157.6572	164.47	top 58%
Pork Ribs	8	2	2	177.1428	155.3828	165.61	top 53%
Pork	8	1	0	169.1426	151.9084	163.32	top 63%
Brisket	8	0	0	169.6800	151.9998	161.61	top 64%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	6	23	0	top 69%	2018-06-08

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2018-09-28

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.61 · weakest Brisket (161.61)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 655.02 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 176 132–204 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 140 8 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2014-06-13

Power rating 1491 peak 1491 · #3596 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
2014
Jun 13 First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2015
Jun 12 Career-best overall score671.3484 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1496) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
2017
Sep 29 First overall top-10 *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2018
Sep 28 Most recent contest *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2017-09-29
+3.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)	2015-06-12
+1.7	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	2018-09-28
+1.1	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2014-06-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2016-06-10
-8.9	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	2013-06-07
-4.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2018-06-08
-2.4	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2017-06-09

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 63%	91%	89.3%
2017	2	1	50%	top 48%	91.9%	91.1%
2016	1	0	100%	top 90%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	1	0	0%	top 47%	93.2%	93.2%
2014	1	0	100%	top 53%	92.2%	92.2%
2013	1	0	0%	top 80%	90.3%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	23 / 45 (630.1028)	22 (160.5488)	27 (157.1084)	31 (151.9084)	17 (160.5372)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	33 / 44 (655.2684)	39 (163.3828)	27 (167.3828)	29 (165.7028)	36 (158.8000)
2017-09-29	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	9 / 33 (661.6232)	22 (158.2400)	2 (173.1200)	10 (167.4172)	14 (162.8460)
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	31 / 45 (649.5084)	40 (157.6572)	25 (166.2400)	41 (155.9312)	16 (169.6800)
2016-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	35 / 39 (658.1252)	9 (173.1084)	37 (155.3828)	26 (167.9884)	32 (161.6456)
2015-06-12	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	23 / 49 (671.3484)	20 (169.1200)	22 (168.5372)	22 (168.5484)	30 (165.1428)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	26 / 49 (663.8856)	28 (164.5600)	3 (177.1428)	41 (159.9428)	33 (162.2400)
2013-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	32 / 40 (650.2850)	20 (169.1428)	38 (159.9998)	22 (169.1426)	40 (151.9998)

L" If I Know

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

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By contest size

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

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)