A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
RAZORRACKS ahead in 100% of their meetings
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CANDY APPLE'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-09-26
latest 2018-09-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
508.83
last 5 Master vs avg 508.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±149.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.30 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Road miles
9
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
508.83 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of A QUE GOOD MEN in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after CANDY APPLE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with CANDY APPLE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALLY SMOKIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Through The Night | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ACE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 153.6912 | 158.84 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 150.2856 | 159.65 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.3484 | 160.30 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.2516 | 155.96 | top 54% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 59% | 2017-09-29 |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 83% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.30 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
508.83
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
122
64–139 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2016-09-30
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4221 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2015
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2016
- Career-best overall score646.1824 *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9772 *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2016-09-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2014-09-26 |
| -8.2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2015-09-25 |
| -2.2 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2017-09-29 |
| -0.7 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | 2018-09-28 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 46.1% | 46.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 44.4% | 44.4% |
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 | 27 / 45 (622.7544) | 23 (159.9772) | 15 (165.1772) | 33 (151.3484) | 33 (146.2516) |
| 2017-09-29 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 21 / 33 (623.3140) | 17 (162.8572) | 27 (150.2856) | 20 (160.5140) | 23 (149.6572) |
| 2016-09-30 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 24 / 44 (646.1824) | 31 (153.6912) | 32 (160.5484) | 27 (159.9656) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2015-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 30 / 38 (331.9656) | — | 24 (161.1428) | 9 (170.8228) | — |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 42 / 48 (319.9312) | — | 25 (161.0972) | 36 (158.8340) | — |