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
CANDY APPLE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 33 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #4240 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2014
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±149.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.30 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Road miles
9
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
508.83 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CANDY APPLE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 5 years after CANDY APPLE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with CANDY APPLE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,256 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 83% | Sep 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 64 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 30, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.1824 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9772 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 30, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -8.3 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -2.2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -0.7 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 27 / 45 (622.7544) | 23 (159.9772) | 15 (165.1772) | 33 (151.3484) | 33 (146.2516) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 21 / 33 (623.3140) | 17 (162.8572) | 27 (150.2856) | 20 (160.5140) | 23 (149.6572) |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 24 / 44 (646.1824) | 31 (153.6912) | 32 (160.5484) | 27 (159.9656) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 30 / 38 (331.9656) | — | 24 (161.1428) | 9 (170.8228) | — |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 42 / 48 (319.9312) | — | 25 (161.0972) | 36 (158.8340) | — |