A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Trav's Rib Shack
Trav's Rib Shack is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 18th of 34 at the Smokin' in the Ozarks (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Sep 22, 2017 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.85 · weakest Brisket (157.55)
Road miles
89
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
641.95 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 157.7484 | 163.85 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 155.4400 | 161.85 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 149.1428 | 158.70 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 154.8570 | 157.55 | top 68% |
“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 59% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
144
finished ahead 58 times, behind 113
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Sep 22, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Bikes, Blues and BBQ
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
- First call Smokin' in the Ozarks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2852 Smokin' in the Ozarks
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4284 Smokin' in the Ozarks
- Peak power rating (1489) Smokin' in the Ozarks
- Career-best overall score654.7084 Bikes Blues & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Smokin' in the Ozarks | Apr 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -1.9 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 65% | 90.9% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 25 / 38 (633.1084) | 27 (157.7484) | 28 (155.4400) | 28 (158.8000) | 18 (161.1200) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 28 / 49 (654.7084) | 28 (163.9428) | 26 (166.2628) | 17 (167.4172) | 34 (157.0856) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR | 18 / 34 (650.2852) | 14 (166.2858) | 10 (167.4284) | 24 (159.4284) | 25 (157.1426) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 47 / 55 (629.7142) | 25 (167.4284) | 46 (158.2860) | 53 (149.1428) | 44 (154.8570) |