A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
River Bottom Rib Runners
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2017-09-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 626.57 (+5.72)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.19 · weakest Brisket (149.21)
Road miles
16
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
626.57 / 720
7 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.
The weak link
−14.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.21
- Chicken avg 163.19
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WINGMAN BBQ SAUCE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (2015-03-27).
- last seen 2013-06-07
- back 2015-03-27
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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5584 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after River Bottom Rib Runners did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#5586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Level with River Bottom Rib Runners on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DR. ALAN'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TNK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD INVESTMENT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 157.1430 | 163.19 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.6172 | 149.7142 | 159.02 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 139.4284 | 155.16 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 136.5256 | 149.21 | top 86% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 87% | 2017-03-24 |
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-03-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.4 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2017-09-08
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.19 · weakest Brisket (149.21)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
626.57
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
186
47–274 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
16
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2015-03-27
Power rating
1448
peak 1448 · #5581 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1489) Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- 2015
- First call Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6800 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score649.6800 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.6172 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Hot Pursuit BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | 2013-03-29 |
| -9 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff | 2015-07-24 |
| -7.2 | *Hot Pursuit BBQ | 2017-09-08 |
| -6.7 | It's A Smokin Good Thang | 2013-06-07 |
| -6.5 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2016-03-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.3% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 85% | 90.2% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.3% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | *Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK | 26 / 27 (605.6228) | 20 (164.0000) | 25 (153.1200) | 25 (151.9772) | 27 (136.5256) |
| 2017-03-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 76 / 87 (635.9772) | 61 (162.3316) | 82 (153.7144) | 76 (158.2284) | 67 (161.7028) |
| 2016-03-25 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 56 / 66 (637.0868) | 46 (162.8344) | 23 (169.7032) | 44 (165.1316) | 64 (139.4176) |
| 2015-07-24 | Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK | 30 / 32 (633.0856) | 11 (172.0228) | 30 (153.0972) | 28 (158.8228) | 29 (149.1428) |
| 2015-03-27 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 40 / 52 (649.6800) | 37 (163.3944) | 2 (176.6172) | 51 (153.1312) | 43 (156.5372) |
| 2013-06-07 | It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK | 21 / 27 (621.7142) | 14 (160.5714) | 25 (149.7142) | 24 (159.4284) | 20 (152.0002) |
| 2013-03-29 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 33 / 38 (602.8572) | 25 (157.1430) | 23 (157.1430) | 38 (139.4284) | 31 (149.1428) |