A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SKINNY RICK'S BBQ
SKINNY RICK'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 47 at the WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jul 21, 2017 · 4.1 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 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (133.93)
Road miles
261
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
610.29 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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SKINNY RICK'S BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 130 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 157.7028 | 165.13 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 145.1200 | 154.83 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 147.3828 | 156.40 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.3144 | 126.1832 | 133.93 | top 97% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 73 | 0 | top 90% | Jun 12, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 32 times, behind 261
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 12, 2015 → Jul 21, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score628.3316 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1428 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
- Most recent contest WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -10.6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -10.2 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 1, 2013 |
| -7.9 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) | Jul 21, 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 91% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.4% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2017 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC | 43 / 47 (628.3316) | 25 (169.1428) | 39 (161.0972) | 46 (154.7772) | 46 (143.3144) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 73 / 78 (576.3888) | 62 (157.7028) | 70 (145.1200) | 69 (147.3828) | 74 (126.1832) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 66 / 75 (622.1372) | 39 (167.4056) | 65 (156.5144) | 49 (162.8572) | 74 (135.3600) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 83 / 97 (614.2852) | 31 (166.2856) | 63 (156.5714) | 60 (160.5712) | 95 (130.8570) |