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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-07-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.29
last 4 Master vs avg 610.29 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (133.93)
Road miles
261
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
610.29 / 720
4 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.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) (2017-07-21).
- last seen 2015-06-12
- back 2017-07-21
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.
SKINNY RICK'S BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SKINNY RICK'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#5048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with SKINNY RICK'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
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#5086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
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-headBy 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2015-06-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-07-21
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.13 · weakest Brisket (133.93)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
610.29
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
211
32–261 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
261
5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2015-06-12 → 2017-07-21
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- 2017
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| -10.6 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2015-06-12 |
| -10.2 | Hog Happnin' | 2013-11-01 |
| -7.9 | WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) | 2017-07-21 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-21 | 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) |
| 2015-06-12 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 73 / 78 (576.3888) | 62 (157.7028) | 70 (145.1200) | 69 (147.3828) | 74 (126.1832) |
| 2014-08-08 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 66 / 75 (622.1372) | 39 (167.4056) | 65 (156.5144) | 49 (162.8572) | 74 (135.3600) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 83 / 97 (614.2852) | 31 (166.2856) | 63 (156.5714) | 60 (160.5712) | 95 (130.8570) |