A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Risky Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings
Risky Brisket has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Johnny Ray's BBQ
Johnny Ray's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Nov 11, 2016 · 3.2 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
Best overall
622.0456 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
166.2284
Consistency
±69.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.41 · weakest Chicken (124.30)
Road miles
1,014
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 637 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
564.24 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Johnny Ray's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Johnny Ray'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 122 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1456
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Johnny Ray's BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Johnny Ray's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 8 years after Johnny Ray's BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with Johnny Ray's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0572 | 20 | 124.30 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6344 | 130.8344 | 143.56 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 147.9656 | 158.41 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3600 | 129.1544 | 137.97 | top 95% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 89% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 16 times, behind 144
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Aug 28, 2015 → Nov 11, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.0456 Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2284 Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- First call Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1494) Grill Games
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Grill Games | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -13.6 | Grill Games | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -10.3 | Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off | Nov 11, 2016 |
| -6 | Grill Games | Aug 23, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 79.7% | 79.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 62.2% | 62.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2016 | Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC | 24 / 25 (622.0456) | 23 (154.8228) | 24 (149.6344) | 7 (166.2284) | 23 (151.3600) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 49 / 49 (573.6456) | 32 (158.3084) | 49 (130.8344) | 46 (147.9656) | 46 (136.5372) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 45 / 47 (448.0232) | 46 (20) | 40 (145.1660) | 34 (153.7028) | 46 (129.1544) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 30 / 43 (613.2344) | 17 (164.0572) | 29 (148.5944) | 10 (165.7484) | 42 (134.8344) |