A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Ruby Red's KC BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2016-06-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.68
last 5 Master vs avg 611.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.32)
Road miles
1,041
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
611.68 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.37 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 148.32
- Pork avg 157.70
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (2016-06-03).
- last seen 2014-09-05
- back 2016-06-03
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Ruby Red's KC BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with Ruby Red's KC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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#5390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.1084 | 148.5714 | 156.90 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 133.6912 | 148.32 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 150.2512 | 157.70 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 137.1200 | 148.76 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 91% | 2014-09-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2016-06-03
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.32)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
611.68
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
22–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,041
5 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2016-06-03
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5383 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- Peak power rating (1486) Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8572 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
- 2016
- Career-best overall score630.7084 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | 2013-06-28 |
| -10.8 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2013-09-06 |
| -8.8 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2014-09-05 |
| -7.7 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival | 2013-08-17 |
| -5.2 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2016-06-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 89% | 85.1% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 34 / 44 (630.7084) | 35 (158.2628) | 39 (154.8000) | 29 (159.9884) | 27 (157.6572) |
| 2014-09-05 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 23 / 26 (619.2572) | 18 (161.0972) | 24 (150.2628) | 24 (155.3828) | 22 (152.5144) |
| 2013-09-06 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 25 / 27 (593.1200) | 23 (151.4516) | 25 (133.6912) | 5 (170.8572) | 27 (137.1200) |
| 2013-08-17 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 20 / 26 (612.4568) | 3 (165.1084) | 18 (152.0116) | 24 (150.2512) | 23 (145.0856) |
| 2013-06-28 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 29 / 30 (602.8568) | 29 (148.5714) | 27 (150.8570) | 29 (151.9998) | 28 (151.4286) |