High-water mark
671.9200
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9200 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-18
RAGIN' RIDGELY Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1499 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2016-05-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.20
last 5 Master vs avg 646.20 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.16)
Road miles
30
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
646.20 / 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.05 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.16
- Brisket avg 164.21
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
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#3236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with RAGIN' RIDGELY Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
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#3245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
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#3227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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 | 176.0000 | 150.8572 | 163.77 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 148.4800 | 155.16 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 158.2856 | 163.06 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 147.9544 | 164.21 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 76% | 2014-04-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2016-05-13
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.16)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
646.20
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
180
102–140 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
30
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2015-09-18
Power rating
1499
peak 1499 · #3234 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- 2015
- First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9200 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score671.9200 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1499) 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
- Most recent contest 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2015-09-18 |
| +1.2 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | 2016-05-13 |
| +1 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2016-04-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2014-04-11 |
| -6.2 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2013-04-12 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 28 / 51 (651.3256) | 22 (165.7256) | 45 (150.7772) | 28 (163.9656) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2016-04-08 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 30 / 53 (651.9312) | 34 (162.2628) | 43 (157.1200) | 37 (161.1312) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 9 / 41 (671.9200) | 3 (176.0000) | 25 (162.8572) | 14 (166.8228) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 44 / 54 (625.5540) | 26 (164.0112) | 50 (148.4800) | 21 (165.1084) | 45 (147.9544) |
| 2013-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 34 / 48 (630.2856) | 45 (150.8572) | 33 (156.5714) | 40 (158.2856) | 20 (164.5714) |