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
- Sep 18, 2015
RAGIN' RIDGELY Q
RAGIN' RIDGELY Q is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 41 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2015). They are ranked #3479 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “RAGIN ' RIDGELY Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1494 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Aug 12, 2022 · 9.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.24 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.58 (+3.66)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.30)
Road miles
76
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
648.58 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RAGIN' RIDGELY Q, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before RAGIN' RIDGELY Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with RAGIN' RIDGELY Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before RAGIN' RIDGELY Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before RAGIN' RIDGELY Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 150.8572 | 163.90 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 148.4800 | 157.30 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.2856 | 163.98 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 147.9544 | 163.41 | top 49% |
“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 88% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (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% | Apr 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
201
finished ahead 105 times, behind 161
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
May 13, 2016 → Aug 12, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1499) 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
20155 milestones
- 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 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2015 |
| +1.2 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | May 13, 2016 |
| +1 | The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -6.2 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | Apr 12, 2013 |
| -5.4 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 12, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 22 / 25 (660.4916) | 22 (164.5600) | 16 (167.9772) | 19 (168.5600) | 22 (159.3944) |
| May 13, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 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) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 9 / 41 (671.9200) | 3 (176) | 25 (162.8572) | 14 (166.8228) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 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) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | 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) |