HEATH RILES BBQ MS
Rating
1540
peak 1554 · rated over 8 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#244
Master 2018
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
675.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 680.14 (-4.48)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.19 · weakest Brisket (165.45)
Road miles
1999
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 394 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$187K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.14 / 720
7 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Q-BONES BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Southaven Springfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (2019-09-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 31 at their very first tracked contest, Southaven Springfest (2019-04-26).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2025-10-10).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0972 | 174.19 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 162.8228 | 170.84 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 162.8572 | 169.62 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 150.2056 | 165.45 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 15% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| IL | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven Springfest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2021-10-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (3 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (2019-09-20)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 680.14 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Southaven Springfest
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Southaven Springfest
- 🏆 2019-09-20 — First Grand Championship · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- 🔥 2019-09-20 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- ⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (696.5028) · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2021-09-16 — Peak power rating (1554) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | 2019-09-20 |
| +13.9 | Southaven Springfest | 2019-04-26 |
| +13.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +12.3 | Southaven Springfest | 2021-10-29 |
| +9.8 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2020-06-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -11.3 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2021-10-15 |
| -1.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | — | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 49% | 96.3% | 93.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 6% | 96.7% | 96% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 63 / 90 (679.8624) | 44 (173.1084) | 76 (166.8112) | 31 (173.7028) | 65 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 6 / 36 (693.6228) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (166.2400) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 27 / 34 (678.1600) | 17 (174.2628) | 17 (170.8344) | 28 (167.9656) | 29 (165.0972) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 20 / 467 (508.5716) | 125 (170.8344) | 20 (177.1428) | 283 (162.8572) | 404 (150.2056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 177 / 185 (652.9716) | 154 (165.0972) | 156 (162.8228) | 159 (164.5372) | 171 (160.5144) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS | 9 / 47 (692.4912) | 5 (177.1428) | 4 (176.5716) | 9 (175.4172) | 29 (163.3596) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 1 / 54 (696.5028) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (175.4056) | 15 (171.4172) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2019-04-26 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 3 / 31 (686.1940) | 3 (175.4056) | 8 (170.8572) | 15 (164.5256) | 4 (175.4056) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #567 (295 pts) | #552 (330 pts) | #746 (215 pts) | #578 (305 pts) | #654 (255 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #605 (145 pts) | #555 (185 pts) | #533 (210 pts) | #636 (145 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #635 (516 pts) | #668 (516 pts) | #955 (316 pts) | #1196 (216 pts) | #974 (301 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #244 (1262 pts) | #356 (967 pts) | #183 (1422 pts) | #321 (1032 pts) | #307 (1057 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2234 (65 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |