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HEATH RILES BBQ

HEATH RILES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #669 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#669
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1646
peak 1646 · rated over 14 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

17
in the data

First seen

Aug 25, 2017
latest Oct 10, 2025 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#244
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

3
8 podiums

Overall top-10s

10
59% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

5
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 32%
overall standings

Best overall

697.0856 / 720
Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

675.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 680.51 (-4.85)

Walk rate

65%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Chicken · Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±12.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 171.95 · weakest Brisket (168.00)

Road miles

3,506
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 441 mi

Schedule strength

68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$187K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.51 / 720
16 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

  • Chicken ×1

Against the odds

8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off (Sep 20, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 8-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

54 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off.

  • Sep 20, 2019

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.0856 career-best overall

96.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.0856 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 96.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 21, 2018
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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 6 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 6 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RAZORRACKS has finished one call ahead of HEATH RILES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEER-B-QUE BOYS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Survivor-Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,506 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,506 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 441 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST.

  • 17 mapped stops
  • furthest 441 mi

The metronome

±1.67% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.67% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.5% of a perfect score
  • 17 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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 #632 (516 pts) #664 (516 pts) #949 (316 pts) #1191 (216 pts) #967 (301 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #244 (1,262 pts) #356 (967 pts) #183 (1,422 pts) #321 (1,032 pts) #307 (1,057 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #2212 (60 pts) #2286 (60 pts) #2304 (60 pts) #2234 (65 pts) #2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HEATH RILES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

BOOTIES BBQ
#670 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
1
Top-10s
49%
Peak
1648
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HEATH RILES BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HEATH RILES BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 29 contests
  • last seen Oct 17, 2024
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Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas
#674 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
55
GCs
2
Top-10s
24%
Peak
1660
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HEATH RILES BBQ)

55 contests to 17: their number has had years to settle where HEATH RILES BBQ's is still finding its level.

  • rated over 50 contests
  • last seen Nov 21, 2025
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BLAZEN BBQ
#673 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
1
Top-10s
46%
Peak
1646

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 22, 2017
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PEPPER MONKEY BBQ
#668 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1646

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before HEATH RILES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 24 contests
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SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS
#672 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
0
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1646

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Aug 18, 2017
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Say My Name BBQ
#675 of the rated field
1646 power rating
Contests
41
GCs
1
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1666

They turned up 6 years after HEATH RILES BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Aug 15, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ 13 7 6 54% ⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Organizer Portal 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BEER-B-QUE BOYS 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Vallee AC Cold Smoke 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
SOUTHSIDE BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
One2BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
Sweet Swine O'Mine 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 10 1 2 180 🔥 161.7028 171.95 top 35%
Pork Ribs 17 9 2 4 177.1428 162.8228 171.65 top 32%
Pork 16 5 0 1 176.5600 157.6684 168.47 top 45%
Brisket 17 7 0 1 175.4056 150.2056 168.00 top 45%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 18%
Medium (20–39)80top 26%
Large (40+)81top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MS70top 19%
TN30top 62%
KS20top 50%
IL21top 6%
AR20top 19%
GA10top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Southaven Springfest 3 3 0 top 20% Oct 29, 2021
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 2 2 0 top 14% Aug 25, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests
Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MS 7 of 17 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once
First title Sep 20, 2019 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
Opponents faced 866 finished ahead 871 times, behind 451
Longest layoff 4 yrs Oct 29, 2021 → Oct 10, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20211 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1646) Southaven Springfest
20195 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Southaven Springfest
  2. First Grand Championship Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
  3. First state championship Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
  4. First perfect 180 (Chicken) Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
  5. Biggest field won (54 teams) Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
20186 milestones
  1. First call Hog Wild BBQ Contest
  2. First category win (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Contest
  3. First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Contest
  4. First overall podium Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
  5. First Reserve Championship Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
  6. Career-best overall score697.0856 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20172 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2056 Great American BBQ Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.4Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)Aug 25, 2018
+15.2Murphysboro BBQ Cook OffSep 20, 2019
+15.2Murphysboro BBQ CookoffSep 21, 2018
+13.1Smokin on the WhiteSep 7, 2018
+12.2Hog Wild BBQ ContestMar 16, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-3.1Great American BBQ FestivalAug 25, 2017

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 70% 94.4% 94.4%
20214010 25% top 49% 96.3% 93.8%
20201010 100% top 19% 96.2% 96.2%
20192121 100% top 6% 96.7% 96%
20188062 88% top 23% 96.8% 94.9%
20171000 0% top 68% 92% 92%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 10, 2025 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN 63 / 90 (679.8624) 44 (173.1084) 76 (166.8112) 31 (173.7028) 65 (166.2400)
Oct 29, 2021 Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS 6 / 36 (693.6228) 4 (177.7028) 23 (166.2400) 5 (176.5600) 10 (173.1200)
Oct 15, 2021 Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA 27 / 34 (678.1600) 17 (174.2628) 17 (170.8344) 28 (167.9656) 29 (165.0972)
Sep 16, 2021 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)
Sep 16, 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS 177 / 185 (652.9716) 154 (165.0972) 156 (162.8228) 159 (164.5372) 171 (160.5144)
Jun 19, 2020 Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS 9 / 47 (692.4912) 5 (177.1428) 4 (176.5716) — 29 (163.3596)
Sep 20, 2019 Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL 1 / 54 (696.5028) 1 (180) 7 (175.4056) 15 (171.4172) 18 (169.6800)
Apr 26, 2019 Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS 3 / 31 (686.1940) 3 (175.4056) 8 (170.8572) 15 (164.5256) 4 (175.4056)
Oct 26, 2018 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN 49 / 102 (669.1088) 44 (169.1544) 42 (170.2860) 89 (157.6684) 21 (172)
Oct 5, 2018 BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR 5 / 25 (680.4456) 10 (167.3828) 3 (174.8572) 5 (170.8228) 11 (167.3828)
Sep 21, 2018 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL 6 / 59 (697.0856) 7 (176) 10 (175.4056) 21 (170.8228) 7 (174.8572)
Sep 7, 2018 Smokin on the White Batesville, AR 3 / 17 (682.7768) 10 (165.1084) 1 (174.2856) 4 (168.5372) 2 (174.8456)
Aug 25, 2018 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS 2 / 28 (687.3140) 9 (170.8228) 3 (173.7144) 3 (173.1084) 7 (169.6684)
Aug 24, 2018 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS 6 / 28 (679.8628) 7 (174.2628) 6 (170.8344) 15 (166.2400) 10 (168.5256)
Apr 27, 2018 Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS 11 / 34 (679.8972) 17 (169.6800) 14 (169.6800) 15 (167.9772) 6 (172.5600)
Mar 16, 2018 Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS 9 / 36 (688.4684) 7 (175.4056) 1 (176.0116) 9 (170.8344) 23 (166.2168)
Aug 25, 2017 Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN 27 / 40 (662.2056) 32 (161.7028) 25 (166.2628) 24 (167.9772) 26 (166.2628)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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