HEATH RILES BBQ MS
Rating
1540
peak 1554
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 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
644.25 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 661.05 (-16.79)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±55.68
std dev of 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
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA in 5 of their 6 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).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
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% |
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
- All-time average overall score: 661.05
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8624 | 679.86 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 693.6228 | 633.33 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 692.4912 | 692.49 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 696.5028 | 691.35 |
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) |
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) |