A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Root Down Grill
Root Down Grill is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 32 at the Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #4887 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Jul 31, 2015 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 153.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.17)
Road miles
230
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
602.75 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Root Down Grill, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Root Down Grill)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Root Down Grill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with Root Down Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,883 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 130.2284 | 153.21 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0572 | 134.8344 | 147.17 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 132.5140 | 148.79 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 145.1428 | 153.57 | top 60% |
“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 72% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 79% | Jul 31, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
184
finished ahead 45 times, behind 235
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.9368 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1493) Beltway BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -7.5 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -6.8 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -5.4 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -2.7 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival | May 29, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.5% | 83.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 43 / 54 (607.9084) | 42 (154.7996) | 47 (139.3716) | 17 (165.1772) | 42 (148.5600) |
| May 29, 2015 | Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | 23 / 32 (636.9368) | 12 (169.1084) | 25 (156.5144) | 31 (147.9312) | 12 (163.3828) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 96 / 99 (557.4964) | 97 (130.2284) | 94 (141.0856) | 97 (132.5140) | 62 (153.6684) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 46 / 59 (605.6912) | 41 (156.5368) | 57 (134.8344) | 29 (157.2000) | 25 (157.1200) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD | 33 / 42 (605.7256) | 30 (155.3828) | 8 (164.0572) | 39 (141.1428) | 34 (145.1428) |