A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RABBIT GULCH FARM COOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2014-10-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.60
last 5 Master vs avg 643.60 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.97 · weakest Chicken (153.57)
Road miles
176
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.60 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−13.4
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.39 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Chicken avg 153.57
- Pork avg 166.97
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1576
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RABBIT GULCH FARM COOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RABBIT GULCH FARM COOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with RABBIT GULCH FARM COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 131.9316 | 153.57 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 154.8116 | 163.99 | top 43% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 154.8228 | 166.97 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 148.0000 | 159.07 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2014-10-02
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.97 · weakest Chicken (153.57)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
643.60
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
965
786–565 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
176
5 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1506
peak 1511 · #2975 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4060 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2014
- First call Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- First overall top-10 Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- Career-best overall score661.7032 Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.3200 Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- Peak power rating (1511) Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.4 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley | 2014-06-21 |
| +9.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| +3.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
| -8.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 49% | 91.9% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 91% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 248 / 552 (657.6228) | 430 (157.6800) | 36 (174.2972) | 382 (159.4056) | 187 (166.2400) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 139 / 184 (611.3260) | 183 (131.9316) | 95 (158.2516) | 7 (173.1428) | 132 (148.0000) |
| 2014-06-21 | Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO | 9 / 35 (661.7032) | 30 (154.2516) | 5 (172.5944) | 3 (174.3200) | 15 (160.5372) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 133 / 535 (655.4060) | 176 (165.1656) | 363 (154.8116) | 27 (173.1544) | 187 (162.2744) |
| 2013-08-02 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 41 / 51 (631.9316) | 38 (158.8456) | 37 (159.9888) | 48 (154.8228) | 32 (158.2744) |