A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
I'd Smoke That ahead in 100% of their meetings
I'd Smoke That has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
P-Ridge Smoke
P-Ridge Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 30 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #5139 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 4 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 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.61)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$2,880
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
304.95 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to P-Ridge Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to P-Ridge Smoke)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team P-Ridge Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before P-Ridge Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before P-Ridge Smoke's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with P-Ridge Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before P-Ridge Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BoriBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| De La 'Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| I'd Smoke That | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKLANDIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 145.0628 | 154.35 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4288 | 146.8232 | 150.61 | top 77% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 23 | 0 | top 79% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 37 times, behind 138
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score311.3372 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8228 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1493) Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| -10.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| -7.5 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -6.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
| -5.6 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 23 / 30 (311.3372) | 20 (159.3484) | 26 (151.9888) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 34 / 38 (296.4800) | 35 (145.0628) | 28 (151.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 27 / 36 (306.3088) | 26 (150.8800) | 22 (155.4288) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 29 / 35 (310.1944) | 17 (162.8228) | 30 (147.3716) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 30 / 41 (300.4456) | 19 (153.6224) | 31 (146.8232) | — | — |