#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headRiver Rats BBQ'ers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2013-08-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
595.55
last 3 Master vs avg 595.55 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.06)
Road miles
379
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
595.55 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
River Rats BBQ'ers has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 163 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after River Rats BBQ'ers did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with River Rats BBQ'ers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9998 | 141.1428 | 151.03 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7142 | 141.0400 | 146.06 | top 86% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2858 | 142.8572 | 148.95 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 144.5712 | 149.51 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2013-08-01
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Cooks most in
KS
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 151.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.06)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
595.55
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
15–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
379
3 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Career-best overall score603.9992 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.9998 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Peak power rating (1490) Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Most recent contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | 2013-08-01 |
| -9.6 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | 2013-05-03 |
| -8.2 | Knights of Columbus | 2013-06-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 73 / 74 (591.7944) | 72 (151.9428) | 73 (141.0400) | 71 (142.8572) | 56 (155.9544) |
| 2013-06-21 | Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL | 25 / 32 (590.8572) | 28 (141.1428) | 29 (143.4286) | 17 (158.2858) | 24 (148.0000) |
| 2013-05-03 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 32 / 39 (603.9992) | 28 (159.9998) | 27 (153.7142) | 34 (145.7140) | 36 (144.5712) |