ROOT RIVER BOTTOM SMOKER MN
Rating
1471
peak 1471
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-08-19
latest 2025-08-16
Best ToY finish
#339
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
306.63
last 3 vs career avg 306.63 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.45)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Ten Bones has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 150.8228 | 160.18 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0116 | 138.8344 | 146.45 | top 94% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MN (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 306.63
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 | 311.9888 | 311.99 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 289.6572 | 289.66 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.2400 | 318.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 16 / 17 (311.9888) | 15 (159.9772) | 16 (152.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 17 / 18 (289.6572) | 17 (150.8228) | 17 (138.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 14 / 16 (318.2400) | 8 (169.7372) | 15 (148.5028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #339 (87 pts) | #338 (92 pts) | #354 (87 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #353 (83 pts) | #354 (83 pts) | #355 (83 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #246 (136 pts) | #314 (91 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |