A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BBQ Rüütlid
BBQ Rüütlid is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 13 at the BBQ Festival 2020 (2020). They are ranked #6226 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BBQ Rüütlid”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1418
peak 1418 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 18, 2017
latest Aug 14, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
584.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 560.58 (+23.67)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±67.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.40 · weakest Pork (133.71)
Road miles
60
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
560.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BBQ Rüütlid, each with one reason worth a look.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before BBQ Rüütlid's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 7.
⚔ Compare careers#6,232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1418
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
Level with BBQ Rüütlid on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Symphony | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Insomnia BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Piiripealsed | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 76.9148 | 139.40 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.9884 | 137.0972 | 148.40 | top 91% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 20 | 133.71 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 119.9200 | 139.07 | top 90% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Festival 2020 | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 88% | Aug 21, 2020 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 5 times, behind 85
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 20, 2021 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.2740 Cars & BBQ Festival 2026
- Most recent contest Cars & BBQ Festival 2026
20201 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7028 BBQ Festival 2020
20182 milestones
- First call BBQ Festival 2018
- First overall top-10 BBQ Festival 2018
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Festival 2017
- Peak power rating (1484) BBQ Festival 2017
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | BBQ Festival 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 |
| -15.3 | BBQ Festival 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -12.4 | BBQ Festival 2019 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -11.2 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| -11 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | Aug 15, 2025 |
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 100% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 72.4% | 72.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 76.3% | 76.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 59.3% | 59.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80% | 80% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 Tallinn | 17 / 17 (642.2740) | 17 (156.5600) | 15 (163.9884) | 13 (165.1772) | 15 (156.5484) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue | 11 / 11 (521.4064) | 11 (76.9148) | 11 (149.0972) | 11 (161.1428) | 11 (134.2516) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ Festival 2021 Saue Parish | 12 / 13 (549.6684) | 13 (135.9772) | 12 (137.7256) | 13 (134.8456) | 10 (141.1200) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | BBQ Festival 2020 Saue Parish | 10 / 13 (636.5596) | 12 (156.5484) | 9 (155.4512) | 5 (165.7028) | 10 (158.8572) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | BBQ Festival 2019 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish | 17 / 18 (571.3256) | 17 (152.0228) | 18 (144) | 15 (155.3828) | 17 (119.9200) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | BBQ Festival 2018 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish | 10 / 10 (426.8116) | 9 (145.1772) | 10 (137.0972) | 10 (20) | 10 (124.5372) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | BBQ Festival 2017 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish | 15 / 15 (575.9888) | 11 (152.5944) | 13 (151.4284) | 15 (133.7028) | 14 (138.2632) |