Ramblin Fork BBQ Co FL
Rating
1564
peak 1564 · rated over 10 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-01-13
latest 2025-01-24
Best ToY finish
#92
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.18
last 5 Master vs avg 678.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.91 · weakest Brisket (168.73)
Road miles
1163
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 372 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$146K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.18 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
410.91 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokin' Ain't EZ has finished one call ahead of Ramblin Fork BBQ Co 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Poppa Pig has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Going Yard BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared pork entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Dog BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Slapulator BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Tillman's BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Cold Beer BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Cooters N Smoke | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 155.9200 | 170.15 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 155.9428 | 170.26 | top 37% |
| Pork | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0512 | 171.91 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 162.7884 | 168.73 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 9 | 1 | top 30% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 20% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-01-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Plant City Pig Jam (2023-11-17)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 678.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 410.91 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-01-13 — First tracked contest · Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest
- 📣 2023-01-27 — First call · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 🏆 2023-11-17 — First Grand Championship · Plant City Pig Jam
- 🔥 2024-01-04 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- ⭐ 2025-01-24 — Career-best overall score (692.5028) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2025-01-24 — Peak power rating (1564) · Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2023-01-27 |
| +14.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2023-11-17 |
| +14.5 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
| +11.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
| +6.5 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.7 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2023-01-13 |
| -1.2 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 2024-02-16 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 23% | 96.2% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60% | top 35% | 189.3% | 112.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 15 / 40 (692.5028) | 17 (173.1200) | 9 (176.0000) | 16 (172.5600) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-16 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL | 5 / 15 (677.6348) | 7 (168.5372) | 2 (174.2860) | 6 (169.6916) | 5 (165.1200) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 12 / 29 (689.6344) | 12 (173.1316) | 21 (169.1200) | 8 (175.4172) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 8 / 61 (341.6572) | 2 (176.5600) | 32 (165.0972) | 2 (176.0000) | 19 (162.7884) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 2 / 43 (346.2400) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (163.9544) |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 1 / 25 (347.3828) | 2 (170.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (170.8228) | 3 (166.8228) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 25 / 73 (337.6456) | 32 (167.3828) | 19 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 15 / 32 (687.8972) | 13 (174.2628) | 23 (165.0972) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 5 / 51 (681.6000) | 46 (155.9200) | 6 (174.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 21 / 26 (643.2228) | 19 (166.8460) | 22 (155.9428) | 25 (153.0512) | 14 (167.3828) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Master | #971 (110 pts) | #1070 (100 pts) | #940 (145 pts) | #1037 (105 pts) | #1107 (80 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #92 (676 pts) | #91 (661 pts) | #111 (531 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #598 (284 pts) | #674 (264 pts) | #651 (314 pts) | #604 (304 pts) | #642 (274 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #262 (120 pts) | #178 (265 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #788 (178 pts) | #801 (198 pts) | #1071 (133 pts) | #736 (213 pts) | #683 (248 pts) |