RIVER RATS MS
Rating
1468
peak 1468
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-10-04
latest 2024-10-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.54
last 5 vs career avg 647.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.62
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.31 · weakest Pork (159.28)
Road miles
2
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Misfits of Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RIBLIFE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 155.3828 | 163.41 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.8116 | 164.31 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 148.5144 | 159.28 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 150.8344 | 160.54 | top 74% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MS (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.54
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.2060 | 638.21 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 637.5084 | 637.51 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 647.8400 | 647.84 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658.2288 | 658.23 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.8972 | 655.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 14 / 15 (638.2060) | 13 (163.4400) | 15 (154.8116) | 14 (166.2744) | 14 (153.6800) |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 12 / 12 (637.5084) | 12 (155.3828) | 12 (162.2400) | 12 (150.2056) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 7 / 8 (647.8400) | 3 (173.7028) | 6 (165.0972) | 8 (148.5144) | 6 (160.5256) |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 14 / 19 (658.2288) | 14 (164.0000) | 7 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8344) | 18 (150.8344) |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 19 / 25 (655.8972) | 19 (160.5372) | 17 (166.8344) | 20 (160.5600) | 8 (167.9656) |