Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2014-10-02
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
670.76 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 677.31 (-6.55)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.23)
Road miles
1,473
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
677.31 / 720
9 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Giant slayer
30
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ.
- 2013-10-04
A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ (2013-10-04).
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
High-water mark
708.0000
career-best overall
98.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 708.0000 at KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ — 98.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-10-04
Their season
2013
1 Grand Championship
2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.
- 4 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 23%
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
LOTTA BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin with an Attitude in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LOTTA BULL BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.07%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.1% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1557
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#1635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1562
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LOTTA BULL BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin with an Attitude | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9656 | 171.79 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 155.3828 | 168.23 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 157.0972 | 168.61 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1200 | 168.68 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 4 | 1 | top 25% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2014-10-02
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
4 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.23)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Wins it all
11%
1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve
First title
2013-10-04
KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
Master average
677.31
out of 720 · 9 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
765
701–321 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,473
9 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1555
peak 1555 · #1636 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Stand By Your Grill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1600 Stand By Your Grill
- First call International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall podium International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First Reserve Championship International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First category win (Pork) KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- First Grand Championship KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- First multi-meat day KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- Biggest field won (30 teams) KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- Career-best overall score708.0000 KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ
- 2014
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1555) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ | 2013-10-04 |
| +15.2 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | 2013-09-13 |
| +10.6 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off | 2014-06-20 |
| +9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| +8.7 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | 2013-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | 2014-07-25 |
| -0.3 | Stand By Your Grill | 2013-08-16 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 42% | 95.4% | 93.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50% | top 23% | 98.3% | 95.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 119 / 552 (671.3484) | 307 (163.9656) | 134 (169.6800) | 144 (169.6800) | 143 (168.0228) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 102 / 165 (666.1940) | 123 (164.5256) | 126 (161.6684) | 58 (169.6800) | 55 (170.3200) |
| 2014-07-25 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 27 / 44 (661.0400) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) | 35 (159.9428) | 42 (153.1200) |
| 2014-06-20 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 8 / 49 (686.8116) | 5 (177.7028) | 23 (166.2744) | 39 (162.8344) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2014-06-13 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 23 / 49 (668.4224) | 15 (170.2512) | 46 (155.3828) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2013-10-04 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS | 1 / 30 (708.0000) | 6 (176.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 14 / 53 (679.2912) | 11 (171.9772) | 12 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9656) | 26 (163.9428) |
| 2013-09-13 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 2 / 28 (692.5144) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2972) |
| 2013-08-16 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 34 / 62 (662.1600) | 14 (173.1200) | 17 (170.2972) | 57 (157.0972) | 42 (161.6456) |