501 BBQ AR
Rating
1534
peak 1538
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2019-10-18
Best ToY finish
#140
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.64 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.40 (+1.24)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.18)
Road miles
1513
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 474 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kermit's Ex in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 51-team field at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2019-06-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 168.5256 | 172.15 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 163.3828 | 170.18 | top 42% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 171.65 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 166.2516 | 170.43 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 3 | 1 | top 31% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (3 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.40
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 702.7884 | 684.40 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 22 / 32 (673.6116) | 20 (168.5256) | 26 (166.2744) | 9 (172.5600) | 22 (166.2516) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 70 / 135 (682.7768) | 91 (168.5484) | 54 (171.4056) | 29 (174.2628) | 91 (168.5600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 43 / 468 (686.2856) | 127 (169.7256) | 142 (168.5600) | 98 (171.4056) | 20 (176.5944) |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS | 16 / 49 (682.7428) | 13 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4172) | 32 (166.2400) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2019-06-07 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 1 / 51 (702.7884) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smoke On the Border Gravette, AR | 7 / 29 (694.2056) | 4 (176.0000) | 12 (169.6800) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 62 / 92 (668.4228) | 51 (170.2744) | 73 (163.3828) | 78 (162.8000) | 30 (171.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #494 (669 pts) | #486 (704 pts) | #552 (629 pts) | #557 (624 pts) | #724 (464 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #184 (1473 pts) | #273 (1168 pts) | #164 (1488 pts) | #98 (1763 pts) | #182 (1473 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #140 (1751 pts) | #165 (1541 pts) | #149 (1636 pts) | #147 (1619 pts) | #111 (1781 pts) |