Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.
- 5 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 53%
CHERRY RED ROASTERS
CHERRY RED ROASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 39 at the Poor Que (2013). They are ranked #5039 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1507 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest May 1, 2021 · 7.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.82 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.95 (-8.14)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.10)
Road miles
852
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
625.95 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHERRY RED ROASTERS, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1462
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before CHERRY RED ROASTERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 6 years after CHERRY RED ROASTERS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#5,032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with CHERRY RED ROASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1462
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKY LINCS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 149.1200 | 157.89 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 147.3944 | 155.10 | top 68% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 143.3828 | 156.93 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 143.4286 | 156.04 | top 62% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 66 Smoke Out | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 94% | May 1, 2021 |
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 86% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
275
finished ahead 112 times, behind 263
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 4, 2018 → May 1, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Route 66 Smoke Out
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- First call Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2852 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score654.2852 Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1507) Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7028 Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Poor Que | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +2 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge | Jun 22, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 2015 |
| -12 | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 4, 2018 |
| -9.6 | Route 66 Smoke Out | May 1, 2021 |
| -5.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 5, 2013 |
| -3.6 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) | May 22, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 87.8% | 86.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 53% | 90.9% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 41 / 44 (594.1032) | 40 (149.1200) | 41 (147.3944) | 43 (149.6572) | 42 (147.9316) |
| May 4, 2018 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 36 / 38 (625.0512) | 34 (155.4056) | 37 (149.1428) | 17 (167.4284) | 35 (153.0744) |
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 57 / 58 (606.7200) | 39 (162.2400) | 52 (151.9772) | 58 (143.3828) | 55 (149.1200) |
| May 22, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 30 / 41 (632.4572) | 34 (157.6572) | 10 (168) | 35 (153.1200) | 28 (153.6800) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL | 26 / 45 (630.7544) | 35 (150.8228) | 33 (153.1088) | 22 (164) | 18 (162.8228) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN | 30 / 57 (641.0628) | 21 (165.1772) | 43 (150.2400) | 44 (155.9428) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 23 / 34 (617.1424) | 19 (159.4284) | 25 (154.2858) | 20 (159.9996) | 30 (143.4286) |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA | 16 / 32 (654.2852) | 21 (161.7142) | 12 (166.2854) | 21 (161.1428) | 10 (165.1428) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 14 / 39 (631.9996) | 18 (159.4284) | 19 (155.4288) | 23 (157.7140) | 14 (159.4284) |