REDNECK SMOKE CLUB PA
Rating
1504
peak 1524
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2023-06-16
Best ToY finish
#245
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
669.84 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 663.88 (+5.96)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.08 · weakest Pork (163.38)
Road miles
1453
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pig Candy Barbeque Co. has finished one call ahead of REDNECK SMOKE CLUB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Hot Rods BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022-04-22).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 162.2744 | 168.08 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 152.5372 | 165.11 | top 49% |
| Pork | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.0000 | 163.38 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1544 | 167.32 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 14 | 0 | top 43% |
| NJ | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (14 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.88
- 2 perfect 180s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.6228 | 669.84 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 691.3828 | 676.88 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.3372 | 659.72 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4688 | 663.86 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 668.4688 | 648.68 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 15 / 29 (667.8972) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (168.5372) | 20 (161.6800) | 18 (162.2628) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 30 (669.0632) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (166.2744) | 15 (168.5600) | 11 (170.8344) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 22 / 36 (660.4344) | 22 (165.0972) | 18 (163.3944) | 19 (166.8228) | 18 (165.1200) |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 33 / 46 (674.1944) | 15 (175.4172) | 34 (165.6916) | 22 (171.4172) | 39 (161.6684) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 53 (677.6228) | 43 (164.5256) | 18 (173.1200) | 33 (166.8572) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 6 / 26 (675.3372) | 12 (167.4288) | 19 (159.9428) | 11 (167.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 26 / 54 (659.9432) | 31 (166.8228) | 29 (165.1088) | 46 (156.5944) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 7 / 34 (678.2516) | 20 (166.2628) | 1 (175.4172) | 7 (169.1428) | 14 (167.4288) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 6 / 39 (683.9200) | 14 (171.4172) | 26 (162.8000) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (169.7028) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 41 (672.4572) | 28 (167.3828) | 30 (161.6456) | 4 (174.8572) | 14 (168.5716) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 48 (691.3828) | 6 (174.2744) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (170.8456) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 15 / 27 (649.5772) | 9 (168.5828) | 16 (160.5144) | 22 (157.6800) | 9 (162.8000) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 39 / 54 (647.8288) | 34 (166.2516) | 50 (152.5372) | 37 (160.5144) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 24 / 41 (662.1484) | 25 (165.6800) | 10 (169.1200) | 28 (162.2400) | 24 (165.1084) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 17 / 47 (679.3372) | 19 (170.8228) | 9 (172.5716) | 29 (163.9428) | 13 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 32 / 59 (655.2572) | 21 (167.3944) | 50 (154.2056) | 52 (158.2516) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 16 / 53 (672.4688) | 36 (163.9544) | 22 (168.5256) | 18 (167.9772) | 11 (172.0116) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 9 / 36 (663.9200) | 2 (177.7144) | 24 (160.5372) | 23 (159.9428) | 15 (165.7256) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 29 / 53 (650.2284) | 14 (169.7144) | 23 (164.5256) | 45 (154.2512) | 28 (161.7372) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 19 / 48 (668.4688) | 22 (166.2400) | 22 (165.1316) | 34 (161.6800) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 26 / 44 (639.2800) | 25 (162.2744) | 16 (165.0972) | 34 (153.0856) | 27 (158.8228) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 42 / 54 (642.7776) | 27 (166.2516) | 17 (167.4172) | 43 (155.3944) | 46 (153.7144) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 49 / 66 (627.3944) | 28 (163.4172) | 27 (162.8228) | 59 (148.0000) | 48 (153.1544) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #490 (389 pts) | #431 (519 pts) | #513 (454 pts) | #500 (409 pts) | #406 (504 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #245 (920 pts) | #390 (610 pts) | #366 (700 pts) | #247 (945 pts) | #240 (955 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #517 (327 pts) | #532 (347 pts) | #468 (437 pts) | #654 (247 pts) | #451 (437 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #570 (165 pts) | #644 (140 pts) | #665 (135 pts) | #619 (155 pts) | #361 (340 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #737 (415 pts) | #606 (570 pts) | #787 (415 pts) | #952 (310 pts) | #653 (525 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #782 (418 pts) | #755 (458 pts) | #780 (458 pts) | #752 (468 pts) | #773 (448 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1255 (220 pts) | #1065 (335 pts) | #1259 (250 pts) | #1359 (215 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #1720 (155 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #989 (310 pts) | #865 (415 pts) | #907 (390 pts) | #1281 (240 pts) | #992 (335 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #828 (408 pts) | #1031 (333 pts) | #1048 (318 pts) | #975 (363 pts) | #614 (598 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #838 (362 pts) | #981 (322 pts) | #801 (407 pts) | #901 (357 pts) | #964 (317 pts) |