Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10
- 0 category wins
- average top 62%
REFINED REDNECK BBQ
REFINED REDNECK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #5287 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Apr 8, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 631.27 (-3.29)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.27 · weakest Brisket (150.53)
Road miles
2,016
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
631.27 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2910 (55 pts) | #2207 (85 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1366 (201 pts) | #1389 (216 pts) | #1131 (286 pts) | #1048 (321 pts) | #1302 (226 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #858 (348 pts) | #682 (483 pts) | #1067 (288 pts) | #806 (408 pts) | #897 (343 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to REFINED REDNECK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,295 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with REFINED REDNECK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhythm n QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 151.9316 | 162.35 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 145.6344 | 155.13 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.7144 | 163.27 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 138.8570 | 150.53 | top 76% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 71% | Apr 8, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NV
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
208
finished ahead 84 times, behind 228
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 5, 2014 → Apr 8, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score650.1716 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4286 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1501) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -8.1 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -8 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -7.3 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | Jan 25, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 80% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 62% | 90.2% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 29 / 30 (624.3544) | 19 (158.8344) | 24 (157.6800) | 24 (159.3600) | 28 (148.4800) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off Las Vegas, NV | 38 / 42 (633.6572) | 29 (162.2856) | 37 (156.5716) | 26 (167.4056) | 42 (147.3944) |
| May 23, 2014 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 21 / 35 (650.1716) | 18 (165.7144) | 7 (170.2972) | 10 (167.4172) | 33 (146.7428) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 26 / 29 (609.4976) | 27 (151.9316) | 28 (145.6344) | 12 (161.1200) | 16 (150.8116) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 27 / 34 (622.2292) | 14 (162.8572) | 30 (149.6804) | 31 (153.7144) | 24 (155.9772) |
| May 24, 2013 | 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 24 / 35 (636.5708) | 19 (158.8570) | 23 (157.1430) | 11 (165.7140) | 21 (154.8568) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 8 / 29 (649.7142) | 4 (171.4286) | 19 (153.7142) | 12 (163.4286) | 11 (161.1428) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 63 / 86 (624) | 29 (166.8570) | 71 (150.2860) | 20 (168) | 81 (138.8570) |