REFINED REDNECK BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5253

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2016-04-08

Best ToY finish

#858

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

650.1716 / 720

Master · 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.98 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.27 (-3.29)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4286

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±13.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.27 · weakest Brisket (150.53)

Road miles

2,016

mi 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

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Storylines (6 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.

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-10s
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rhythm n QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rhythm n QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 150.53
Pork avg 163.27
0 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016-04-08).

last seen 2014-09-05
back 2016-04-08

Pork nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork entries lost

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
8 contests

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121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Rib Ticklers

#5269 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1506 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

HELLUVA 'Q

#5245 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Bigfoot Mountain BBQ

#5272 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after REFINED REDNECK BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-22

⚔ Head-to-head

The Porkscrews

#5267 of the rated field

1456 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Level with REFINED REDNECK BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Bar-B-Que-Skis

#5237 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1514 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

MARLEY'S GRILL HOUSE

#5249 of the rated field

1456 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-07-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	171.4286	151.9316	162.35	top 52%
Pork Ribs	8	1	170.2972	145.6344	155.13	top 73%
Pork	8	1	168.0000	153.7144	163.27	top 50%
Brisket	8	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NV	4	top 75%
UT	3	top 71%
AZ	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 82%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-04-08

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2016-04-08

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NV 4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.27 · weakest Brisket (150.53)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 631.27 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 209 84–228 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,016 8 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2016-04-08

Power rating 1456 peak 1501 · #5253 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Apr 5 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4286 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1501) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
May 23 Career-best overall score650.1716 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
2016
Apr 8 Most recent contest 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	2013-04-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-04-11
-11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-04-08
-8.1	The Great Vegas Gridiron Grill-Off	2014-09-05
-8	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2013-08-23
-7.3	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 97%	86.7%	86.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 80%	90.3%	87.7%
2013	4	1	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
2016-04-08	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)
2014-09-05	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)
2014-05-23	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)
2014-04-11	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)
2013-08-23	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	27 / 34 (622.2292)	14 (162.8572)	30 (149.6804)	31 (153.7144)	24 (155.9772)
2013-05-24	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)
2013-04-05	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)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	63 / 86 (624.0000)	29 (166.8570)	71 (150.2860)	20 (168.0000)	81 (138.8570)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
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)