Red and Black BBQ Shack

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

Power ranking

#5860

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1503 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2024-07-13

latest 2026-07-11

Best ToY finish

#171

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0284 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.03 (+13.98)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±17.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.68 · weakest Brisket (157.20)

Road miles

2,254

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$70K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.03 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

335.67 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (9 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.

High-water mark

685.0284 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0284 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2026-07-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Mullen It Over BBQ has finished one call ahead of Red and Black BBQ Shack 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 157.20
Pork Ribs avg 166.68
1 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

A July team

Top 48% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 77% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
22 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Brass Monkey BBQ

#5871 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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Bubba's BBQ

#5862 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Red and Black BBQ Shack's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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New Life BBQ

#5859 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Red and Black BBQ Shack has cooked, 13 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-05-31

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Northstar BBQ

#5854 of the rated field

1439 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

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FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG

#5866 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Red and Black BBQ Shack's first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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SWINE-O-MITE

#5864 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

Level with Red and Black BBQ Shack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Let It Smoke Barbecue	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Meat Monarchy	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	5	0	171.4056	147.3828	161.94	top 81%
Pork Ribs	18	9	0	175.4172	159.9772	166.68	top 61%
Pork	13	2	1	175.4056	153.1200	164.68	top 64%
Brisket	12	1	0	167.9656	149.1316	157.20	top 77%

“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
NJ	7	top 68%
NY	2	top 81%
CT	1	top 62%
VT	1	top 96%
MA	1	top 100%
NH	1	top 92%
OH	1	top 90%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 88%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 83%
Large (40+)	3	top 48%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	3	14	top 48%	2026-07-11
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	20	top 76%	2025-10-25
Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2)	2	6	top 81%	2025-06-07
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	29	top 90%	2025-05-03

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2024-07-13 → 2026-07-11

Busiest season 2025 17 contests

Contests a season 7.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 7 of 22 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 166.68 · weakest Brisket (157.20)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 11 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 3 of 22 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 650.03 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 335.67 out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 187 136–346 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,254 22 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi

Schedule strength 1568 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Purse competed for $70,100 listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Power rating 1439 peak 1503 · #5860 of 6,413 rated

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

2024
Jul 13 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0860 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 13 Peak power rating (1503) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2025
Apr 25 First call Marietta River City BBQ
Apr 25 First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
Jul 12 10th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2026
Jul 11 Career-best overall score685.0284 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2026-07-11
+2.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2024-07-13
+1.7	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2026-06-13
+0.1	Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2)	2025-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Marietta River City BBQ	2025-04-25
-11.3	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2025-09-13
-11	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2025-05-02
-9.8	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2025-09-20
-9.5	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2025-05-31

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	50%	top 42%	95.1%	94.2%
2025	17	3	53%	top 86%	94.1%	90.1%
2024	1	0	0%	top 45%	90.7%	90.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	14 / 62 (685.0284)	26 (168.5256)	5 (175.4172)	11 (173.1200)	25 (167.9656)
2026-06-13	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	16 / 26 (670.7772)	17 (167.9772)	7 (171.9772)	16 (166.2628)	13 (164.5600)
2026-06-13	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	16 (161.0972)	—	—	—
2026-06-13	Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	15 (166.2400)	—	—
2025-10-25	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	28 / 32 (658.2172)	24 (166.2628)	18 (169.1544)	28 (165.7028)	29 (157.0972)
2025-10-24	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	20 / 31 (665.6116)	26 (163.3944)	15 (167.4172)	18 (168.5600)	18 (166.2400)
2025-09-20	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	24 / 25 (640.4460)	24 (158.2744)	14 (167.9772)	21 (160.5144)	23 (153.6800)
2025-09-20	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT	—	12 (150.8000)	—	—	—
2025-09-20	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT	—	—	10 (162.8344)	—	—
2025-09-13	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	16 / 16 (631.3144)	16 (161.6800)	14 (161.1200)	16 (153.1200)	15 (155.3944)
2025-09-13	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Southwick, MA	—	8 (156.5372)	—	—	—
2025-09-13	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Southwick, MA	—	—	6 (166.2744)	—	—
2025-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	48 / 63 (618.6968)	58 (147.3828)	38 (161.0972)	39 (158.8456)	41 (151.3712)
2025-06-07	Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) Grahamsville, NY	6 / 8 (338.8000)	7 (167.3828)	7 (171.4172)	2 (175.4056)	—
2025-06-06	Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) Grahamsville, NY	7 / 8 (332.5484)	6 (167.4400)	7 (165.1084)	—	—
2025-05-31	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH	24 / 26 (643.8172)	20 (166.2744)	22 (162.2744)	22 (162.7884)	25 (152.4800)
2025-05-31	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Hancock, NH	—	6 (171.4056)	—	—	—
2025-05-31	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hancock, NH	—	—	10 (159.9772)	—	—
2025-05-03	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	29 / 34 (648.5260)	29 (159.9884)	5 (174.8688)	24 (164.5372)	32 (149.1316)
2025-05-02	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	31 / 33 (638.1372)	25 (165.6916)	25 (164.5256)	30 (157.1084)	31 (150.8116)
2025-04-25	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	9 / 10 (646.7316)	10 (153.0744)	6 (169.1316)	6 (166.8228)	9 (157.7028)
2024-07-13	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	28 / 62 (653.0860)	41 (161.7372)	31 (163.3944)	19 (168.0000)	36 (159.9544)

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#171 (286 pts)	#173 (286 pts)	#189 (276 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#375 (572 pts)	#252 (889 pts)	#199 (1174 pts)	#349 (642 pts)	#378 (587 pts)