Ridge Boys BBQ
Ridge Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 31st of 33 at the Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival (2026). They finished #1404 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2025
latest May 15, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.63)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
615.19 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1404 (58 pts) | #1441 (58 pts) | #1506 (58 pts) | #1423 (58 pts) | #1422 (58 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 148.5372 | 155.10 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0628 | 146.2060 | 149.63 | top 94% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4172 | 145.6000 | 150.51 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 159.3716 | 159.94 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 94% | May 15, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.7028 Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.6684 Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
- Most recent contest Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 31 / 33 (619.7028) | 26 (161.6684) | 29 (153.0628) | 31 (145.6000) | 29 (159.3716) |
| May 16, 2025 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 31 / 33 (610.6748) | 31 (148.5372) | 33 (146.2060) | 32 (155.4172) | 25 (160.5144) |