REED BOYZ BBQ

REED BOYZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 32 at the Salt City BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #1054 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,054

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1600

peak 1617 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 13, 2013

latest Apr 28, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#419

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4172 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.42 (+7.17)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Que by the Sea

Consistency

±19.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.56 · weakest Brisket (158.36)

Road miles

5,969

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1,068 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

645.42 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 21 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.4172 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4172 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 1, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of REED BOYZ BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

7 contests
5 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 21%

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 75% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.20 points below their pork, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 158.36
Pork avg 163.56
8 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hot Rod's BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG AWESOME BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 21% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,969 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,969 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,068 miles to 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN).

28 mapped stops
furthest 1,068 mi

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	#662 (584 pts)	#696 (579 pts)	#708 (569 pts)	#698 (574 pts)	#713 (564 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#419 (901 pts)	#482 (806 pts)	#336 (1,056 pts)	#318 (1,066 pts)	#650 (576 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1161 (252 pts)	#1019 (337 pts)	#1453 (197 pts)	#1619 (162 pts)	#904 (377 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1182 (225 pts)	#839 (385 pts)	#1482 (170 pts)	#1138 (260 pts)	#1307 (205 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to REED BOYZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Theslabs.com

#1,055 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 147
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1748

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to REED BOYZ BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team REED BOYZ BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 141 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBY CREEK BBQ

#1,051 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1600

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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B 3 BBQ

#1,045 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1623

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 41 contests to 28.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Rio Good BBQ

#1,050 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1603

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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GORILLA ISLANDS

#1,053 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1600

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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Country Boys BBQ

#1,048 of the rated field

1600 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1636

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Chicken Chokers	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Tom Tom Bob A Que	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Handsome Devil	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	10	0	1	173.1428	138.7772	163.34	top 41%
Pork Ribs	28	9	1	2	177.7372	134.2172	160.16	top 43%
Pork	28	14	2	3	178.3200	149.1084	163.56	top 32%
Brisket	28	8	1	2	176.5828	142.2628	158.36	top 42%

“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)	8	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NY	9	top 34%
NJ	7	top 31%
CT	4	top 55%
DE	2	top 20%
KS	1	top 7%
VA	1	top 77%
MD	1	top 56%
NH	1	top 38%
MA	1	top 16%
PA	1	top 71%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	4	9	top 25%	Sep 22, 2017
Hudson Valley Ribfest	3	6	top 21%	Aug 18, 2017
Salt City BBQ Festival	3	3	top 32%	May 19, 2017
NYC BBQ Cookoff	2	22	top 62%	Apr 6, 2018
Sun BBQ Fest	2	20	top 48%	Jun 11, 2016
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	12	top 24%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 9 of 28 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 18 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 959 finished ahead 1,202 times, behind 493

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

20181 milestone

Apr 28 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20173 milestones

Sep 1 25th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Career-best overall score691.4172 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1617) Que by the Sea

20162 milestones

May 20 First overall podium Salt City BBQ Festival
Sep 17 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Que by the Sea

20152 milestones

Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Aug 14 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest

20142 milestones

Apr 11 First category win (Brisket) New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff

20132 milestones

Jul 13 First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ
Jul 13 First call Pork In The Park BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
+13.1	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+11.9	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 14, 2015
+11.2	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 20, 2016
+10.2	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Pork In The Park BBQ	Jul 13, 2013
-9	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 6, 2018
-8.7	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
-7.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 28, 2018
-5.8	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0	50%	top 72%	88.5%	87.5%
2017	7	1	0	43%	top 44%	96%	90%
2016	7	2	1	86%	top 32%	92.7%	90.8%
2015	7	5	2	100%	top 21%	93.2%	91.4%
2014	3	1	1	67%	top 41%	88.1%	86.5%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 53%	87.1%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	29 / 40 (637.0056)	29 (161.0740)	26 (160.5372)	28 (154.8572)	23 (160.5372)
Apr 6, 2018	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	26 / 36 (622.7200)	35 (138.7772)	25 (154.8228)	3 (169.1428)	11 (159.9772)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	9 / 43 (664.4800)	5 (172.5600)	35 (152.5144)	7 (167.3828)	3 (172.0228)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	27 / 407 (691.4172)	146 (169.7028)	67 (172.5716)	81 (172.5600)	11 (176.5828)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	21 / 59 (647.3368)	26 (162.2856)	13 (165.1200)	32 (159.4056)	24 (160.5256)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	24 / 41 (618.2288)	18 (162.2856)	26 (150.8344)	12 (159.9772)	31 (145.1316)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	22 / 43 (634.7544)	31 (153.0628)	24 (154.8572)	14 (161.1316)	7 (165.7028)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	49 / 64 (632.9940)	22 (170.2628)	60 (149.6456)	34 (163.4056)	47 (149.6800)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	28 / 50 (644.5260)	36 (158.2744)	9 (167.4288)	10 (170.8228)	42 (148)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	13 / 44 (647.9888)	29 (156.5600)	16 (163.4172)	1 (178.3200)	27 (149.6916)
Aug 19, 2016	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	9 / 52 (667.4284)	14 (168.5828)	29 (159.4400)	5 (171.9772)	8 (167.4284)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	40 / 69 (646.2516)	54 (156.5600)	31 (164)	24 (165.1200)	36 (160.5716)
Jun 4, 2016	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	12 / 32 (662.8456)	13 (168.0228)	27 (153.7028)	5 (172.5600)	6 (168.5600)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	3 / 32 (656.0116)	12 (159.4056)	4 (166.8916)	6 (164.0116)	5 (165.7028)
Apr 30, 2016	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	16 / 39 (643.9428)	9 (167.3828)	5 (165.7716)	18 (160.5256)	29 (150.2628)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	24 / 75 (652.5484)	10 (170.8456)	27 (164)	59 (151.3828)	19 (166.3200)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	4 / 25 (670.8456)	12 (167.9884)	3 (171.4400)	1 (172.5944)	11 (158.8228)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	10 / 41 (649.6456)	8 (167.9772)	5 (165.1428)	5 (167.9772)	29 (148.5484)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	6 / 57 (653.1884)	3 (173.1428)	9 (168.0572)	23 (157.1312)	25 (154.8572)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	12 / 65 (653.6688)	7 (167.9772)	4 (168.6172)	8 (165.6800)	32 (151.3944)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	20 / 52 (659.3832)	45 (155.9316)	28 (162.8916)	5 (170.8572)	10 (169.7028)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	6 / 21 (648.5260)	5 (165.7028)	9 (158.8688)	4 (165.1200)	8 (158.8344)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	8 / 99 (670.8000)	37 (163.3828)	1 (177.7372)	5 (171.9772)	53 (157.7028)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 65 (625.0512)	4 (168.5256)	39 (150.2628)	43 (150.2628)	22 (156)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	46 / 65 (608.5368)	37 (157.7144)	45 (151.4056)	56 (149.1084)	39 (150.3084)
Apr 11, 2014	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	9 / 37 (634.3084)	15 (158.8340)	13 (158.3088)	20 (152)	1 (165.1656)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	12 / 49 (627.4168)	4 (161.7028)	20 (151.9884)	9 (159.9884)	17 (153.7372)
Jul 13, 2013	Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT	17 / 21 (599.8856)	6 (169.1084)	20 (134.2172)	14 (154.2972)	16 (142.2628)

REED BOYZ BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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