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.
REED BOYZ BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1587
peak 1605 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2013-07-13
latest 2018-04-28
Best ToY finish
#419
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.23 (+0.79)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±20.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.56 · weakest Brisket (158.36)
Road miles
5,969
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1068 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
644.23 / 720
28 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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
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
- 2017-09-01
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
QUEGASM 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
Chicken Chokers ahead in 75% of their meetings
Chicken Chokers 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.
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
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.
42 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1618
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#1176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 130
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1725
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to REED BOYZ BBQ)
They've been 1725 at their best, 137 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1178 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1587
No shared contest yet.
Level with REED BOYZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1590
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Chokers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ 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 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 9 | 0 | top 34% |
| NJ | 7 | 0 | top 31% |
| CT | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Que by the Sea | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 25% | 2017-09-22 |
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 21% | 2017-08-18 |
| *Salt City BBQ Festival | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 32% | 2017-05-19 |
| NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 62% | 2018-04-06 |
| Sun BBQ Fest | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 48% | 2016-06-11 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 24% | 2015-07-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-07-13 → 2018-04-28
Busiest season
2017
7 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
9 of 28 contests · 10 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
18
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
28 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.56 · weakest Brisket (158.36)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 21 of 28 contests
Overall top-10 rate
32%
9 of 28 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
644.23
out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
963
1,177–518 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,969
28 mapped stops · furthest 1,068 mi
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Power rating
1587
peak 1605 · #1181 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ
- First call Pork In The Park BBQ
- 2014
- First category win (Brisket) New York City BBQ Cookoff
- First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8000 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
- 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
- 2016
- First overall podium Salt City BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 * Que by the Sea
- Peak power rating (1605) * Que by the Sea
- 2017
- 25th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score691.4172 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- 2018
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
| +13.7 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| +11.9 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| +11.4 | Salt City BBQ Festival | 2016-05-20 |
| +9.8 | Que by the Sea | 2013-09-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Pork In The Park BBQ | 2013-07-13 |
| -8.5 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | 2018-04-06 |
| -8.4 | BBQ Gives Back | 2017-03-24 |
| -7.4 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2018-04-28 |
| -5.9 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 44% | 96% | 90% |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 86% | top 32% | 92.1% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100% | top 21% | 93.2% | 91.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 41% | 88.1% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | 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) |
| 2018-04-06 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 26 / 36 (622.7200) | 35 (138.7772) | 25 (154.8228) | 3 (169.1428) | 11 (159.9772) |
| 2017-09-22 | *Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 9 / 43 (664.4800) | 5 (172.5600) | 35 (152.5144) | 7 (167.3828) | 3 (172.0228) |
| 2017-09-01 | 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) |
| 2017-08-18 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 21 / 59 (647.3368) | 26 (162.2856) | 13 (165.1200) | 32 (159.4056) | 24 (160.5256) |
| 2017-05-19 | *Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 24 / 41 (618.2288) | 18 (162.2856) | 26 (150.8344) | 12 (159.9772) | 31 (145.1316) |
| 2017-04-07 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 22 / 43 (634.7544) | 31 (153.0628) | 24 (154.8572) | 14 (161.1316) | 7 (165.7028) |
| 2017-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 49 / 64 (632.9940) | 22 (170.2628) | 60 (149.6456) | 34 (163.4056) | 47 (149.6800) |
| 2017-03-03 | The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD | 28 / 50 (644.5260) | 36 (158.2744) | 9 (167.4288) | 10 (170.8228) | 42 (148.0000) |
| 2016-09-17 | * Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 13 / 44 (647.9888) | 29 (156.5600) | 16 (163.4172) | 1 (178.3200) | 27 (149.6916) |
| 2016-08-19 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 8 / 52 (645.7944) | 14 (168.5828) | 29 (159.4400) | 5 (171.9772) | 8 (167.4284) |
| 2016-06-11 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 40 / 69 (646.2516) | 54 (156.5600) | 31 (164.0000) | 24 (165.1200) | 36 (160.5716) |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 12 / 32 (662.8456) | 13 (168.0228) | 27 (153.7028) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (168.5600) |
| 2016-05-20 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 3 / 32 (656.0116) | 12 (159.4056) | 4 (166.8916) | 6 (164.0116) | 5 (165.7028) |
| 2016-04-30 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 16 / 39 (643.9428) | 9 (167.3828) | 5 (165.7716) | 18 (160.5256) | 29 (150.2628) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 24 / 75 (652.5484) | 10 (170.8456) | 27 (164.0000) | 59 (151.3828) | 19 (166.3200) |
| 2015-10-09 | Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA | 4 / 25 (670.8456) | 12 (167.9884) | 3 (171.4400) | 1 (172.5944) | 11 (158.8228) |
| 2015-09-19 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 10 / 41 (649.6456) | 8 (167.9772) | 5 (165.1428) | 5 (167.9772) | 29 (148.5484) |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 6 / 57 (653.1884) | 3 (173.1428) | 9 (168.0572) | 23 (157.1312) | 25 (154.8572) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 12 / 65 (653.6688) | 7 (167.9772) | 4 (168.6172) | 8 (165.6800) | 32 (151.3944) |
| 2015-06-13 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 20 / 52 (659.3832) | 45 (155.9316) | 28 (162.8916) | 5 (170.8572) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2015-05-15 | Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY | 6 / 21 (648.5260) | 5 (165.7028) | 9 (158.8688) | 4 (165.1200) | 8 (158.8344) |
| 2015-04-10 | 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) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 19 / 65 (625.0512) | 4 (168.5256) | 39 (150.2628) | 43 (150.2628) | 22 (156.0000) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 46 / 65 (608.5368) | 37 (157.7144) | 45 (151.4056) | 56 (149.1084) | 39 (150.3084) |
| 2014-04-11 | New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 9 / 37 (634.3084) | 15 (158.8340) | 13 (158.3088) | 20 (152.0000) | 1 (165.1656) |
| 2013-09-21 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 12 / 49 (627.4168) | 4 (161.7028) | 20 (151.9884) | 9 (159.9884) | 17 (153.7372) |
| 2013-07-13 | Pork In The Park BBQ Stamford, CT | 17 / 21 (599.8856) | 6 (169.1084) | 20 (134.2172) | 14 (154.2972) | 16 (142.2628) |
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 | #662 (584 pts) | #696 (579 pts) | #708 (569 pts) | #698 (574 pts) | #713 (564 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #419 (901 pts) | #482 (806 pts) | #336 (1056 pts) | #318 (1066 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) |