The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017-04-14).
- last seen 2015-03-20
- back 2017-04-14
REVOLUTION BARBECUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-18
latest 2017-04-14
Best ToY finish
#1903
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.23
last 3 Master vs avg 621.23 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.32 · weakest Brisket (154.27)
Road miles
1,166
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
621.23 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
REVOLUTION BARBECUE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4502 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after REVOLUTION BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with REVOLUTION BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4501 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 148.5372 | 154.62 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 150.8344 | 155.02 | top 87% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1772 | 153.1428 | 157.32 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 142.2628 | 154.27 | 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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2017-04-14
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.32 · weakest Brisket (154.27)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
621.23
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
150
16–135 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,166
3 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2015-03-20 → 2017-04-14
Power rating
1472
peak 1472 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best overall score641.1312 A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.1772 A Smokin' Good Time
- Peak power rating (1494) A Smokin' Good Time
- 2017
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| -10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-04-14 |
| -5.7 | A Smokin' Good Time | 2013-10-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO | 29 / 30 (604.9600) | 29 (154.2288) | 28 (150.8344) | 24 (157.6340) | 29 (142.2628) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 92 / 100 (617.6116) | 96 (148.5372) | 85 (154.8116) | 92 (153.1428) | 68 (161.1200) |
| 2013-10-18 | A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ | 17 / 24 (641.1312) | 17 (161.1084) | 20 (159.4172) | 17 (161.1772) | 15 (159.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2840 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1903 (89 pts) | #1986 (89 pts) | #2393 (74 pts) | #2015 (89 pts) | #1898 (99 pts) |