RAW TALENT
RAW TALENT is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 44th of 73 at the Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival (2014). They finished #1970 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jun 13, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.57 · weakest Chicken (153.71)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
637.38 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 149.7140 | 153.71 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 153.1428 | 153.98 | top 78% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 159.9656 | 163.13 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 156.5714 | 166.57 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 65% | Jun 13, 2014 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First call Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0512 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score649.0512 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 44 / 73 (649.0512) | 61 (157.7028) | 59 (154.8228) | 54 (159.9656) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 68 / 97 (625.7138) | 85 (149.7140) | 73 (153.1428) | 30 (166.2856) | 58 (156.5714) |