REDNECK BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2128

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1541 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2012-12-31

latest 2019-12-27

Best ToY finish

#629

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2056 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Summit

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.90 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.57 (-0.67)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

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

Consistency

±29.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.78 · weakest Brisket (159.97)

Road miles

4,979

mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1341 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$119K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.57 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

686.2056 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2056 at Smokin on the Summit — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-07-19

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

The Boys in Que has finished one call ahead of REDNECK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 159.97
Chicken avg 164.78
5 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKEY STRUT BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 37% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 37% across 6 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

6 September contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,979 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,979 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,341 miles to Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship.

28 mapped stops
furthest 1,341 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.

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

WarPig BBQ

#2127 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1541

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

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2119 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1533

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to REDNECK BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET SMOKE BBQ

#2109 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1603

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to REDNECK BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 65 contests to 28.

rated over 61 contests
last seen 2025-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

COOK'N WITH WOOD

#2113 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1542

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

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Disco Pigs

#2125 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to REDNECK BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team REDNECK BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

RFS Barbecue Team

#2112 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2022-06-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	5	0	176.5600	141.6688	164.78	top 49%
Pork Ribs	28	4	1	174.2744	95.7368	160.64	top 54%
Pork	28	8	0	176.0572	148.5712	164.18	top 52%
Brisket	28	5	0	174.2628	129.1088	159.97	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
MO	17	top 52%
KS	6	top 49%
IA	2	top 80%
AZ	1	top 43%
TX	1	top 50%
CA	1	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 53%
Large (40+)	14	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Summit	4	8	top 36%	2019-07-19
Johnson County BBQ Challenge	2	28	top 88%	2019-07-05
Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2	17	top 62%	2019-06-14

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7 yrs 2012-12-31 → 2019-12-27

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 17 of 28 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 28 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.78 · weakest Brisket (159.97)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 14 of 28 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 3 of 28 contests

Master average 649.57 out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,301 1,372–1,034 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,979 28 mapped stops · furthest 1,341 mi

Schedule strength 1573 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

Purse competed for $119,425 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 9 state-championship entries

Power rating 1533 peak 1541 · #2128 of 6,413 rated

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

2012
Dec 31 First tracked contest Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
Dec 31 First call Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7660 Johnson County Fair BBQ
Sep 26 First overall top-10 Burg Fest BBQ Contest
2016
Jun 3 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the Summit BBQ
2017
Sep 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
2019
Jul 19 Career-best overall score686.2056 Smokin on the Summit
Sep 12 25th tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1541) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Dec 27 Most recent contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	2014-09-26
+13.1	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15
+12.4	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway	2018-08-04
+12.2	Smokin on the Summit	2019-07-19
+11.4	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Smoketoberfest	2019-10-04
-13.1	Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-06
-12.5	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
-11.5	Border War BBQ	2014-10-24
-9	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship	2012-12-31

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	8	1	50%	top 57%	95.3%	90.5%
2018	5	0	40%	top 53%	94.8%	90.7%
2017	4	1	50%	top 43%	93.6%	92.3%
2016	3	0	100%	top 54%	93.8%	92%
2015	1	0	0%	top 41%	89.2%	89.2%
2014	5	1	40%	top 56%	93.6%	87.9%
2013	1	0	0%	top 62%	86.7%	86.7%
2012	1	0	100%	top 80%	85.9%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-12-27	Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ	19 / 44 (672.4684)	11 (172.5828)	37 (164.5256)	9 (173.7144)	34 (161.6456)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	48 / 49 (579.2348)	47 (141.6688)	42 (156.5488)	47 (150.7884)	49 (130.2288)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	21 / 34 (660.4456)	16 (166.8572)	19 (165.0972)	28 (159.9428)	14 (168.5484)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	140 / 468 (168.5256)	247 (165.1084)	107 (170.2744)	114 (170.8228)	333 (157.6684)
2019-08-09	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	15 / 30 (668.4804)	21 (161.1200)	6 (171.9772)	5 (173.7144)	21 (161.6688)
2019-07-19	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	8 / 35 (686.2056)	14 (169.1428)	12 (169.6916)	10 (173.1084)	6 (174.2628)
2019-07-05	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	28 / 37 (643.8284)	14 (169.7256)	31 (157.0860)	35 (155.9428)	25 (161.0740)
2019-06-14	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	27 / 38 (653.0172)	9 (172.0000)	20 (165.1316)	28 (161.0740)	33 (154.8116)
2018-09-22	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	23 / 35 (660.4228)	22 (166.2400)	14 (168.5372)	19 (162.8228)	22 (162.8228)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	76 / 467 (682.2284)	100 (172.5600)	145 (169.6800)	119 (169.7256)	109 (170.2628)
2018-08-04	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	11 / 37 (674.8116)	15 (167.9772)	20 (166.2744)	5 (172.5484)	12 (168.0116)
2018-07-06	Johnson County BBQ Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	47 / 47 (588.2168)	29 (164.5600)	47 (95.7368)	25 (166.2400)	23 (161.6800)
2018-06-15	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	17 / 32 (658.1600)	15 (166.2628)	10 (166.8572)	23 (161.6456)	20 (163.3944)
2017-10-13	*Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX	9 / 18 (658.2396)	7 (167.4284)	11 (159.4056)	10 (164.5256)	7 (166.8800)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	118 / 407 (674.2172)	25 (176.5600)	31 (174.2744)	257 (162.8228)	262 (160.5600)
2017-07-07	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	18 / 35 (666.1828)	18 (168.5600)	20 (167.3828)	6 (174.2972)	25 (155.9428)
2017-06-02	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	26 / 65 (660.4228)	30 (166.2400)	22 (165.6800)	43 (162.2400)	20 (166.2628)
2016-07-08	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	26 / 40 (655.8856)	32 (159.9772)	22 (164.5372)	5 (174.8456)	28 (156.5256)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	13 / 67 (675.3368)	7 (173.1428)	6 (173.7028)	38 (163.3828)	22 (165.1084)
2016-05-13	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	23 / 30 (655.2800)	28 (159.4056)	26 (157.0860)	21 (166.2284)	8 (172.5600)
2015-06-05	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	32 / 78 (642.1372)	19 (168.5600)	67 (145.6916)	37 (162.8116)	25 (165.0740)
2014-10-24	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	38 / 41 (610.7656)	36 (150.8228)	41 (145.0972)	33 (155.9884)	26 (158.8572)
2014-09-26	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	4 / 22 (673.7144)	9 (169.1200)	11 (162.8456)	4 (176.0572)	8 (165.6916)
2014-07-11	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	12 / 36 (662.7660)	26 (158.8344)	2 (173.1544)	17 (163.9544)	7 (166.8228)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	31 / 79 (646.7200)	20 (165.6800)	44 (159.9428)	30 (162.8572)	36 (158.2400)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	58 / 61 (571.9544)	54 (145.6800)	50 (148.5944)	52 (148.5712)	61 (129.1088)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	49 / 79 (624.5714)	46 (159.4284)	37 (160.5714)	62 (151.4286)	53 (153.1430)
2012-12-31	Wild Wild West III BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	20 / 25 (618.2860)	8 (168.5714)	21 (152.5714)	19 (154.8574)	23 (142.2858)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#783 (90 pts)	#666 (130 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#636 (145 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#629 (519 pts)	#563 (614 pts)	#591 (589 pts)	#617 (554 pts)	#623 (544 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#784 (417 pts)	#824 (412 pts)	#793 (452 pts)	#761 (462 pts)	#823 (412 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1262 (215 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1363 (220 pts)	#1142 (295 pts)	#1391 (205 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)	#1346 (230 pts)	#1793 (135 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#851 (398 pts)	#1125 (293 pts)	#804 (453 pts)	#954 (373 pts)	#891 (383 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1279 (200 pts)	#1058 (290 pts)	#1391 (195 pts)	#1309 (205 pts)	#1356 (190 pts)