A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Redneck Chef
The Redneck Chef is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 23 at the Florida Heritage BBQ Classic (2015). They are ranked #4780 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 20, 2015
latest Jan 29, 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.63 · weakest Brisket (158.59)
Road miles
738
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 340 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
645.13 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1289 (209 pts) | #1167 (264 pts) | #1026 (329 pts) | #1379 (219 pts) | #1136 (269 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Redneck Chef, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Redneck Chef)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Redneck Chef has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 7 years after The Redneck Chef did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with The Redneck Chef on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 151.9428 | 162.82 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 152.5144 | 163.63 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 146.7884 | 160.08 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 154.2516 | 158.59 | top 73% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
158
finished ahead 44 times, behind 141
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1486) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 Florida Heritage BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score655.9200 Florida Heritage BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 World Food Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 20, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -4.3 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| -3.8 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic | Mar 26, 2015 |
| -0.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 85% | 91.1% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 36 / 58 (655.8628) | 31 (165.6916) | 19 (167.4056) | 34 (163.3828) | 37 (159.3828) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 46 / 58 (655.3140) | 42 (166.2284) | 47 (162.8000) | 28 (169.7256) | 51 (156.5600) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 26 / 29 (627.8172) | 28 (151.9428) | 29 (152.5144) | 17 (162.2628) | 16 (161.0972) |
| Mar 26, 2015 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Kissimmee, FL | 16 / 23 (655.9200) | 11 (166.8572) | 9 (169.1200) | 22 (158.2628) | 14 (161.6800) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL | 22 / 22 (630.7204) | 16 (163.3944) | 8 (166.2860) | 22 (146.7884) | 21 (154.2516) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |