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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-02-20
latest 2016-01-29
Best ToY finish
#1289
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.13
last 5 Master vs avg 645.13 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.63 · weakest Brisket (158.59)
Road miles
738
mi 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
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 158.59
- Pork Ribs avg 163.63
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4763 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#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after The Redneck Chef did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Redneck Chef on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2015-02-20 → 2016-01-29
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.63 · weakest Brisket (158.59)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
645.13
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
159
44–141 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
738
6 mapped stops · furthest 340 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4751 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2016
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-02-20 |
| -9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-06-12 |
| -4.3 | World Food Championships | 2015-11-03 |
| -3.8 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic | 2015-03-26 |
| -0.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 36 / 58 (655.8628) | 31 (165.6916) | 19 (167.4056) | 34 (163.3828) | 37 (159.3828) |
| 2015-11-03 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 46 / 58 (655.3140) | 42 (166.2284) | 47 (162.8000) | 28 (169.7256) | 51 (156.5600) |
| 2015-06-12 | 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) |
| 2015-03-26 | Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Kissimmee, FL | 16 / 23 (655.9200) | 11 (166.8572) | 9 (169.1200) | 22 (158.2628) | 14 (161.6800) |
| 2015-02-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL | 22 / 22 (630.7204) | 16 (163.3944) | 8 (166.2860) | 22 (146.7884) | 21 (154.2516) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1289 (209 pts) | #1167 (264 pts) | #1026 (329 pts) | #1379 (219 pts) | #1136 (269 pts) |