RED BARN BBQ

RED BARN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 37 at the 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa (2016). They are ranked #2736 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,736

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1530 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#657

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

6% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6460 / 720

Master · Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

567.09 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.66 (-64.58)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Brisket · Chillin & Grillin

Consistency

±114.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.09 · weakest Brisket (163.83)

Road miles

1,177

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

631.66 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.6460 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6460 at Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TNK BBQ has finished one call ahead of RED BARN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ (Apr 26, 2019).

last seen Sep 8, 2017
back Apr 26, 2019

Chicken nemesis

15 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared chicken entries.

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Boom or bust

±15.85% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.85% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
best 94.7%

A May team

Top 46% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 46% across 6 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 60% the rest of the year

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
2017 ↗	Master	#902 (392 pts)	#1010 (372 pts)	#788 (512 pts)	#763 (527 pts)	#969 (367 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#657 (588 pts)	#660 (618 pts)	#662 (613 pts)	#852 (463 pts)	#532 (758 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RED BARN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ

#2,719 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1513

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to RED BARN BBQ)

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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RED WAX BBQ

#2,734 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1517

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

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MAGUIRE UNIVERSITY CULINARY INSTITUTE

#2,749 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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3 RIVERS BBQ

#2,743 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1520

They turned up 5 years after RED BARN BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2025

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BLOWN AWAY BBQ

#2,714 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1518

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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PURE SMOKE

#2,758 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1512

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAWS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	0	174.2972	145.6456	166.09	top 56%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	173.7144	146.2856	163.96	top 55%
Pork	17	2	0	174.2744	153.6228	165.29	top 54%
Brisket	17	4	1	176	139.4284	163.83	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 73%
Large (40+)	11	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	17	0	top 57%
KS	1	0	top 100%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	29	top 74%	May 19, 2017
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	11	top 21%	May 5, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	47	top 63%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 17 of 18 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 395 finished ahead 427 times, behind 542

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 8, 2017 → Apr 26, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20172 milestones

May 5 Career-best overall score681.6460 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
May 5 Peak power rating (1530) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

Apr 8 Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Chillin & Grillin
May 20 10th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Sep 30 First overall top-10 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa

20152 milestones

Mar 20 First call 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3484 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout

20131 milestone

Apr 26 First tracked contest R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa	Sep 30, 2016
+11.7	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 5, 2017
+10.4	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	Apr 1, 2016
+9.4	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+5.9	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2013
-11.7	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 26, 2019
-7.1	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	Mar 20, 2015
-4.9	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 19, 2017
-3	Smokin on Route 66	Jul 31, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 100%	23%	23%
2017	5	0	40%	top 59%	94.7%	92.6%
2016	6	1	67%	top 42%	94%	92.8%
2015	4	0	50%	top 73%	93.2%	90.3%
2014	1	0	0%	top 36%	90%	90%
2013	1	0	0%	top 100%	85.1%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	39 / 39 (165.6800)	—	19 (165.6800)	—	—
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	19 / 27 (660.3884)	23 (162.8000)	18 (163.9312)	10 (169.1200)	16 (164.5372)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	29 / 36 (663.2684)	28 (166.8344)	18 (169.6800)	15 (169.7028)	34 (157.0512)
May 5, 2017	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	11 / 68 (681.6460)	11 (173.1200)	4 (173.7144)	16 (169.1316)	19 (165.6800)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	47 / 77 (664.4572)	44 (169.1544)	51 (166.8228)	63 (161.6572)	34 (166.8228)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	57 / 87 (662.6972)	59 (162.8000)	57 (163.3828)	12 (174.2744)	65 (162.2400)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	18 / 28 (656.4116)	12 (169.6800)	22 (156.5260)	20 (162.2284)	11 (167.9772)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	9 / 37 (676.5028)	10 (170.2856)	20 (161.1316)	17 (169.6800)	2 (175.4056)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	31 / 46 (669.0628)	31 (169.7028)	38 (163.4060)	28 (165.7028)	21 (170.2512)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	21 / 83 (670.7656)	15 (171.9656)	9 (173.1200)	26 (167.9884)	36 (157.6916)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	19 / 43 (667.8516)	27 (166.2516)	23 (162.8116)	30 (162.7884)	6 (176)
Apr 1, 2016	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	12 / 44 (669.0172)	10 (170.2628)	5 (173.7028)	16 (167.3944)	26 (157.6572)
Jul 31, 2015	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	13 / 17 (647.2916)	13 (161.6572)	14 (158.2288)	9 (166.2856)	9 (161.1200)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	41 / 81 (636.4112)	68 (145.6456)	32 (163.3828)	28 (166.2856)	34 (161.0972)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	62 / 82 (671.3484)	33 (174.2972)	40 (168.5600)	75 (163.9656)	66 (164.5256)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	78 / 87 (646.6512)	82 (162.2628)	77 (155.9084)	85 (153.6228)	6 (174.8572)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	29 / 80 (647.9428)	37 (159.9772)	25 (165.0856)	41 (160.0572)	24 (162.8228)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	25 / 25 (612.5708)	16 (166.8570)	25 (146.2856)	20 (159.9998)	25 (139.4284)

RED BARN BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

A May team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)