High-water mark
686.2056
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2056 at Arizona National BBQ Stampede — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Dec 27, 2019
AZ RAD RIBS
AZ RAD RIBS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 44 at the Arizona National BBQ Stampede (2019). They finished #521 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Dec 27, 2019 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.15 · weakest Pork (154.62)
Road miles
141
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.22 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #521 (185 pts) | #514 (210 pts) | #845 (85 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #554 (185 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2471 (58 pts) | #1515 (133 pts) | #2013 (63 pts) | #2487 (58 pts) | #1762 (98 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1976 (65 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #1602 (165 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 151.3940 | 163.41 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3316 | 160.5716 | 165.15 | top 49% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 141.6572 | 154.62 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.6572 | 160.13 | top 61% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 27, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 63 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
May 5, 2017 → Sep 28, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First overall top-10 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2056 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Career-best overall score686.2056 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Peak power rating (1503) Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Most recent contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- First call City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.2 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | Dec 27, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 5, 2017 |
| -3.7 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -2 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 95.3% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 89% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2019 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 5 / 44 (686.2056) | 4 (177.1428) | 20 (169.1200) | — | 5 (173.7028) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 25 / 33 (646.2744) | 10 (168.5600) | 24 (160.5944) | 31 (150.8000) | 17 (166.3200) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 28 / 40 (638.2056) | 34 (151.3940) | 24 (160.5716) | 12 (171.4056) | 35 (154.8344) |
| May 5, 2017 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 32 / 36 (614.1944) | 29 (156.5484) | 7 (170.3316) | 36 (141.6572) | 34 (145.6572) |