High-water mark
672.0572
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0572 at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2019
FREDDY RAY'S BBQ
FREDDY RAY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 55th of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #3614 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 9.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.86 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.86 (+19.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.84 · weakest Brisket (152.46)
Road miles
1,310
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,299 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.86 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FREDDY RAY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,642 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 9.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,595 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1526
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)
They've been 1526 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1520
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 19 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,606 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1540
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)
Level with FREDDY RAY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,629 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1491
They turned up 7 years after FREDDY RAY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky D's BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.2000 | 152.5716 | 158.42 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 151.3944 | 161.84 | top 62% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 138.8456 | 157.14 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 130.7656 | 152.46 | 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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 55 | 0 | top 41% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 152 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,423
finished ahead 1,081 times, behind 2,013
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7144 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20211 milestone
- Peak power rating (1493) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score672.0572 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20181 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8860 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +9.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +0.9 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -10.4 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -8.9 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -2.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 12% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 18% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.7% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 354 / 505 (651.9660) | 423 (158.8456) | 180 (169.7144) | 343 (162.8572) | 343 (160.5488) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 55 / 467 (498.2056) | 406 (153.6456) | 319 (162.2400) | 256 (164) | 452 (135.3716) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 83 / 468 (490.1140) | 143 (169.2000) | 151 (168) | 142 (169.1544) | 202 (165.7028) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 285 / 467 (653.1544) | 274 (164.0116) | 209 (166.8800) | 399 (153.7028) | 137 (168.5600) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 152 / 164 (651.8860) | 157 (159.3828) | 141 (163.3944) | 119 (166.8572) | 146 (162.2516) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 386 / 407 (604.3996) | 338 (156.5256) | 311 (157.7028) | 312 (159.4056) | 401 (130.7656) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 532 / 557 (591.8744) | 475 (153.1428) | 482 (151.3944) | 545 (138.8456) | 494 (148.4916) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 56 / 70 (598.2858) | 57 (152.5716) | 44 (155.4284) | 64 (142.2856) | 51 (148.0002) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.