FREDDY RAY'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3586

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2022-09-29

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

672.0572 / 720

Master · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.86 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.86 (+19.00)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7144

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±28.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.84 · weakest Brisket (152.46)

Road miles

1,310

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1299 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$129K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.86 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

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
2019-09-12

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.38 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 152.46
Pork Ribs avg 161.84
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) (2016-10-29).

last seen 2013-06-21
back 2016-10-29

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

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

STRIPE'S RED, WHITE & BBQ

#3617 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

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BUILDERS BBQ

#3577 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

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.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2023-03-24

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SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE

#3571 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1518

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to FREDDY RAY'S BBQ)

34 contests to 9: their number has had years to settle where FREDDY RAY'S BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2023-05-26

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SmokeMasters BBQ

#3608 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after FREDDY RAY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-03-14

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Smokeback Mountain

#3595 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Level with FREDDY RAY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-09-15

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IQue 180

#3592 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	169.2000	152.5716	158.42	top 76%
Pork Ribs	8	169.7144	151.3944	161.84	top 62%
Pork	8	169.1544	138.8456	157.14	top 72%
Brisket	8	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 63%
CA	1	0	top 80%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2022-09-29
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	152	0	top 77%	2018-09-15

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.3 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2022-09-29

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 161.84 · weakest Brisket (152.46)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 629.86 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,433 1,082–2,013 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,310 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,299 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $129,335 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2016-10-29

Power rating 1491 peak 1491 · #3586 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
2018
Sep 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8860 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
2019
Sep 12 Career-best overall score672.0572 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
2021
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1494) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2022
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7144 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Oct 1 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
+9.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12
+0.9	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
-10.4	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
-8.9	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2013-06-21
-2.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0%	top 70%	90.6%	90.6%
2021	1	0%	top 12%	—	—
2019	1	0%	top 18%	—	—
2018	2	0%	top 77%	90.7%	90.6%
2017	1	0%	top 95%	83.9%	83.9%
2016	1	0%	top 96%	82.2%	82.2%
2013	1	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
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	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)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	55 / 467 (498.2056)	406 (153.6456)	319 (162.2400)	256 (164.0000)	452 (135.3716)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	83 / 468 (490.1140)	143 (169.2000)	151 (168.0000)	142 (169.1544)	202 (165.7028)
2018-09-15	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)
2018-09-14	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)
2017-09-01	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)
2016-10-29	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)
2013-06-21	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	56 / 70 (598.2858)	57 (152.5716)	44 (155.4284)	64 (142.2856)	51 (148.0002)

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
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)