REDNECK CAVIAR

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

Power ranking

#4678

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2019-09-06

Best ToY finish

#692

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2632 / 720

Master · The Best BBQ Chef Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.35 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 630.16 (-1.81)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2858

Pork Ribs · Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival

Consistency

±18.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.60 · weakest Brisket (149.48)

Road miles

3,605

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1989 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.16 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 149.48
Pork avg 164.60
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE PERFECT BUTT in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2019-09-06).

last seen 2015-08-14
back 2019-09-06

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

The long haul

3,605 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,605 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,989 miles to Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge.

12 mapped stops
furthest 1,989 mi

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.

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

PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

#4698 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Men On Fire

#4695 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-05-07

⚔ Head-to-head

BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ

#4685 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

THE PORKCHOP MAFIA

#4646 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Holy Smoke

#4663 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with REDNECK CAVIAR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM

#4676 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1512 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT @ SLIMS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FEEDING FRIENDZ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	1	175.4400	144.5714	160.13	top 61%
Pork Ribs	12	5	1	1	178.2858	142.2284	155.95	top 61%
Pork	12	7	1	3	173.1772	153.1200	164.60	top 33%
Brisket	12	2	0	0	160.6056	131.9200	149.48	top 72%

“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	Avg finish
ME	3	top 68%
CT	3	top 56%
RI	2	top 65%
CO	1	top 86%
PA	1	top 60%
NH	1	top 64%
NY	1	top 52%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 63%
Large (40+)	2	top 69%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	17	0	top 67%	2015-08-14

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.2 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2019-09-06

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in ME 3 of 12 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.60 · weakest Brisket (149.48)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 9 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 2 of 12 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 630.16 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 220 124–236 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,605 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,989 mi

Schedule strength 1534 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Purse competed for $19,600 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs 2015-08-14 → 2019-09-06

Power rating 1469 peak 1469 · #4678 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Jun 21 First call Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Jun 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2858 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Sep 28 First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2632 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 Career-best overall score662.2632 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1499) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
2014
Oct 3 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
2019
Sep 6 Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	2013-09-28
+3.1	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships	2014-07-18
+1.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-08-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship	2014-06-13
-9.7	Sun BBQ Fest	2014-06-20
-7.9	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships	2013-07-20
-7.6	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2019-09-06
-5.9	Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival	2013-06-21

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 86%	83.5%	83.5%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 65%	89.7%	89.7%
2014	6	1	0	67%	top 65%	90.7%	87.8%
2013	4	1	2	100%	top 56%	92%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	24 / 28 (601.0400)	24 (155.9428)	24 (150.8800)	17 (160.5828)	27 (133.6344)
2015-08-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	17 / 26 (645.6112)	12 (166.3428)	10 (163.9772)	14 (164.5140)	22 (150.7772)
2014-10-03	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	32 / 53 (621.5772)	34 (156.5828)	38 (151.3944)	24 (160.5144)	37 (153.0856)
2014-08-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	19 / 28 (620.4568)	13 (161.7028)	26 (142.2284)	2 (168.5600)	20 (147.9656)
2014-07-18	Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	17 / 33 (653.0628)	12 (168.5600)	23 (158.8344)	6 (171.4056)	25 (154.2628)
2014-06-20	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	28 / 32 (622.1712)	25 (161.6684)	25 (152.0460)	24 (155.4056)	26 (153.0512)
2014-06-13	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	18 / 28 (641.1656)	17 (159.3712)	28 (148.0116)	2 (173.1772)	15 (160.6056)
2014-05-03	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	10 / 17 (635.9084)	12 (161.7028)	9 (155.4172)	5 (164.5256)	10 (154.2628)
2013-09-28	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	6 / 26 (662.2632)	2 (175.4400)	5 (168.0116)	6 (164.5600)	14 (154.2516)
2013-08-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY	14 / 27 (599.3716)	24 (145.0972)	7 (153.1772)	12 (153.1200)	10 (147.9772)
2013-07-20	Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI	36 / 46 (617.5540)	19 (164.5484)	42 (149.0856)	1 (172.0000)	42 (131.9200)
2013-06-21	Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME	20 / 28 (641.7140)	28 (144.5714)	1 (178.2858)	7 (166.8570)	25 (151.9998)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#2471 (58 pts)	#2489 (58 pts)	#2490 (58 pts)	#1831 (93 pts)	#2558 (53 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1968 (91 pts)	#1885 (116 pts)	#1753 (126 pts)	#1980 (106 pts)	#2173 (66 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#692 (518 pts)	#668 (568 pts)	#849 (433 pts)	#372 (988 pts)	#749 (488 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#734 (422 pts)	#713 (462 pts)	#477 (682 pts)	#435 (737 pts)	#875 (357 pts)