ROAD WARRIORS

ROAD WARRIORS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 24 at the Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition (2022).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1494

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2019

latest Sep 16, 2022 · 3.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

668.4800 / 720

Master · Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork · Grillin and Chillin BBQ

Consistency

±8.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.39 · weakest Brisket (161.81)

Road miles

476

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.70 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

668.4800 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.4800 at Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2022

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at GBC Summer Showdown (Jul 30, 2021).

last seen May 17, 2019
back Jul 30, 2021

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	168	158.8000	164.82	top 65%
Pork Ribs	4	1	171.4172	160.5144	165.39	top 55%
Pork	4	0	171.4172	152.4800	163.67	top 66%
Brisket	4	0	168.5716	148.4800	161.81	top 58%

“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)	3	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KY	2	top 59%
GA	1	top 79%
TN	1	top 58%

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KY 2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 149 finished ahead 48 times, behind 113

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs May 17, 2019 → Jul 30, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Sep 16 Career-best overall score668.4800 Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition
Sep 16 Most recent contest Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition

20211 milestone

Sep 17 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Grillin and Chillin BBQ

20194 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1144 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 Peak power rating (1501) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition	Sep 16, 2022
+1.1	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 17, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	GBC Summer Showdown	Jul 30, 2021
-2.3	Grillin and Chillin BBQ	Sep 17, 2021

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 50%	92.8%	92.8%
2021	2	0%	top 74%	90.9%	90.3%
2019	1	100%	top 58%	90.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2022	Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY	12 / 24 (668.4800)	14 (168)	14 (162.2516)	12 (170.8456)	13 (167.3828)
Sep 17, 2021	Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	21 / 31 (646.0800)	21 (158.8000)	16 (167.3828)	11 (171.4172)	29 (148.4800)
Jul 30, 2021	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	31 / 39 (654.1260)	33 (165.0856)	34 (160.5144)	35 (159.9544)	12 (168.5716)
May 17, 2019	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN	25 / 43 (654.1144)	21 (167.3944)	9 (171.4172)	39 (152.4800)	23 (162.8228)

ROAD WARRIORS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)