Renaissauce Man BBQ

Renaissauce Man BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 42 at the 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3498 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Renaissauce-Man-BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,498

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1516 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1084 / 720

Master · 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.29 (-7.68)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±22.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.36 · weakest Brisket (161.03)

Road miles

275

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

649.29 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.0000 points from the title

Came within 4.0000 points of the Grand Championship at 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (Jul 12, 2013).

High-water mark

685.1084 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1084 at 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 12, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC has finished one call ahead of Renaissauce Man BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 43% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 161.03
Chicken avg 165.36
3 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOG HAVEN BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 42 at their very first tracked contest, 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (Jul 12, 2013).

Jul 12, 2013
42-team field

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The teams rated closest to Renaissauce Man BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Grilligion

#3,506 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2023

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10 BONES BBQ

#3,511 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

Level with Renaissauce Man BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 27, 2018

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RIBEYE REPUBLIC

#3,504 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 2, 2016

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BIG SLAB BBQ

#3,481 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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Primo Oval Rulers

#3,486 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT BBQ

#3,513 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1493

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CALLAWAY CREAMATORS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	170.8228	159.3600	165.36	top 60%
Pork Ribs	7	1	0	172.5600	152.4916	161.28	top 63%
Pork	7	1	0	170.8916	154.2400	161.62	top 66%
Brisket	7	3	1	176.5600	143.3372	161.03	top 51%

“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 67%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 59%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 7 a different one every time

Opponents faced 153 finished ahead 101 times, behind 157

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

20171 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20161 milestone

Jul 8 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20138 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 First call 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 First overall top-10 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 First overall podium 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 First Reserve Championship 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.1084 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 Career-best overall score685.1084 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1516) 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
+1.7	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 7, 2017
+0.8	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-11.1	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 17, 2015
-3.5	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
-0.2	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2013

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 60%	92.6%	92.6%
2016	1	0	100%	top 65%	91.7%	91.7%
2015	2	0	0%	top 82%	89.5%	87.5%
2014	1	0	0%	top 90%	86.2%	86.2%
2013	2	1	50%	top 28%	95.2%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	15 / 25 (666.8116)	22 (162.8228)	8 (172.5600)	20 (163.4400)	9 (167.9888)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	17 / 26 (660.4688)	12 (170.2860)	25 (154.8000)	24 (158.8228)	3 (176.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	23 / 31 (644.4456)	29 (159.3600)	23 (158.2744)	20 (163.3712)	17 (163.4400)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	44 / 49 (615.9196)	39 (159.3828)	38 (154.2740)	28 (158.2972)	48 (143.9656)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	37 / 41 (620.3888)	19 (170.3200)	38 (152.4916)	37 (154.2400)	36 (143.3372)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	26 / 51 (651.8628)	23 (164.5256)	22 (165.1200)	29 (162.2628)	28 (159.9544)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	2 / 42 (685.1084)	9 (170.8228)	11 (171.4056)	9 (170.8916)	6 (171.9884)

Renaissauce Man BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)