InTheRedZoneBBQ

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

Power ranking

#1355

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1574

peak 1574 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-02-23

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#354

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9200 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

684.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.87 (+9.95)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Consistency

±12.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.83 · weakest Brisket (165.57)

Road miles

1,419

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)

Purse competed for

$480K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.87 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

691.9200 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9200 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-11-05

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of InTheRedZoneBBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.27 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 165.57
Pork Ribs avg 170.83
3 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 18 shared pork ribs entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared pork ribs entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1610 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

17 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LUCKY'S Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
22 contests

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.

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

Go Ham BBQ

#1352 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1594

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to InTheRedZoneBBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team InTheRedZoneBBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Barton BBQ

#1350 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1574

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to InTheRedZoneBBQ)

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 2026-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1357 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1586

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before InTheRedZoneBBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

POP POP'S CHICKEN AND PIG

#1356 of the rated field

1574 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than InTheRedZoneBBQ has cooked, 11 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2014-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ

#1353 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SmoKEN Meatz

#1354 of the rated field

1574 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1574

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TRIPLE H BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	1	0	175.4056	155.3828	168.05	top 56%
Pork Ribs	22	5	0	178.8572	159.3600	170.83	top 37%
Pork	22	5	2	177.1544	158.7884	170.42	top 40%
Brisket	22	3	0	174.2744	149.0168	165.57	top 55%

“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
MO	11	top 42%
KS	10	top 42%
IL	1	top 95%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	65	top 43%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	3	44	top 45%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	48	top 35%	2025-11-05
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	133	top 42%	2025-11-05
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	2	8	top 29%	2022-04-22
Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	2	8	top 26%	2021-03-26

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

On the trail 7.7 yrs 2018-02-23 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 11 of 22 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 22 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.83 · weakest Brisket (165.57)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 10 of 22 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 2 of 22 contests

Master average 674.87 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,139 2,076–1,644 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,419 22 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength 1610 average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests

Purse competed for $479,870 listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs 2019-04-12 → 2020-08-14

Power rating 1574 peak 1574 · #1355 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Feb 23 First tracked contest Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
Feb 23 First call Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
Feb 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.6168 Polar Bear BBQ Challenge
2020
Sep 11 First overall top-10 Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
2021
Sep 16 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
2022
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1574) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2023
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
2025
Nov 5 Career-best overall score691.9200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	2021-03-26
+11.4	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	2022-04-22
+10.2	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest	2021-04-23
+9.7	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge	2020-09-11
+9.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	A Celebration of Our Heroes	2021-09-03
-7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27
-0.1	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge	2018-02-23

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0%	top 32%	96.1%	95.6%
2024	2	0	0%	top 45%	95.5%	94.7%
2023	2	0	50%	top 63%	94.9%	92.7%
2022	5	1	40%	top 45%	94.3%	93.6%
2021	6	0	50%	top 39%	95.7%	93.9%
2020	2	1	100%	top 37%	95.4%	95.1%
2019	1	0	0%	top 56%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	2	0	100%	top 54%	92.8%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	48 / 158 (691.9200)	44 (175.4056)	63 (173.7028)	112 (168.5372)	33 (174.2744)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	133 / 401 (685.0284)	160 (171.9656)	133 (171.9772)	87 (174.8572)	236 (166.2284)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	66 / 169 (687.8856)	87 (171.9772)	24 (176.5600)	110 (169.6800)	104 (169.6684)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	224 / 444 (675.9200)	170 (171.4400)	350 (162.8000)	160 (170.8344)	125 (170.8456)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	359 / 487 (651.2576)	384 (161.6572)	24 (177.7144)	358 (161.6572)	450 (150.2288)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	111 / 211 (683.3144)	84 (173.1200)	9 (178.8572)	90 (171.9772)	194 (159.3600)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	148 / 249 (678.7084)	194 (167.3712)	11 (177.7144)	180 (167.3944)	180 (166.2284)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	207 / 505 (673.6000)	240 (167.9772)	214 (168.5372)	124 (172.0000)	257 (165.0856)
2022-04-22	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	8 / 29 (673.6004)	16 (167.3944)	21 (161.6456)	4 (172.5716)	6 (171.9888)
2022-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO	21 / 39 (672.9940)	19 (171.9656)	18 (169.1200)	25 (164.5256)	23 (167.3828)
2022-03-25	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO	16 / 38 (670.7656)	24 (166.2628)	27 (159.3600)	2 (176.0000)	18 (169.1428)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	44 / 185 (689.0744)	107 (169.7028)	37 (175.4172)	14 (176.5716)	124 (167.3828)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	65 / 467 (681.0284)	254 (165.0972)	5 (178.8572)	36 (175.4056)	275 (161.6684)
2021-09-03	A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL	19 / 20 (651.8172)	20 (160.5144)	18 (162.8344)	17 (163.3828)	12 (165.0856)
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	18 / 39 (679.9200)	18 (171.9656)	17 (170.8228)	13 (173.1544)	29 (163.9772)
2021-04-23	WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO	14 / 45 (669.6344)	43 (155.3828)	5 (174.8572)	3 (174.2972)	20 (165.0972)
2021-03-26	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	11 / 52 (686.7884)	15 (173.7144)	28 (168.5600)	23 (171.4056)	9 (173.1084)
2020-09-11	Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO	8 / 26 (686.7656)	12 (171.4172)	6 (173.7028)	6 (173.1200)	18 (168.5256)
2020-08-14	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	24 / 55 (682.7772)	42 (165.6800)	32 (167.9772)	9 (177.1544)	16 (171.9656)
2019-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	30 / 54 (651.2456)	44 (158.2400)	15 (169.1200)	17 (169.6800)	42 (154.2056)
2018-04-20	*Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	16 / 40 (668.4228)	21 (164.5372)	8 (173.1200)	31 (158.7884)	10 (171.9772)
2018-02-23	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	20 / 29 (654.6168)	8 (174.2744)	18 (165.0856)	19 (166.2400)	26 (149.0168)

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
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#843 (210 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#466 (454 pts)	#574 (374 pts)	#562 (419 pts)	#370 (644 pts)	#495 (454 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#354 (535 pts)	#434 (455 pts)	#311 (670 pts)	#297 (685 pts)	#390 (520 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#484 (211 pts)	#576 (176 pts)	#508 (226 pts)	#375 (311 pts)	#549 (191 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1740 (110 pts)	#1786 (100 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)