High-water mark
677.0856
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0856 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-08-21
B-Man's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1496 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2026-08-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.09 (+7.51)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.16
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.16 · weakest Pork (161.58)
Road miles
1,110
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 555 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$147K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.09 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.58 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork avg 161.58
- Brisket avg 166.16
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2023-08-18).
- last seen 2019-08-23
- back 2023-08-18
An August team
Top 58%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 58% across 4 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
- 4 August contests
- top 67% the rest of the year
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1530
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to B-Man's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B-Man's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before B-Man's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before B-Man's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Level with B-Man's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before B-Man's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 152.5484 | 162.34 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 141.6460 | 163.39 | top 61% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.3712 | 161.58 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 152.5028 | 166.16 | top 48% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 54% | 2024-08-16 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2019-08-23 → 2026-08-21
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 166.16 · weakest Pork (161.58)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
651.09
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
545
197–558 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,110
6 mapped stops · furthest 555 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$146,625
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-08-23 → 2023-08-18
Power rating
1496
peak 1496 · #3388 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 2024
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0856 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- Peak power rating (1497) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships
- 2026
- Career-best overall score677.0856 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2024-08-16 |
| +1.9 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2026-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2023-08-18 |
| -4.2 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2019-08-23 |
| -3.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 94% | 94% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 92% | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 94% | 94% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 27 / 51 (677.0856) | 39 (163.3828) | 33 (168.5372) | 27 (168.0228) | 8 (177.1428) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 157 / 158 (640.3652) | 150 (161.0856) | 130 (166.2628) | 157 (151.3712) | 148 (161.6456) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 287 / 401 (662.1484) | 234 (168.5372) | 209 (169.1084) | 378 (154.2056) | 141 (170.2972) |
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 16 / 41 (677.0856) | 18 (169.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 15 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-18 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 33 / 48 (636.3540) | 36 (159.3828) | 36 (157.0628) | 33 (158.8112) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 44 / 62 (613.5200) | 47 (152.5484) | 52 (141.6460) | 21 (166.8228) | 43 (152.5028) |