A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Ruby Red's KC BBQ
Ruby Red's KC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival (2013). They are ranked #5420 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.32)
Road miles
1,041
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
611.68 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,423 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with Ruby Red's KC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.1084 | 148.5714 | 156.90 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8000 | 133.6912 | 148.32 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 150.2512 | 157.70 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 137.1200 | 148.76 | top 86% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 91% | Sep 5, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 22 times, behind 126
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 5, 2014 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score630.7084 Original SD BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- Peak power rating (1486) Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8572 Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | Jun 28, 2013 |
| -10.8 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -8.7 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -7.7 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival | Aug 17, 2013 |
| -5.2 | Original SD BBQ Championships | Jun 3, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 89% | 85.1% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 34 / 44 (630.7084) | 35 (158.2628) | 39 (154.8000) | 29 (159.9884) | 27 (157.6572) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 23 / 26 (619.2572) | 18 (161.0972) | 24 (150.2628) | 24 (155.3828) | 22 (152.5144) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 25 / 27 (593.1200) | 23 (151.4516) | 25 (133.6912) | 5 (170.8572) | 27 (137.1200) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 20 / 26 (612.4568) | 3 (165.1084) | 18 (152.0116) | 24 (150.2512) | 23 (145.0856) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 29 / 30 (602.8568) | 29 (148.5714) | 27 (150.8570) | 29 (151.9998) | 28 (151.4286) |