Announced themselves early
3rd
at their very first contest
Finished 3 of 62 at their very first tracked contest, Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (Apr 25, 2014).
- Apr 25, 2014
- 62-team field
Ray's Barbecue
Ray's Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 62 at the Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest Oct 9, 2015 · 1.5 years on the trail
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.19 · weakest Brisket (151.22)
Road miles
255
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
624.69 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 140.5028 | 155.01 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 157.7256 | 164.19 | top 30% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 145.7256 | 154.27 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5828 | 140.5600 | 151.22 | top 54% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 25% | Apr 17, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 94 times, behind 49
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1516) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Bliss, Brews & Que
20147 milestones
- First tracked contest Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First call Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First overall podium Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8684 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score650.8684 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 29 / 40 (595.8624) | 34 (140.5028) | 16 (157.7256) | 27 (153.1084) | 31 (144.5256) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 20 / 44 (627.3256) | 12 (163.9656) | 21 (158.8344) | 15 (163.9656) | 35 (140.5600) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 3 / 62 (650.8684) | 15 (160.5600) | 2 (176) | 43 (145.7256) | 3 (168.5828) |