Texas Revolution

Texas Revolution is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 92 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2025). They are ranked #2407 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,407

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1535 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2019

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#945

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8460 / 720

Master · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.30 (+5.33)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff

Consistency

±15.37

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.74 · weakest Brisket (163.64)

Road miles

4,838

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,751 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$249K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.30 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.8460 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8460 at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BULLHORN BBQ has finished one call ahead of Texas Revolution 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 163.64
Chicken avg 167.74
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of I'll Tell You Later BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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A September team

Top 29% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,838 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,838 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,751 miles to Kora Kares for Kids.

12 mapped stops
furthest 1,751 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
12 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#945 (135 pts)	#723 (250 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#996 (135 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1152 (80 pts)	#961 (125 pts)	#971 (135 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Texas Revolution, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX

#2,408 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 126
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1821

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Texas Revolution)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 117 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

WarPig BBQ

#2,415 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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Fistful of Meat

#2,421 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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Brisket Brothers

#2,424 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1526

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Texas Revolution's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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OLLIE BABA Q

#2,412 of the rated field

1523 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1532

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Texas Revolution's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2018

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SMOKIN' F BBQ

#2,392 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1530

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
S&S Pit Crew	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
I'll Tell You Later BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Bourbon & Blues BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PS I LOVE YOU BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LC BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Chingon BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	1	176.5828	147.3828	167.74	top 45%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	174.2628	162.2628	166.75	top 51%
Pork	12	2	1	178.2972	155.3600	166.16	top 50%
Brisket	12	1	0	174.8572	151.3372	163.64	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	10	top 41%
ME	1	top 90%
NM	1	top 83%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	3	14	top 29%	Sep 12, 2025
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships	2	18	top 44%	Aug 16, 2024
Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	2	21	top 56%	Aug 20, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 10 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 492 finished ahead 394 times, behind 297

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20254 milestones

Aug 15 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Sep 12 Career-best overall score682.8460 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1535) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff

20221 milestone

Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1260 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20211 milestone

Aug 20 First call Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20191 milestone

Aug 23 First tracked contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	Sep 12, 2025
+11.3	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	Sep 8, 2023
+5.5	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships	Aug 19, 2022
+5.2	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 15, 2025
+3.5	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 20, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 15, 2026
-7.2	The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands	May 2, 2025
-1.6	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 23, 2019
-1.5	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	Sep 13, 2024

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 90%	90.1%	90.1%
2025	3	67%	top 46%	94.8%	94.1%
2024	2	50%	top 50%	93.2%	92.8%
2023	2	100%	top 30%	94.7%	94.2%
2022	2	50%	top 45%	91.6%	91.5%
2021	1	100%	top 49%	90%	90%
2019	1	0%	top 63%	87.4%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	46 / 51 (648.9372)	44 (163.3944)	26 (169.6800)	41 (164.5256)	51 (151.3372)
Sep 12, 2025	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	14 / 92 (682.8460)	10 (174.3088)	59 (165.1428)	2 (178.2972)	39 (165.0972)
Aug 15, 2025	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	21 / 55 (674.7312)	23 (169.6800)	32 (164.5256)	34 (165.6684)	5 (174.8572)
May 2, 2025	The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM	25 / 30 (675.9544)	30 (165.0972)	19 (170.8572)	20 (169.7144)	13 (170.2856)
Sep 13, 2024	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	37 / 67 (665.6572)	46 (165.1200)	46 (166.8572)	41 (165.6800)	20 (168)
Aug 16, 2024	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	18 / 41 (671.2800)	6 (175.4172)	7 (174.2628)	28 (162.2400)	27 (159.3600)
Sep 8, 2023	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	16 / 99 (681.7256)	3 (176.5828)	57 (165.7144)	15 (173.7256)	41 (165.7028)
Aug 18, 2023	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	21 / 48 (675.3944)	27 (165.6684)	23 (165.1544)	8 (176.5600)	18 (168.0116)
Aug 19, 2022	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	22 / 59 (659.3712)	5 (176.5600)	31 (163.9884)	31 (158.2400)	26 (160.5828)
Apr 1, 2022	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	29 / 56 (658.1260)	24 (166.2400)	31 (163.4176)	22 (168.5256)	37 (159.9428)
Aug 20, 2021	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	21 / 43 (647.9428)	12 (167.4172)	10 (169.1656)	31 (155.3600)	25 (156)
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	39 / 62 (629.6112)	52 (147.3828)	32 (162.2628)	43 (155.4056)	25 (164.5600)

Texas Revolution

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)