High-water mark
686.2284
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.2284 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
Red Zone Cookers
Red Zone Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 46th of 67 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Consistency
±22.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.82)
Road miles
632
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 632 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$168K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.55 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 153.6684 | 165.89 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 156.5600 | 158.82 | top 89% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 168.0228 | 173.14 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 153.1316 | 161.70 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
462
finished ahead 272 times, behind 244
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 12, 2025 → Sep 30, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score686.2284 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5028 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1495) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 120 / 360 (686.2284) | 104 (173.1428) | 310 (162.8000) | 21 (177.7028) | 103 (172.5828) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 81 / 92 (631.9084) | 89 (153.6684) | 82 (157.0856) | 42 (168.0228) | 76 (153.1316) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 46 / 67 (660.5028) | 21 (170.8572) | 61 (156.5600) | 14 (173.7028) | 48 (159.3828) |